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So, I made it back from Vegas,my wallet a little lighter and my skin a little tanner. That is me considering I got burned on the last day because I stayed out too long at the pool. Who knew that an hour in 103 degrees could do that? Anyway, my large forehead is peeling like a week old onion. I feel like Goldmember. (Wasn’t he the one who kept peeling skin off his face?) Oh, and I lost about $30 in Blackjack which doesn’t sound too bad until you consider that I was playing the blackjack machine that takes quarters!

I should have some pics up tomorrow. The Wynn was great, a gorgeous view of the “Strip” from the room and the Beatles LOVE Cirque Du Soleil show was fantastic. Totally worth the money.

So after 5 visits to NY, I finally got a chance to visit the Museum of Modern Art. MoMA. Do they call it Moe-ma? I’m still not sure but thrown amongst the Picassos and the Warhols and the Mondrians, I ran across this guy:

“Grapes” by Juan Gris

I don’t know why but I really really like this painting. Even to the point of looking for a print online and getting it framed and sticking in my office. Gris was a student of Picasso, liked painting recognizable objects within the cubist style, and died way too young at the age of 40 in 1927. Around 2005, a Gris painting sold for $69 million dollars. That’s a lot of grapes.