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As you may know I currently live in las vegas. Lived here twice, first time move here in 2008, was a huge poker buff and wanted to I guess play to become more professional. I stuck with poker for a couple years, never achieving the type of poker I wanted. Still love the sport, just don't play it much anymore. Had to move back to st.louis where I am from to help take care of my health ridden parents in 2017. They both passed away early 2020. I decided near summertime to move back to las vegas, move back oct 2020 and been here since. Vegas has really change since I left in 2017 and it not the same vegas I was use to, to me vegas has change in a not so nice friendly good way, too pricey in enjoyment, too much riffraff, too much overall bad mojo. Not saying vegas is a horrible place to come, there is still lots to do and the scenery unbelieveable. Great hiking areas all around and close enough to the pacific ocean and the grand canyon. Where else can you find a restaurant open at 5 am or a dive bar to have a nice cold one. Mostly sunny days and once summer is lifted the temps are ideal. I have no idea how much longer I will stay in vegas but if I do move sometime soon, it will probably be the northwest where green is my favorite color

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It's probably similar in many popular places. A nice place to visit, but not as nice to live in full time. Dublin is like that too, I lived 9 miles outside Dublin City centre for 25years. Dublin is a place I dread going to now as traffic is crazy compared to where I am living now.

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I suggest if anybody comes to vegas, you should also check out henderson NV, summerlin NV, the red rock canyon area, the west rim of the grand canyon or even the south rim, mt.charleston, valley of fire national park, zion UT, the hoover dam and take a drive west on hwy 215 (it loops around the western outer layer of las vegas). Also the mob museum, neon museum, the haunted museum, container park downtown las vegas, the arts district, area 15 (if you like trippy artwork and escape rooms) and even sams town off of boulder hwy. There is so much more, even i haven't done everything mentioned but will before I do move away. Oh and make sure you go to chinatown, if you love asian food, some of the best. Vegas is well known for steaks so one place I recommend is the golden steer right near and close by the sahara hotel. And lastly, a cool park to go to is exploration park southwest in las vegas, they have a very nice park with green grass and a moderately easy
mountain next to it to climb, once at the top you can see most of las vegas including the entire las vegas strip. For me if you aren't into the pools or even the pool parties, best to come late fall, late winter and spring. Summertime can get really hot here from much of June to early Oct.

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I suggest if anybody comes to vegas, you should also check out henderson NV, summerlin NV, the red rock canyon area, the west rim of the grand canyon or even the south rim, mt.charleston, valley of fire national park, zion UT, the hoover dam and take a drive west on hwy 215 (it loops around the western outer layer of las vegas).  Also the mob museum, neon museum, the haunted museum, container park downtown las vegas, the arts district, area 15 (if you like trippy artwork and escape rooms) and even sams town off of boulder hwy.  There is so much more, even i haven't done everything mentioned but will before I do move away.  Oh and make sure you go to chinatown, if you love asian food, some of the best.  Vegas is well known for steaks so one place I recommend is the golden steer right near and close by the sahara hotel.  And lastly, a cool park to go to is exploration park southwest in las vegas, they have a very nice park with green grass and a moderately easy  
mountain next to it to climb, once at the top you can see most of las vegas including the entire las vegas strip.  For me if you aren't into the pools or even the pool parties, best to come late fall, late winter and spring.  Summertime can get really hot here from much of June to early Oct.

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I live in vegas and don't really do the vegas tourist thing much these days anymore. But later today and thurs will, got some friends coming in town and we'll go to some casinos and places to eat. Not sure where right now but it should be fun. May or may not take photos but if so may post some here later.

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Do you think kids today are more happy and more adjusted than kids of the past?

I would have to say no.

With the advent of technology including social media and gaming systems, kids today are surrounded by non personal contacts and through texting. In the past we explore the outdoors, getting together personally and just enjoying everyday life.

Parents have become more soft and less in control.

The closed knit family where everybody would get together with family and relatives not so much today.

Kids have become more destructive and entitled compared to the past.

The foods we eat and the lack of exercise has cause many kids to become overweight, sick and lazy.

The programming of our school systems and the things we are taught and programmed today is making kids less freely to think of their own.

Becoming safe and safety issues is another thing. School shootings, kidnappings, bullying has intensified.

Also with the price of everything going up (inflation), it harder to afford things

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How's the weather in your part of the woods.

Well, I live in las vegas. About this time of year we start getting into cooler weather. I mean during the daytime it's still okay with the 50's and 60's as our high but nighttime is dipping down to the 40's and 30's. I am from the midwest so it doesn't bother me too much, but living in vegas for some time, burr it cold at night. When I first moved to vegas I would never wear a winter coat for most of the year. Now I will wear a winter coat anytime it dips into the 40's and below.

One thing I kind of miss but don't miss is the snow. Vegas rarely gets snow in the valley but if you travel nearby to the mountains it definitely gets its share. Also in the distance in december from the vegas valley you can see some of the mountains out west with snow on their caps. I am glad it hardly snows where I live because if it did, there would be so many traffic accidents since most folks can't even drive in normal conditions.

Usually in Dec or even Jan I will travel 45 miles northwest to this mountain area to catch some snow, either falling or already on the ground. It my one time to witness some good snow.

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How was everybody's thanksgiving?

Mine was okay, nothing special.

Holidays make me sad simply because my parents are no longer around, the last real thanksgiving I had with my mom and dad was in 2019, a couple months before my dad passed away following three months thereafter when my mom also passed away.

We use to go out to a buffet type venue on thanksgiving, since my mom didn't like to cook. Usually around lunchtime. Afterwards, everybody was so tired we napped for hours.

The last 4 years have been hard. Really don't have family here where I live in vegas, either I worked or I spent thanksgiving with some friends. But I do miss my family.

This year I spent thanksgiving alone with my dog, actually wanted to this year. Got to relax, watch a little football, drank some hard cide, didn't leave my place all day, didn't have to dress up, didn't have to meet up with anybody, just my own personal day.

I did get to eat some turkey, mash potatoes, corn, stuffing, cranberries, mac n cheese, some pumpkin pie and had some pumpkin induced hard cider to drink.

Maybe next year I will enjoy thanksgiving with others, who knows, perhaps.

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I hope you had a great time

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You should start your own family now. Find a girl, settle down. Living a solo life for too long is not ideal forever. Being a parent and raising a family is fulfilling.

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Have a great weekend ya all.

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