Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • 1949 Truth

    The lure of NO TAXES.

  • Lucky suit of suits

    Wear this, and odds are you’ll be a winner.

  • Is the Canopy Half Empty or Half Full?

    As it is wont to do, Las Vegas is renovating part of its showy landscape. Projected to be complete by New Year’s Eve 2019, the re-do of the Viva Vision light canopy on Fremont Street will be the world’s largest single video screen. Go big or go home, said Las Vegas. Arrayed with nearly 50,000,000…

  • A Healthy Dose of Drab

    The local grocery store pharmacy pretty much struck out if its mission was to create a welcoming waiting area. Plagued by woozy interior design choices in the vein of “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”, this nook imparts a bad feeling. Imagine waiting for your prescription to be filled, possibly under the weather, marooned…

  • The Silver State

    Nevada is known as the Silver State. Silver is an excellent reflector of light, thus it’s used to great effect to make mirrors. Perfect for Las Vegas, the smoke and mirrors capital of the world!

  • The Border

    Visitors flock to the Bellagio Hotel Conservatory garden to feast their eyes on showy seasonal floral exhibits. The Conservatory is an oasis adjacent to a casino in the midst of a desert. The exhibits are creative and vivd hat-tips to varied themes. The current colorful showcase, La Dolce Vita, is a tribute to Italy. Seen…

  • Chance and circumstance

    Last time I checked, a Fortune Teller predicts the future. In Nevada, a Fortune Teller sees one’s past, present and future. So there. You want a do-over on something? Mosey over to Reno and plunk down the cash for a soothsayer to be your mystical fixer. Gamblers and high rollers welcome.

  • Peppermill Pizzazz

    In Reno, Nevada, the Peppermill grinds out glamour. The Peppermill is fancy. Extra fancy. It is swagged out in ornament and artifice with marble, velvet, gilding, glass and crystals. Showy scintillates on every available surface. Flamboyant light fixtures decorate the hotel/casino from end to end. All manner of lighted glitz competes with the flashing slot…

  • You are here. But where?

  • Besotted by Casino Carpet

    Casinos are trending toward wild-patterned carpet. The crazy-quilt patterns are most likely chosen to camouflage the effects of spilled drinks, nicotine residue and the debris from constant foot traffic. The awful patterns and clashing colors make me woozy. “Don’t look down” is my mantra. But, once in a while a foreign object contrasts with the…

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