52.01 New York, New York: Oops! That should be Las Vegas, Las Vegas: What are you doing to our desert?
The lights of the city. The heading is not intended to get closer to our New York friends, both of them. Instead, we find Las Vegas, the city, a rather disjointed place that has probably grown so quickly that the planners were not called in until it was too late. I am rather judgmental about Las Vegas, I'll admit—what it stands for, the side of life that I don't see as positive and beneficial to humanity—I'll stop there. Quite a nasty guy, I'd say. Well, if we're going to talk about superficial places and things, then what I do like is views of the city while gazing through our windows at night and being attracted to the lighting. During the day I'm comforted when peering from our room that I'm not dealing with the traffic and the many rough looking fellas panhandling below. So why are you in Las Vegas? We're here because the surrounding landscapes of this desert city are nothing short of beautiful in the context of nature. While I know and under...