Lileks in Las Vegas

I don't know why I have it out so for Las Vegas, but I do. Here are two good sentences from Lileks/Bleat.

[Lileks in Vegas]: It looks great at night. In the day, it winces like a hungover vampire.

Read it. (He's not as down on the place as I am.)

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Two Out Of Five

Are you depressed? she asked.

No, I said in a tone that spoke the answer as well as the word.

And our conversation moved to other things.

...

Am I depressed? No. But I am tired.

I am tired of this all. I just want to wake up in the morning and go to work. I want to go to work and do my best and come home in the evening. I want to come home in the evening and know that tomorrow will be another day. I want to look to tomorrow with hope not despair.

I want to know that Ben is finishing his science project.
I want to know that Trudy has our finances under control.
I want to know that our city fathers are looking out for the aquifer.
I want to know that corporate accountants are balancing the books.
I want to know that our politicians in D.C. are thinking of the future.

Oh well, two out of five isn't bad. ... Is it?

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