• Cultural Commentary,  O, Humanity!

    Don’t Judge Las Vegas, the People or the Place

    “From a distance, the world looks blue and green …” “From a distance,” the lyrics go, “there is harmony and it echoes through the land.” The image above shows the view from my window seat on a flight as it landed in Las Vegas, one of several trips as an adult I have made to visit a place where for years I lived as a child. My dad helped build the original Las Vegas Convention Center. My mother held important jobs, including personal legal secretary to State Senator Mahlon Brown. Real people live and work in Las Vegas. And yes, go out to play. My daughter-in-law greeted me yesterday morning…