We spent most of last week in Las Vegas, doing some appraisal work for a client., then taking a few days off We also, thanks to them, attended a DuPrees concert (with 3 of the original guys!)
We also went to the Carroll Shelby museum, which was great, too. Although I was a bit surprised by just one mention of Ken Miles, and absolutely no reference to the movie "Ford vs. Ferrari."
A lot of the cars were out on a Shelby Club outing, but we looked at the production area, talked to the guide (who gave us a scoop on Shelby's personal life -- 9 wives, "not counting the ones in Mexico") and gawked at all the racing photos. Did you know that George Lucas helped his friend do some detail/repair work on Shelby autos??
Oh yes, we also slept in, ate at a few buffets, watched a ton of movies and went swimming. But no gambling. Other than more than two hours spent sitting on the plane, belted in because 'the paperwork will be here in 5 minutes,' we had a good time. (Thank you, friends!)
Meanwhile:
A "mysterious golden orb," found in the ocean near Alaska. It's 'biological,' whatever the heck it is. (Scientists are still trying to figure it out.)
Back-to-back cruises -- 51 of them -- because to these Aussies, it's cheaper than a retirement home! (I would enjoy this. The Brick, alas, would not -- he'd hit the gangplank after a month or so.)
The market for Basquiat paintings has tanked. As in 50% lower, compared to 2022. I'm not real surprised, quite frankly.)
A major wine collection goes up for auction -- as high as $50 million!
Why was a Golden Retriever found nursing three tiger cubs up in the mountains?
Life hacks -- weird, but these people say they work.
Stacy London and Clint Kelly are speaking to each other again. (I was a big fan of their show, 'What Not to Wear.')
Strange stories -- stranger plot twists at the end.
Homemade brown sugar. (From a blogger I enjoy very much -- Noncomsumer Advocates.)
The Biden government's plans to stop and/or punish hunting and other outdoor classes is shut down. Thankfully.
Travis King, the soldier who suddenly defected, laughing, into North Korea, is back. Evidently they didn't want him - his record wasn't exactly sterling. (But I'll bet they pumped him for every bit of information possible before they shipped him back.)
An 85-year-old billionaire tells some of his secrets. Actually, they're just common sense.
Do Hunter Biden's minions have a mole in the FBI who keeps them informed?
Spending more money on food, rather than less -- Financial Samurai's take on 'decumulation.'
A 1726 time capsule, found in a Polish church steeple, is opened.
David McCallum died. I enjoyed his work so much.
Canadian twins got a ton of financial aid for school and their business, because they were Inuit. Oops, maybe they weren't. This particularly ticks me off because Son #1, who is 25% Inuit, doesn't scam, based on his DNA. (He doesn't do it for the Irish and Italian parts of his heritage, either.)
A theater ticket for the night of Lincoln's assassination just sold -- for $262 thousand! (The original tickets for 'dress circle' sold for a total of 75 CENTS.)
The 'scariest sound in the world,' the Aztec Death Whistle, is replicated.
And just to finish off -- "Check Yourself" by the DuPrees. Very Seventies boogie-boogie.
Have a good week.
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