Amen Matt Lauer

..and the rest of the Today Show cast.

They all raved over MacBook Air. Even Fake Steve caught on. I figured he would.

Note to self, and general public: Watch more Today Show, and praise them when they praise Apple.

I thought I'd share. I think I'm even closer to being employed. I have to pass a drug test for Wal*Mart - cause I guess they think they're the CIA now. Whatever. I'm game. All for iPhone... and a silver 1970 Chevelle, but, you know. Keep it simple. iPhone first.

This is going to be an exciting time.

Wow I sounded like I work for Steve.

I want iPhone. I'm like, almost a year behind the rest of earth. Someone's playing a joke on me. They told everyone within a half hour of my house to not hire me. Odds are they have wanted signs with my face on them behind the counter.

Then again, you wouldn't know. None of you have ever seen me.

So does that mean I don't really exist at all?

Pfft. Of course not. I've made all of your lives better for months now. What would you do without me?

Don't answer that. I know what you're thinking already. A world without me wouldn't be a world at all. I hear ya. That's ok. Uncle Skippy's here, and he's gonna teach you the wonders of hunting.

Let's do this. Cheney-style.

Vegas Finale

So. Pictured is the fire at its height. As of now, it is under control.

Apparently, they evacuated floors 25 and higher of the 32 story building. You can bet your spouse's life savings that if I were on the first floor in the lobby, I would be hauling ass towards the door.

CNN is showing pictures on tv right now of the toasty mess that is the roof of the luxurious building.

"Maids were running down the hallways knocking on doors and yelling fire, so I guess that's their alarm system" - Eric Wappel / Koppel of CNN. Didn't catch the last name.

Good to know people around the world still keep a sense of humor even in situations like that.

I tip my Garth-esque Stetson hat to everyone that set things right out in Vegas today, and I hope I was able to provide you with some bit of interesting news leading into the weekend.

Now, let's all sit back, relax, watch The Apprentice that we recorded yesterday, and prepare ourselves for a Garth Brooks concert.

One more repetitive time, praises to CNN. I wonder if they'll pay me for the promotion? I do have that donate button.

Vegas Update #2

You know what, is anyone doing anything?

Do I have to fly down there? Damn it. I thought today would be easy.

Don't make me start throwing buckets of Smart Water at this place. So help me, I'll do it if no one else will...

Thanks to wizbandpop.com for the update and picture. I guess. Interesting site name. I'm sort of still thinking about that.

I don't think I've ever surfed faster or harder in my life. In Safari Browser terms, of course. However, CNN on tv is telling me things are being taken care of. Looks like the problem may be over. I didn't wanna have to fire up the SkippyMobile or SkippyForce1 anyway.

Fuel prices... you know the deal.

Vegas Update

Yup. There goes the sign.

The same route the car-of-the-same-name went...

When the title of the building represented by said sign is gone, you know what's up. Hope those rich people can rebuild. Rock on rich people.

Hope they're Indian... I'm part Native American, and let me tell you, we know what's good in the ways of business.

Thanks to KESQ.com for the update.

Stick with Skippy throughout the day, to find out which news teams are on their feet. Jolly good fun as the Queen would say. I think.

This is why we don't smoke in public

Ok, Skippy is a big fan of Vegas. I love the place. You can't find anywhere else on earth where you'll blatantly see how far we've come in terms of modernization and sheer hostile takeover of a once empty land of nothingness.

Well. I'm out at my college - yes, I'm in college (huck farvard) if I've never told you before - and there's a tv mounted on the wall giving the commons area a rather nice quaint hospital-like setting. On this tv, is blasting information that the Monte Carlo Casino in Las Vegas is basically going up in flames from the roof down.

It's in 3 of the wings of the hotel, and even more recent than that picture, it's about 4 or 5 floors down into the hotel, and even deeper within the structure.

Now. Do I like gambling? No. I'm a cheap sod. Have I ever been to Las Vegas? Nope. Never will. Too expensive, and too far away. I enjoy my slum / hick town. Which... is improving, thanks to a new Mayor... but topic at hand.

Why am I affected by this?

Because I sat down, heard the words Monte, Carlo, and Fire in the same sentence, thought something went down at General Motors, and immediately became interested.

I'm only telling you now because I haven't seen all you lovely folks in a while, and thought this would make for interesting breaking news. Plus anyone searching Google for it, may find me.

Gotta stay on top of strategy, you know.

I'll keep you posted on this, and the Garth Brooks concert that's airing tonight.

Retired he says.

Keep country rockin' Garth. Amen.

Anyhow - big thanks to USA Today and CNN for the news. People wonder why I watch CNN. Believe me now? I hear ya.