A couple more milestone in the books: I’ve hit 1 million steps and logged more than 400 miles on my journey to the Statue of Liberty.

Earlier this week, I passed Las Vegas, a place I have visited several times (but never gambled).

A couple of the visits stand out. Many years ago, my wife, son and I went to Vegas for my wife’s conference and checked into the Flamingo (that’s how long ago it was!) at about midnight. After unsuccessfully trying to unlock the door with our key several times, we heard a knock from inside the room. We went racing down the hall, caught the elevator and ran to the front desk, where they confirmed that they indeed doublebooked the room. They were kind enough to put us in a suite for one night, where we enjoyed the amenities until we fell asleep about an hour into it. Later in the trip, we let our son choose between seeing Rick Springfield in EFX or George Carlin’s stand up. He chose EFX, which he regrets to this day.

On another visit, I was hanging out in the pool with my wife and daughter when a nice young man came over to me and asked if my daughters could go to a party that night. Um, only one was my daughter, and the answer was “no.”

By the numbers:

Miles traveled: 415.7

Total steps: 1,013,365

Average daily miles needed to reach Statue of Liberty by 70th birthday (unofficial goal): 6.93