Tuesday is Senior Day at the Station casinos in Las Vegas. The piped-in music is all catchy tunes from the 1950s, the buffet costs less for seniors, and there are bonus points earned with gambling.

There was a couple in their 70s eating in the buffet who looked like they dressed up in 50s or 60s or something costumes for senior day. They were both wearing vests, his was leather, and he had a hat on with fake gray hair bushing out of the top. I thought that was so cute, to make a trip to the casino into their own little fun event.

Today at Texas Station there was also a senior expo put on by Senior Dimensions, the Medicare supplemental insurance company in Nevada. We were probably the youngest people there, but I asked one of the oldsters, she said anybody could go, so we went.

It was fantabulous. There was free loot and a tote bag to put it in. Besides a bunch of health-care related stuff like medication diaries, we came home with nail/vegetable brushes, those soft rubber jar openers, pencil sharpeners, and magnifying book marks.

There was a buffet - fresh fruit, cheese and crackers, yogurt, cookie bars, little muffins, small bagels, big soft pretzels, and beverages.

There was entertainment - geriatric dancing groups - women dressed in flashy costumes doing slow tap and line dancing on the stage while the audience sat at big round tables and enjoyed the food and the show. My favorite was a Cab Calloway impersonator in a chartreuse suit. He also did a Louie Armstrong/Billie Holiday duet that involved putting a flower behind his ear and singing falsetto.

There were information booths manned by people from the county assessor's office, the Alzheimer's Assn, and the Atomic test workers union trying to find people who were injured by the testing in the area. That guy didn't look very friendly so I didn't ask if he glows in the dark, but I did pick up a coupon to save $2 on admission to the Nuclear Testing Museum here in Las Vegas.

Mr. Troutbend came home with two big pretzels to eat during the baseball game tonight, two strawberry jam packets, some tea bags, a yogurt, two bananas and an orange. He's very proud of himself, and this very moment is rearranging his food loot with a proprietary look on his face.

Regarding my Robo Call post where I said in Nevada we can fill out a form to have our voter information not available to the public, in my other home state, Colorado, this is only available to victims of domestic abuse or stalking and requires police reports to prove it. So I guess it is a state-by-state thing. If you want to stop getting all that wasteful campaign mail, you might check and see if your state has a similar option. Look for information on the website for your state's election commission for more information.

Another thing I don't know if all states have is the ability to vote for 'none of these candidates' on the Nevada ballot. It doesn't apply to all races, but when Mr. Troutbend voted today, that's what he picked for governor. We don't discuss politics much around here, because we are polar opposites. We don't even vote in the same state any more.