Garth Brooks tickets are going for $700+ on the web after Saturday's sellout of the first 20 performances. "We have a number of people mobilized to take the necessary steps to see that the scalper tickets are canceled" says Wynn VP Jennifer Dunne. "We won't stop until we succeed" she said.

LOL. Good luck with all that, Jenny!

The adventure begins tomorrow. Will be gone until October 28. Follow me on Twitter.

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Finally got around to posting some pic. You can find more here twitpic.com/photos/bonzerwolf

 

 

Flying from PDX to DFW at 31,000 feet. I have used AA wifi on the flight to Portland for free with a coupon code from AA. Paid the $7.95 flying back. The price is per flight. GoGo will be offering monthly service for fequent flyers.

I think it's well worth the price, especially on long flights.

The connection is very fast. I have not used it with a laptop but BlackBerry connection for email, txt msg, web surfing works great. Very fast connection. My BB GPS works too! 500 mph!

WiFi cuts off when planes goes below 10,000 feet on approach.

Logged just over 1,100 miles on the roads of Oregon. Will be writing about the trip this week.

How bout them Cowboys!

Spent the last four nights in a cottage in Sunriver. This would definitely be my first choice to live between May-October. You can Google Sunriver to see what this community offers.

Nov-April is too cold with too much snow for the Wolf. My first choice for those months would be Summerlin, Nevada at the foot of the Red Rock Mountains.

We are headed for the Pacific Coast to spend the next four nights. I will post photos when I return home. This BlackBerry does not have a camera & I did not bring my laptop. Both of us are taking lots of photos. This is a beautiful state for sure.

Can't believe how many Mexican Restaurants there are in Oregon. There are more in Bend than in my home town of Mansfield,TX, which is about the same size. These are not just fast food places either. There are tons of local sit down Mexican restaurants all over the high desert of central Oregon. Of course, I am a big fan of Mexican food and will let you know how O-Mex compares to Tex-Mex!

Flying into Portland  with the she wolf to explore Oregon (Sunriver, Cascades, Crater Lake and Coastline). Follow the wolf's adventures on twitter:  twitter.com/BonzerWolf



Spending the first 4 nights in Sunriver

 
Mount Hood 11,249 feet

Spending a couple of nights at the Overleaf Lodge


Staying a couple of nights at Cannon Beach


Crater Lake

Meeting the Gray Wolf...Follow my adventures on twitter     twitter.com/BonzerWolf

Most Americans (62%) agree that the Fourth of July is one of the country’s most important holidays. That figure is up four points from last year.A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only four percent (4%) think the holiday celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence is one of the least important . Thirty-two percent (32%) consider it somewhere in between the most and least important holidays.

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but a steady dedication of a lifetime.

During the entire year, Mr. Wolf attempts to promote the principles of our founding fathers who authored the the Declaration of Independence and codified the supreme law of the land in the United States Constituitution.  This weekend I am celebrating the holiday at the poker tables in Thackerville, Oklahoma, home of the WInstar World Casino Poker Room on the banks of the Red River. 

Enjoy the holiday weekend. We have a lot of work to do starting Monday. Our country is in crisis under the leadership of the ObamaNation and the the Democrat Party.

Sonora Dodd, of Washington State , first had the idea of a "father's day." She thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909.

Sonora wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state.

After Sonora became an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.

President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law which finally made it permanent in 1972.

                              Have a very Happy Father's Day today!

Mr. Wolf is enjoying his time in Las Vegas while he can. The ObamaNation is going to be much, much worse than I ever imagined last year. My friend TG told me this was going to happen, and I said "no way". Well, WAY.  I am very sorry to say, that at this point there is no light at the end of this tunnel of economic and political disaster. At the least we are facing a lost decade.

Everyday, BO puts another nail in the coffin. Monday it was socialized medicine based on made up statistics and Obama Facts, which, in reality are all lies and distoritions. Today, it's the over haul of the financial regulation's system, which takes us from bad to worse, as does everything that BO touches.

 Enjoy life in America while you can. We are not even close to hitting bottom. Open your eyes. Stop being Obama Sheep. Unemployment, taxes, government spending, trillion dollar deficits, and radical Islamists are all on the rise.  Unfortunately, it appears, we as a nation will have to hit rock bottom before we decide to try and stop this bullet train to fascism and class war far.

I worked for the federal government from 1976-2008.  FEAR this continued and rapid federal expansion and control. Get  your money OUT of the stock market NOW.  Convince the Republican Party that our only hope is returning to the values and constitutionally sound policies advocated by the Libertarian Party.  Seriously, we are a nation in trouble. This is the calm before the storm.

Mr. Wolf is in Las Vegas until June 25. Follow my adventures on Twitter    twitter.com/BonzerWolf

Mr. Wolf is off to Las Vegas tonight.  Will be there until June 25. Follow my adventures on Twitter twitter.com/BonzerWolf

Complications abound when identity stolen is a patient’s

By Abigail Goldman  Las Vegas SUN www.lasvegassun.com

Scott Bennett has gone to Las Vegas Valley hospitals for medical care dozens of times in the past five years — impressive for a Texan who hasn’t set foot in Nevada since 1998.

The real Scott Bennett is a 45-year-old engineer who works at the Federal Reserve Bank in San Antonio. The Clark County patient is a fake Scott Bennett, a 56-year-old drifter named Ronald Adkins who stole Bennett’s identity, authorities allege.

Adkins goes to a hospital and, months later, Bennett gets a collection letter. The bogus Bennett has racked up more than $20,000 in hospital charges that the bona fide Bennett must prove aren’t his.

Although medical identity theft makes up only a small portion of all identity theft crimes — about 3 percent of cases reported to the Federal Trade Commission in 2007, or roughly 250,000 known victims annually — it’s a growing fraud that experts say can be far more destructive than other forms of ID theft. People who discover their bank accounts have been compromised can dispute charges and set up credit monitoring services. People whose medical identities are stolen, however, have no clear-cut way to correct inaccurate records or challenge false insurance claims. Straightening out stolen health care is a red tape nightmare, complicated by strict patient privacy laws and the paper-shuffling bureaucracy of insurance providers.

This isn’t just maddening, it’s potentially dangerous. An impostor’s medical procedures can contaminate the victim’s records — if the fake Bennett gets a Type A blood transfusion, for example, doctors looking through the real Bennett’s records after a serious car accident might reasonably assume it’s the type he needs, even if that’s incorrect.

Read the rest of the story here www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jun/14/complications-abound-when-identity-stolen-patients/

June 13 & 14- Drink for Free at the Silverton: From 5 p.m.-9 p.m. today and tomorrow, all Discovery Club members drink for free at all five of the Silverton's bars (Twin Creeks is exluded). The offer applies to all well, call, and premium liquors and all beers -- just show your players card and valid ID (must be 21) and mention promo code LIVIN LODGE.

Mr Wolf will be on a 12 day roadtrip to Las Vegas, starting  tomorrow.

A search online turns up rooms at Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel for as low as $26 -- a sure sign the recession is taking a toll on Las Vegas and rates are being slashed to attract visitors.

Judy Bagley, a casino cashier who traded chips for cash and vice versa, found out about recession's toll another way.

"My supervisor came and said I had to close the booth and she was going to count me out and I was to go and meet with the manager and director," Bagley told CNN. "When I went up there they said my services were no longer needed and my job was being eliminated."

So three months ago, after more than 28 years at Fitzgeralds, she was out of work.

At Fitzgeralds the motto is "Luck of the Irish." But, by the numbers, this is hardly a lucky time in Vegas:

 

Tybee's Light Station, built in 1773, is Georgia's oldest and tallest lighthouse, and one of America’s most complete historic light stations. It has been guiding mariners safely into the Savannah River for more than 270 years, although it has been rebuilt several times. All of its original support buildings are still located on the five-acre site off US-80 at Fort Screven. Still a functioning navigational aid, the station's light, courtesy of a first order Fresnel lens, can be seen 18 miles out to sea. Visitors willing to climb the 178 steps to the top of the recently restored lighthouse will enjoy a spectacular view of the entire island. The newly renovated head keeper’s cottage, the Tybee Museum and gift shop are also on site.

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After 5 years of what-have-you, Lebowski Fest returns to Las Vegas on July 28th with the Movie Party at the House of Blues and on July 29th with the Bowling Party at the Red Rocks Lanes.

Tickets on sale now www.lebowskifest.com/UpcomingFests/LebowskiFestLasVegasJul2829/tabid/185/Default.aspx

Two tickets are available

Tues, July 28th - Lebowski Fest Las Vegas Movie Party - Featuring special guests TBA. Followed by a screening of the movie. Ages 21 and over. Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30. @ House of Blues - 3950 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89119
$21


Wed, July 29th - Lebowski Fest Las Vegas Bowling Party - Bowling, costume, trivia and other contests. Ticket includes bowling* and shoe rental. Ages 18 and over. 8pm @ Red Rocks Lanes, 11011 Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89135
$28 Advance / $32 Day of