As a big-time magazine editor you might think the hotels I stay at while traveling have all the latest amenities. In real life most of the hotels I stay at do have things like flushing indoor toilets but don't have the luxuries from Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous or even the Poor and Unknown for that matter. Typically the mini-bar in the room is made up of some crunchy roaches on the wall and a few fingernail clippings on the floor.

I'm on the road again. This time I'm checking out yet another off-road show. You really only need to see one a year I think. Most of the venders can be found peddling the latest gadget in several locations throughout the US in a given year. So why travel all over to see the same thing yet again. Some people like to travel, probably because they don't get to travel all that often. I happen to fall into a different category. I don't really like to travel all that much but have to do it all the time (Am I breaking your heart yet?) Don't get me wrong I like seeing new places; I just don't like the traveling part (unless I'm driving). I would, however, be a big fan of traveling if there was some sort of Star Trek transporter available. As long as it didn't have any major side effects like misplaced appendages. This time I'm in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yeah, Sin City. Only Vegas isn’t really my thing. I'd much rather be camped out on some trail somewhere in the middle of nowhere and having a beer or ten with my buddies and a slab of carne asada. Good news is my hotel room has the next best thing (No not a free striptease, although that did seem like it was going on at one of the clubs downstairs). I've got a fully stocked mini-bar! Yeah, I know, simple pleasures. But I mean this thing has more snacks and crap than a 7-Eleven! The prices are a little steep though. Here's what a mean: small bag of chips $3, Snickers (at least it's a big one) $3, Peanuts $9. Beer is a good buy at around $5. Anyway, go ahead and drool over my mini-bar. I think I need one of these at the office. I wonder what the hotel would charge if I just took the whole fridge?