from the mixed-up files of a middle-aged mind

I. Blogger won't let me post pictures. So I am unable to post the blog I really wanted to write. I am SO mad! II. This is the totally lame response I got back from Best Western regarding my horrible hotel stay in Tucson (see adventure IV) : (The gist of it is since the hotel manager won't bother responding to your concerns he gets a pass and we'll put your letter in the round file.) I am SO mad! Hello Ms. R, Thank you again for your e-mail concerning your stay at the Best Western Executive Inn. I apologize our office has not received a response to your comments from the management team. I would like to assure you that Best Western members are required to uphold the guidelines of service and accommodations as set forth by our Board of Directors. To ensure that these guidelines are being met in accordance with Best Western policies, quality assurance reviews are conducted for each Best Western member property on a regular basis. The observations, concerns and experienc...

Greetings from Arizona! Where adventure begins . . . and never ends! Adventure I So much for the Bellagio! After a fabulous clinic at UNLV it became apparent that perhaps taking 60 teenagers to The Strip on a Friday night during the NBA All-Star weekend was not such a great idea. Of course some of us had come to that conclusion long before others, but eventually a consensus was reached and plans were changed to Plan B, which involved getting away from the melee as quickly as possible . Only somehow long after the switch to plan B, the driving directions for Plan A remained stuck in the driver of my vehicle’s head and we managed to spend 2 1/2 hours driving bumper to bumper from UNLV to the nearest freeway exit, which happened to be on the other side of The Strip anyway. We saw just about everything except for the fountains. And George and Brad and company. Lessons I Sometimes the harder you try to avoid something the faster it sucks you in. And never make weekend vacation plans for an...