Tonight  I am in LasVegas and I am finding it to be unbelievably beautiful.  Palm trees, warm weather, people everywhere.  My adventure began at the airport in Knoxville, when the pilot announced that the plane would back up to another area and get de-iced. That procedure was supposed to take 10 minutes.  After about 15 minutes we taxied along and ascended toward Dallas. Now that might seem uneventful, but the connection to LasVegas was tight.  On top of that, the pilot announced that he was flying the aircraft into a head wind, and we would be running (flying) a little behind schedule.  So there.  I proceeded to finish my latest best seller, My Stroke of Insight, by a neuroanatomist whom had suffered a stroke and told the story of how our brains do indeed work for us.  It was appropriately added to my schedule, as I learned through reading those pages that my right brain hemisphere has the choice of reacting positively to stressful events. Voila!  Not only were things a little testy, the passenger sitting next to me decided to use one and a half seats for his body and arms, and the half part was my arm rest.  Oh well.  You probably guessed the rest.  Upon landing in Dallas, the attendant, asked who was the passenger going to LasVegas. She said there was just one person. I had to identify myself….she allowed me to leave the plane first in an attempt to “try” and make my connection.  So embarassing.  I had all of 15 minutes to a) find the Sky Link  b) board the train  c) hope with all that was in me that A-29 was the right gate. I ran with rolling luggage behind me. Quite the site.  A young lady said “LasVegas?”  I said of course, “yes” and I boarded the aircraft.  Everyone looked at me again because I was “holding up” the departure.  With all of that behind me…I am hoping my luck has changed for the better….as before this adventure began I had a little mishap with my Miata to the tune of 2200.00.  Vegas couldn’t come soon enough!