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National Harbor MD: Will There Be an MGM Casino?

Other than what Congress does with our tax dollars, is the Washington DC area ready for gambling? It’s still very early in the approval stage, but MGM has proposed a casino resort development in the Maryland town of National Harbor. It’s just eight miles and across the Potomac River from the White House.

The Beltway location is very popular, and a year or so ago, Disney seriously proposed a theme park there. Although it never happened, the urge to develop the riverside area is still alive, and this MGM project is just as ambitious.

We thought and thought about it, and now suggest some not-too-sane ideas for appropriate features for that proposed gambling mecca facing Washington DC:

Capitol City One-Armed-Bandits: You bet U.S. Treasury money with Congress and never see it again.

Plush Pentagon Resort: Here you get to play with drones. Not the flying kind. You’ll frolic with real drones, the Pentagon’s armchair generals and admirals.

Smithsonian Casino: Visitors will see now extinct objects, such as an honest politician, vintage gas pump showing the price of $1.50 a gallon and an ancient airline ticket without the 50% add ons. The exhibit would include Barack Obama’s actual birth certificate, and Mitt Romney’s Book of Mormon. The one he carried door-to-door to convert heathens and independent voters.

Hillary’s Pillory: If you gamble against the Secretary of State running for President in 2016, you could end up in stocks. Not the wooden torture kind. Much worse, you’re forced to buy Wall Street stocks from Bernie Madoff.

Finally, visit the Clinton Oval Office and Bingo Palace on Halloween night. Write your own disturbing description for Bill’s trick or treat surprise.

Disneyland CA: Hefner Scooters And So Can You PDF Print E-mail


Recent photos of Hugh Hefner, 87, and his young wife scooting around the Happiest Place on Earth should be an inspiration for other walk-challenged seniors. The wheels help them enjoy hanging out with Mickey and his pals at the Disney parks in California, Florida and other world locations.

For a fee, you can make the hours there less exhausting and more convenient. To rent wheels, the daily price for the visit on an electric scooter is $50, and $12 for a manual wheelchair. In addition to the convenience of your wheels, they also get you to the front of the lines on many Disney attractions. For more information, go to https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/wheelchair-rental/

 
Kamnik, Slovenia: Lone Cyclist Pedals Thru Town PDF Print E-mail

 
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Airport Catnaps $12.50 An Hour PDF Print E-mail


This Middle Eastern airport is not the first to offer small nap spaces. Many Asian terminals have locker-like cocoons for weary travelers. However, Abu Dhabi has a unique, egg-shaped solution for finding resting places.

The available GoSleep pods in the airport waiting area are chairs that convert into flat beds and feature sliding privacy shades that isolate the occupant from noise, light and crowds. For that fee, it may be possible for a person to actually rest in a busy, bustling airport. To misquote Kipling: If you can keep your head down while all around you are screaming theirs off...”

For more information, go to www.abudhabiairport.ae

 
Natural Bridge, Utah: One Of Three Imposing Structures PDF Print E-mail


Now listed as National Monuments, this one on the edge of Lake Powell is a sculpture carved by Mother Nature and well worth the journey. www.visitutah.com/parks-monuments/monuments.../natural-bridges

 
Los Angeles CA: Ride Angel’s Flight For 50¢ PDF Print E-mail


Hyped as The Shortest Railway in the World, visitors can enjoy a quick sightseeing ride up and down this 300-foot LA funicular. It started in the once-uppity Bunker Hill neighborhood in 1901, when local rich people needed to get to the top or bottom on their daily rounds. Today it’s a tourist attraction. It runs from 6:45 am to 10 pm daily. http://angelsflight.org/

 
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