One of the most difficult days of our Asian trip was the tour of the Cu Chi Min tunnels. I was a kid during the Vietnam war and vaguely...

In Cambodia, we had a very cool guide. We had already seen Angkor Wat (which is amazeballs) and we didn’t really need to see every single...

Vegetarians, close your eyes! Most of the food for domestic consumption is bought on a daily basis in open air markets. Talk about a...

Ahh—the food! Let's talk organic. (Personally, I think the organic market in the U.S. is a scam and hurts the environment, but that...

Before traveling to a foreign country, you typically prepare yourself by learning about the culture, food, etc. It did not occur to me,...

Recently, Stud Muffin and I had an amazing adventure in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. We felt like we were working for National...

Why do we sometimes see the Super Bowl being referred to as the “Big Game”? It’s because the NFL restricts use of its "Super Bowl"...

For those of us living in the northwest part of the valley, the completion of the Centennial Bowl interchange has been long-awaited....

Get ready to say goodbye to another Las Vegas resort! The Tropicana has announced it will cease operations on April 2nd. The Tropicana...

They say it's tough to garden in Las Vegas and it certainly can be. The soil is abysmal, and it's hotter than Hades for a month or two,...

I am deeply saddened by the tragedy at UNLV on Wednesday. Our community is suffering again and I don’t have the words to truly describe...

Now that the Thanksgiving leftovers are dwindling and the last slice of pumpkin pie has been devoured, it's time to deck the halls and...

This Thanksgiving, in addition to the typical gratitude we share for family and friends, let's also give thanks to the unconventional and...

If I could take only one food to a desert island, it would be beans—or cheesecake. The jury's still out. Beans are seriously sort of...

Yippee ki yay! Calling all country music fans! Nashville is the place to be if you like country music. I recently went there on a trip...

Today our great state turns 159. Well, technically, I suppose we’re still a few days away from our “real” birthday. The Silver State...

I've lea rned more about our mosquito problem and it's not great, my friends. The Aedes Aegypti, also known as the Yellow Fever Mosquito,...

Last year at The Smith Center, I had the good fortune of seeing Nevada Ballet's performance of Carmina Burana. It was spellbinding....

A little boy was visiting his grandparents in California. He was sooooo excited, not only to see his grandparents, but to swim in their...

Ah, the joys of parenting. What do you do when your “little” ones are not so little anymore? It seems like just yesterday they were...