So We Meet At Last

In moving around the country, I have found new "dangers" to become accustomed to in each different place. On the East Coast there were hurricanes (or tropical storms by the time they reached me.) On the West Coast there were earthquakes. Here in Vegas I have been dreading meeting my first scorpion. And last night it happened. I was leaving the Imperial Palace, and something scurried in front of me as I walked through the parking garage. I thought it looked suspicious, so I bent down to take a closer look. And, sure enough, it looked just like one of the scorpions I saw in the Southwest taxonomy book I recently thumbed through. It was a "whip tail scorpion" rather than a regular stinger tail variety. I think that made it a little less scary. Just the same, I spent a majority of the drive home worrying that scorpions were crawling on my feet and up my legs. At least that horrible first meeting is out of the way! As for the Imperial Palace, personally, I would avoid it if possible. This is the second time I was there in a one week time period, and I wasn't impressed either time. The best thing I can think of about it is the little arcade area. Others rave about the stiff drinks, which I guess is good, but I think I'd just as well drink a bottle in my room and then head out to a club. The "Dealertainers" are also rather amusing, but I can still think of other casinos I'd rather visit. P&AF observed that the bottom of the pool is branded with the intials "IP," and remarked that "IP" and "pool" really don't go all that well together. At least it doesn't make me want to swim there. The gift shop sells old license plates. I didn't even know that was something you could do; I mean they made such a big deal about me turning my old plates into the DMV in California. Otherwise if someone stole them, I might be held responsible for their use in crimes. We also tried to go to the car museum, but it was 15 minutes out from closing, and the woman wanted to charge us full price. I guess the rooms there seem okay, so if you get a good deal, then why not? I'm going to do my best to avoid it from now on though.