I’ve been in Las Vegas for just an overnight, following a diabetes related presentation at a national medical conference. I spoke in the evening last night to a very dedicated group of medical professionals, and then went out with some friends affiliated with different universities and the American Diabetes Association.

The city always captivates me, people watching, the steady hum of the casino activity and the throb of the clubs, but the absolute quietude of my hotel room’s outdoor terrace is positively meditative this morning. Eating my breakfast out there on a sunny, windless morning with relatively quiet streets below and mountains in the distance across the desert are a side of Las Vegas perhaps not always appreciated. 

 Viva Zen Vegas.