Las Vegas Trip - Day 3 - Carnegie Awards

I'm pooped.  If you have ever been to a large convention you know how you get worn out.  Part of it is carrying books that they give you. So far the free book count is up to about 35 books.  I'll need to build on to the house for a library.

I am not going to the sessions...I have a pass to the exhibit hall but not the sessions, although I could get in to most of them since nobody checks. I don't need to know about most of what is being covered in the sessions. My time in the exhibit hall has been productive. I learned how to make cheese in an hour out of whole milk and vinegar....there's a book for that.  I learned how to manage stress...there's a book for that.  I threw in the towel around 2:30 this afternoon and walked back to the hotel in 100+ heat carrying two tote bags full of more books.

I'll rest up for tonight (Award ceremony for books) and maybe play a few slots until Jill gets back from her sessions.  She is dutifully going to the sessions but she did get to meet Stan Lee and got an autographed book.

We took a shuttle down the strip toward Bellagio and got something to eat at the Paris casino. This is really the high rent district compared to the Riviera, although the Riviera has some authentic "Rat Pack" era charm. It could use a little renovation here and there.

Bellagio

We walked through Bellagio to Caesar's Palace where the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were to be awarded. The Caesar's Palace is like a maze and it took us a while to find the ballroom where the awards event was to be held.

Doris Kearns Goodwin won for nonfiction for her book "Bully Pulpit" about Teddy Roosevelt and William Taft.  She made a very nice acceptance speech. The fiction medal went to Donna Tartt for "The Goldfinch".  All six books nominated looked very interesting. We stayed for the reception and then caught a shuttle back from Caesar's Palace to the Riviera.  for the awards and then ride the shuttle back to the hotel.