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Switzerland has banned the construction of Minarets and European equalitarians are in an uproar.

I have one question.  How many Cathedrals are there in Saudi Arabia?

Here is an idea that makes you say “Why didn’t I think of that?”

Concrete Cloth

Instant buildings just add water.

This is a UK company that may need US distribution

Thanks to Rebecca my UK correspondent for sending this one.

One of the amazing things about Red Rock Canyon was the amazing variety of stones.  We identified lots of sedimentary rock of course but there was also Schist, Lava and some Gneiss.  We collected a few pieces:

But we couldn’t pick up this one:

This is why:

We also saw a petroglyph but the picture came out lousy:

You can see a hand print directly above the sign about 3/4 of the way up.

And don’t forget the mushroom rock:

But the best was the striated sandstone:

This year for the first time in about twenty years Nurit didn’t cook Thanksgiving Dinner.  After we went hiking in Red Rock Canyon Lillian cooked up a storm. It was great.  She made a legless turkey and about a million side dishes.  All of them were delicious, with the possible exception of the gravy that was sweet and sour flavored.  I drank a lot of wine, talked too much and had a generally good time.  I was having so much fun I only took one photo:

Nurit, Lillian and Nazia

Nazia is Canadian via Africa and India.  I was thinking that her ancestory was unique until I realized that Lillian’s is American via Israel, England, Germany and Poland.

We can all be thankful that we live in a part of the world were we are judged by what we create not by who our ancestors are.   Happy Thanksgiving.  Our Las Vegas trip photo album

Nurit and I went to Las Vegas to have Thanksgiving dinner with Lillian.  In the morning we went to Red Rock Canyon for a hike.  It was lovely.

The aptly named Red Rock Canyon is a BLM site just west of Las Vegas and it is definitely worth a visit.  Even if you don’t hike the driving loop is spectacular. We drove the loop and hiked near Willow Springs.

It is nice that there is something to do in Vegas that doesn’t involve gambling, smoking or excess.

The park is dog friendly.  Lillian and her friends saw the wild burros when they visited and we saw a roadrunner.  Nice postcards in the gift shop.  Admission is $5.00 per car.  Life is good.  More Photos