{"id":404,"date":"2016-07-07T18:34:35","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T22:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durkota.net\/?p=404"},"modified":"2016-07-07T18:34:35","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T22:34:35","slug":"vegas-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durkota.net\/?p=404","title":{"rendered":"Vegas Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spent four days in Vegas over the holiday weekend. Traversed 33.3 miles of casinos and bars and flashing lights. The average temperature was 101 degrees. I didn\u2019t read nearly as much as I planned, so my reviews of \u201cNew Hope\u201d by Steve Hobbs and \u201cThe Bull\u201d by Erica Crockett will be delayed. Although, I can assure you both books are quite good.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_20160703_171230716_HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-405 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_20160703_171230716_HDR-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160703_171230716_HDR\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_20160703_171230716_HDR-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_20160703_171230716_HDR-768x1135.jpg 768w, https:\/\/durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_20160703_171230716_HDR-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_20160703_171230716_HDR-676x999.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Random musings about Sin City:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019ve decided that IPA actually stands for India Potent Alcohol and not India Pale Ale (as they claim).<\/li>\n<li>I watched a girl at the pool take selfies for over an hour straight. It was sad.<\/li>\n<li>I met a guy named Crash from Tennessee. He will definitely become a character in a story.<\/li>\n<li>A waitress at the Hard Rock Casino saw me drinking water instead of my beer. She said, \u201cYou\u2019re doing it wrong.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Best quote of the weekend came from a bartender at Sin City Brewing Company. During a discussion about a young couple expecting their first child and planning a wedding while living at his parent\u2019s house she stated, \u201cLife is going to bitch-slap them.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Everyone is nice. The bartenders, the waiters, the cab drivers, the dealers. Almost all of them are genuinely friendly and happy people.<\/li>\n<li>I can&#8217;t wait to go back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=durk13\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spent four days in Vegas over the holiday weekend. 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