Mitree Perez:  

Life Don't know if this will work (since I'm not a paid member), but you may be able to reach me at trees_house via a major Internet portal beginning with "Y." I don't think my life began until I left Rochester in 1995, moved to Vermont and shortly after started working professionally for IBM. I quickly was transferred to Waltham/Boston, MA in 1996. Finally took some higher-paying offers in 2000... just in time for the crash! GO SOX! GO PATS! Suck it, Yankee dogs! Luckily, I qualified for some extended unemployment and was able to enjoy my 'second' childhood. My only real regret is not taking some time to travel and backpack around outside the continent. Of course, that's mixed regret because if I had gone I probably wouldn't have had all the fun I had in Boston, adopted my incredible dog or (later) met my wonderful and beautiful Karin. Moved/transferred to Las Vegas in 2004 just in time for a summer initiation! A great road trip with a full-size van, the 'wife'' and the dog all packed in with our stuff. Currently, I am the Internet Marketing Manager for a 'leading' travel company, OneTravel. Vegas is an interesting town, especially if you're from the Northeast. The weather is great fall through spring (October-April), and summer is brutal! Everything's walled-off and yards are small... and barren. Public transportation sucks (especially after somewhere like Boston or NYC). There's a lack of culture. Busted and crusty addicts of all sorts everywhere. Not a great place to have children and have them educated. There are some positive things besides the weather. Sunsets and sunrises are normally spectacular since we're in a mountain valley. This may seem obvious now, but the view of the mountains and the valley at night is awe-inspiring. You can do just about anything at any time of day! There are some great [national] parks w...Expand for more