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When Disaster Strikes

It's all relative. My computer is dying. For me this is a disaster because it disrupts my interaction with my computer. The computer has changed so my relationship to my computer has changed and I had to buy a back up computer so one way or another my son will have a laptop for Christmas. Maybe I just need to reinstall the operating system but this computer is still dead because it is different, it is change, it is good. In Baghdad today record numbers of bodies, 76, have been discovered slain and dumped or distributed throughout the city. Two positive public figures, a beloved entertainer and an Olympic coach for cycling, were targeted and assassinated . And most recently a suicide bomber targeting Iraqi police recruits killing about a dozen people. Now this is disaster. Getting kidnapped off the street or out of your car and then killed is a major disruption. My computer and me versus someone going about their day to day business and another deciding to kill or kidnap the

Prince at the Rio in Las Vegas...BABY.

I had a great time despite being deserted by my date who didn't seem to be having a very good time. Maybe I wouldn't have gotten to meet Prince if the guy would have hung around anyway. At least he kept me company for the 3 hours we spent waiting for Prince to take the stage. Honestly the show was a long in coming...but I danced a lot and I almost got into a fight and then I got to stay up all night to wait for the monorail to operate...gosh I'm cheap. But I really thought my date would come back and get me. Club 2131 is a great place to see a show. Worth every penny really. I can only say that because I think relative to the experience $125 general admission is a bargain. Relative to say the same amount of money for a foot massage at the spa that morning it was an incredible bargain. I should have popped $375 for the table and bottle service too. Maybe my date would have stayed if he had a chair. That is how much an 80 minute body service is at the spa and they d