Whatever your age, get your shy and/or lazy butt out on the road, in the air or at sea as often as possible. The bar scene is most popular for making new friends, but it requires sorting out the baddies from the beauties.

Often, people who go to bars to meet singles aren't singles, just seeking some extramarital plural action. If the bar scene is where you want to hunt on your wanderings, just be sure to keep your guard up and play it safe.

The best places to meet singles are where activities are compatible with your own lifestyle, and where you're most likely to meet those with similar interests. If you're a bit of an egghead, the local coffee house offers stacks of similar souls.

Next time you take your grandkids to the popular amusement park, be sure you experience this now everyday feature. Ghostly characters with bulging eyes and crazy faces wander around scaring everyone.

Sort of like a holiday gathering of your spouse’s relatives or attending a session of Congress in Washington. For more info, go to www.universalstudioshollywood.com

A first reaction when asked about bike trails in Las Vegas could be: who takes time from the casinos to ride bikes in Sin City? It's difficult to envision gamblers getting up early in the morning to ride their Schwinns along traffic-choked roads.

It’s usually safe to ride bikes along the Strip and downtown Fremont Street areas. Squads of bicycle cops roam day and night, and are very effective in preventing street crime, as well as herding millions of visitors safely as they make their way around the city.

Bike rental agencies cater to visitors who want to exercise or get around congested Strip areas much more quickly than they can in cars and cabs. However, unless you're an expert cyclist with daily experience in big city traffic, it can be difficult biking in Las Vegas during rush hours.

(With apologies to Edgar Allen Poe)
On my next cruise, will I pay list price? Nevermore!
Will I revisit inns where not treated nice? Nevermore!
Will I bask too long under summer rays? Nevermore!
Will I load six helpings on my buffet trays? Nevermore!
Will I drive all night on my next car journey? Nevermore!
Then to be hauled off on a hospital gurney? Nevermore!
Will I tarry past midnight at hotel bars? Nevermore!
And awake next morning seeing stars? Nevermore!
Will I eat iffy food from a roadside stand? Nevermore!
Will I bet too much on my Vegas hand? Nevermore!

Will ignoring all the above be my encore?
You’re doggone right it will ... Evermore!