Fluxuating Thoughts and Adventures: Connections and Coincidences

Spending a week in Las Vegas may sound like a great thing, and for the most part probably is, but I was not really feeling all that upbeat about it. I had just started an antibiotic regime that was causing me to feel a lot less than stellar, and as usual, I was there alone and was not too fond of the situation. All that being said, it was quite relaxing, and I did have a bit of fun as well.

On my way to Las Vegas via Chicago and Seattle, I sat next to someone I had met previously at a Frequent Travelers University (FTU) in Tampa. If this rather interesting coincidence weren't enough for my connection based brain, upon my arrival, I sent an email to another person I met at FTU letting him know of the meeting

"I just wanted to tell you that I am not coming to Houston! OK... now back to your regularly

scheduled program. :) Actually, I am on my way to Las Vegas. I was thinking that it had been a long

time since we had spoken, so I felt l should send an email. Then during my trip, and interesting thing

happened: I ended up sitting next to someone from FTU: ... Still getting your Southwest fix?"

A fairly innocuous email to which I received the following part of a reply:

"Well it really is a small world. I am replying to you on my southwest flight's WiFi en route to LAS

myself!"

So, I told him I wasn't going to Houston, where he lives, but instead was on my way to Las Vegas. I then proceeded to ask him about his propensity to fly Southwest. He read it on his way from Houston (obviously) to Las Vegas while flying Southwest! To the normal person, this really means nothing. However, to a person like me who loves to see all the connections that happen in life as connections, it was quite interesting.

Of course we decided to meet up upon his arrival. We enjoyed a nice lunch at Beijing Noodle Restaurant inside Ceaser's Palace and then walked the strip to see what we could see. He also showed me the Conservatory and Botanical Gardens inside of Bellegio! Much fun to be had all around!