Back from where I come from (New York), all the fire trucks are red. So, I was surprised to see yellow trucks when I first moved here six years ago. The other day, I noticed a red fire truck, which I thought unusual for here, and was wondering if the two different colors each indicate something different. Can you fill me in on this?

A few years ago the Las Vegas Review-Journal tried a big money grab, suing people for copyright infringements. I have not heard anything more about this in quite a while. Considering the circumstances, it seems they might have been the target of an enormous number of lawsuits. Do you have any updates, and did all the bad publicity hurt their circulation/advertising, etc.?

My husband and I were in Vegas when the rains came. We could not believe the water that was like a river coming from the parking garage of the Linq. Can you explain why?

Why was there not a word written in the QOD about the two people jumping into the Venetian canal? There was a blurb on the Internet and on TV but very little as a total. Did the Venetian (Sands Corp.) hush everything up? Would like to know what happened from a local standpoint and how the two people are right now. Original report had them as "critical."

Is it true you're the longest-staying guest in the history of the Rio (as per @LVA_Tweet? If so, please provide some juicy details!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

If someone writes a novel or short story to be published concerning a suspense/drama set on the Las Vegas Strip, can that person mention the casinos’ actual names? Are there royalties involved when actual landmark hotel and casino names are referenced in fiction, or can one use these places as a setting free of charge?

What’s this I hear about shrimp that miraculously appear when it rains there in the desert?

I saw a newspaper headline recently about boulders in Death Valley that move by themselves, but I didn’t have a chance to read the whole article. Can you explain please?

I’m relatively new to Las Vegas and your website and I’d like to get a look at some of your gambling books. Is there a place I can go on your website or elsewhere online where I can see all your books and get a sample of what’s inside them? Also, how many books have you published?