Las Vegas is a great city - at least to visit. Where else can you go on an indoor gondola ride (at the Venetian) or ride a roller coaster through Central Park (at New York New York)?

This past summer, after a short trip to Florida for some Key West Snorkeling, a friend and I were in Las Vegas and we decided to take a break from the blackjack and poker tables and head over to the Stratosphere and ride the thrill rides at the top of the Stratosphere. Crazy. There are three rides on top of the Stratosphere - all outside on the top of the tower. The needle that runs up hundreds of feet above the top level of the Stratosphere is actually a ride that shoots you up thousands of feet above the Strip - while you’re just buckled into a chair. There’s another ride where you sit in a roller coaster like car and drop over the side of the tower, and then there are swings that hang out over the edge and spin around really fast.

All sorts of good stuff. I love amusement park rides, but there was something definitely a bit more scary since you’re already really high in the sky before you even board any of these rides. So if you’re looking for things to do in Las Vegas, be sure and check out the Stratosphere rides as it might be a way to lose money slower.

A great place for other family vacation ideas, as well as other things to do in Las Vegas, can be found at the Trusted Tours & Attractions website. They also have a newsletter that you can sign up for that will regularly update you on great vacation ideas and packages.

With St. Patty’s Day just a week away - I though I’d post a few funny St. Patrick’s Day T-shirts that I posted on ChewingGlass Tees.

For Christmas this year I was the happy recipient of a brand new Nintendo Wii. Of all the systems available right now, the Wii is definitely one of my favorites.

It’s so much fun - it’s especially great for playing with groups of friends as the way you interact with the system is totally unique and can be a real riot.

Charter High Speed Internet is currently running a promotion where one lucky winner will be win a brand new Nintendo Wii - with the Wii Sports games included. My favorite of these games waffles between the bowling and the boxing. It’s fun to box against a friend, and I’m always amazed at how fun the bowling is as compared with bowling in real life.

To enter the contest all you have to do is Click Here for a Chance to Win a Nintendo® Wii™!

Once you enter the contest you also have the chance to enter a bid for High Speed Internet for life. The bidding is starting at $10 and there is no reserve. It could end up being a fantastic deal for the winning bid.

It only takes a minute to enter, so head over to Charter High Speed Internet and enter for your chance to win a Wii, and also bid on high speed internet for life!

Here are some funny poker t-shirts I found on CafePress:

‘I’m All In…Bitches!’

‘Good Luck. I hope you come in second.’

‘I Love Poker’