Christine Johnsong of Henderson has two children, a daughter in seventh grade and a son who just started kindergarten. She knows that one day, probably between now and next June, she’ll face a dilemma all working parents face whenever parental obligation, professional responsibility and a stray microbe cross paths:
Maybe I’m getting old. Maybe it was just something I ate. (If so, I’m placing the blame squarely on that deep-fried Hot Pocket.) But John McCain is starting to make sense.
Here are a few of the things in news, entertainment, sports and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately:
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Blame it on something in our DNA, or human curiosity, or maybe some deep-seated neurosis we can never begin to understand.
Lately, video games seem to suggest the Earth you and I live in — bogged down by war, melting ice caps and idiots in general — is in dire need of a do-over. In one of 2008’s best games, “Civilization Revolution,” you build Earth from scratch, evolving from warriors carrying spears all the way to astronauts.
My turn at the drive-through at my neighborhood Taco Bell. I order two Burrito Supremes. The blurry intercom voice — you know, the intercom that makes people sound like they were born in Guatemala then immigrated to Romania at age 7, then, at 16, took an ESL class taught by a ventriloquist — asks if I want mild sauce or hot sauce. I tell the voice neither; I’d like Fire Sauce.
I often hear the cry that people want shade trees that produce fruit. Consider persimmons, loquats and figs.
The Las Vegas Philharmonic celebrated their 10th Anniversary Season with a night of music and dining pleasure Sept. 6. The philharmonic presented “Masterworks I” of their 2008-09 Masterworks concert series.
Southern Nevada bank financial results for the second quarter tell a story of hard times.
A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in August gave Wall Street the impression that International Game Technology had acquired 22.5 percent of casino technology provider Progressive Gaming International.
What’s spurring regulatory action? Studies such as a July report claiming Nevada could suffer serious economic losses from global warming, for one.
To make the most of a small living room, you’re going to have to learn how to break some old-fashioned rules. Enjoy the liberty of knowing that you don’t have to use a matching sofa and two chairs in an arrangement that looks as if it has been delivered directly from a furniture showroom floor.
New faucet designs are offering expanded functionality without giving up good looks. Here’s a look at what’s on tap:
Q: I have a beautiful old, stained wooden front door that is in good condition. I have tried to refinish it twice, but the glossy finish does not hold up. How should I finish it next time so it lasts? — Jen P.
Q: I purchased a basil plant in a container. Should I keep this indoors, outdoors, sunlight, shade, water or dry? I would like to continue to grow and eat from it.
America has rediscovered the open architecture, streamlined furnishings, pop art and bright colors that defined the postwar era. This midcentury modern movement has been clipped to “mid-mod,” and it’s hipper than ever before.
“On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting.” — Jackson Pollock.
