Cloudy days are great for driving. No glare. No special eyeware needs. No heat. Yes, cloudy days are especially nice in Las Vegas because they're rare and provide relief from the constant sunshine. Having recently had a small blot of skin cancer removed, you understand my mood here--nothing serious--just your everyday basal cell carcinoma--the most common, easily treatable form of skin cancer, yet still scary. But beyond that, cloudy days make me nostalgic. Having been born and raised in Upstate New York where it rains and snows and is generally cloudy a lot, such days bring back childhood memories.

But look too at the tangle of power lines in the picture. You see them everywhere. They're not the most aesthetically pleasing aspect of our desert city skyline. A little forward-thinking might have conceived of a system of underground powerlines, although some say the hard caliche just beneath the sandy desert soil makes such an endeavor prohibitively costly. Still, a place that banks of tourism, entertainment, and providing visitors with a pleasant time ought to consider the visual details of this place.