Lately, I've been thinking about an idiom. “The best things in life are free.” It got me thinking, what are the best things which are free? Since it is an idiom, I immediately began thinking about the things that the people who say the phrase would say they are. Like the sweetness of an apple, the refreshing flow of water, the beauty of a sunrise or sunset, and spending time with a special friend.
But then I've noticed that most of these things have been spoiled, at least here in Vegas.
Why was Las Vegas even founded? It was a mining town. There was silver in these great dusty mountains surrounding us. But then the silver dried up; no more reason for prospectors to stay. What was it that motivated people to stay here? There were no rivers to drink from, no food for livestock; there was only miles and miles of dust and dirt. The only thing they had going for them was that Nevada had legalized prostitution. The state still does, but ironically, now that Las Vegas is so large, it's illegal in this county.
So here we are, stuck in a land where the best things in life are imported for a heavy price, our water is barely drinkable, and our beautiful skys are ruined by our own ambitious land development projects (let's not even mention that sword of light pollution, that pointless waste of our planet's limited energy, that symbol of monetary power that steals away our once marveled night sky).
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Apparently you have not been to the springs preserve, where I have a membership. Las Vegas Started at the springs where the preserve is today. So there was water and food for live stock, which led to this town being a train stop, then a mining town.
Now that you've COMPLETELY distroyed my complete illusion! God!
You sound like criss angel when i saw him on the street
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