It's been almost two years since I've moved to the Vegas area. I just got my first library card. Yep. Been slow to take up many of the benefits of citizenship in my town, county, and state. I did vote in the last election, and paid my taxes (read: tithed money to the casinos). So I feel fine about using some of the fine services provided.

In this case, I'm talking about the Henderson Public Library (www.hdpl.org). HDPL is separate from the Clark Country Libraries (which I've also never been to). So don't go returning your books there instead. But if you live in Henderson, you're eligible for a card at both. The HDPL website is very nice with excellent search capabilities, calendar of events, web based reading (magazines, some reference items), and more. I like the ability to be place a hold on a book I've been looking for. I expect it to come in very handy.

I've heard that UNLV has a great library and it's open to the public. Sounds like a subject for a future report.

Do check out your nearest library, and please support funding for them in the next election. When it comes right down to it, a good education is all Democracy has to keep it from slipping into tyranny.

Everyone wants to know how the airports are handling the new security procedures. Well here's a direct report from Las Vegas' own fun and funky resident Penn Jillette. I wonder if he was recognized considering there are larger than life photos of him in advertisements posted all over McCarron.