One of your callers mentioned a Vacation Village salesperson and it reminded me of a new approach one used with me on my last visit. Walking along through one of the shopping malls with a ‘ceiling sky’ and this woman walked up to us and said, “May I help you?” It almost threw me since I was expecting to be asked how long I was in town; but it was easy to answer ‘no’ and keep moving. I give her points for creativity and actually responded to her as opposed to my usual failure to acknowledge their presence.

I’m unlikely to get a massage, be invited to join a red hat club, or go hunting with Dick Cheney. A shooting range might be fun though.

http://www.advantageplayer.com/lasvegas/

It breaks down the information into sign-up bonuses, multi-point days, cash-back comparison with a coin-in per point earned chart, and lots of other info.

Cosmo *had* to bring a trademark fight. Trademark law requires that you make efforts to protect your mark, otherwise you’ll lose it. Even if the case is flimsy, having evidence of your enforcement efforts makes it easier to prove when there’s a real infringement.

There is a great blog tracking slot and comp programs, Jean Scott’s blog over at Las Vegas Advisor. http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/jscott/

Poor Tim, you’re suffering from a well-known malady: “Straight Guy’s Fear of Massages Syndrome.” It’s all too common, but rarely fatal… it just means you’ll have a less fulfilled life. Here’s a few things you need to remember: 1) massage therapists are trained to have a “clinical” touch, so unless you get wood when the doctor checks you for hernia, you’ll be fine; 2) even if you did sprout wood, trust me, they’ve seen bigger and better in their careers and they’ll just ignore it — as should you — and it will go away; 3) if you really can’t imagine enjoying 75 or 90 minutes of somebody massaging away all your aches and pains, it’s fine… don’t take up valuable appointment times that are already hard to get for those of us who have gotten over our fears.

Cheers!

I found the article you referred to that talked about “one-third pound of bacon, fried and caramelized with maple syrup and served on a stick.” http://www.twincities.com/ci_9652399 Man that sounds good!