There have been a lot of cool things I’ve learned about Phoenix since moving here a few years ago. Things like the environment required for cacti to grow, desert creatures, numerous events and outings, and the appreciation of 70 degree temps as cool ones. The most surprising fact is that Phoenix is the home of the [...]
I had the fortunate opportunity to receive an invite to today’s Arizona Diamondback’s baseball game against the Colorado Rockies played at the very cool Chase Field in downtown Phoenix. The seats were special, located in the Deloitte corporate suite which sits directly behind home plate. (Thanks to friend Cathy for this invite!) While the temps [...]
I finally got around to hiking Piestewa Peak, probably the most hiked mountain in Phoenix. It is another great hike in the North Mountain Preserve Parks within Phoenix. Formerly known as Squaw Peak, it was renamed after Lori Piestewa, who served and gave her life in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Piestewa Peak is no walk in [...]
You know, in all the years I lived in Colorado I never had the pleasure of greeting the Rocky Mountain rattlesnake. And in the two years here in Arizona, I still have not been welcomed by one here! Make no doubt, I am ever cognizant of the threat they pose in the parks and desert [...]
MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, 10th Avenue North, Addison Road, and Hawk came into Phoenix last Friday, March 27th, with the Rock and Worship Concert. Over 12 thousand showed up at US Airways Center to hear these popular Christian bands. Tickets were just $10 and there were no advanced sales. I arrived early hearing that in the [...]
Vineyard Church North Phoenix is offering six services this year for celebrating Easter. I started attending here about a year and a half ago. This was after some 15 years of not “going to church.” I haven’t really written much about that. Probably should and will for those of you who may be in similar [...]
The 2009 New Year in Arizona welcomed in the new law that fines motorists $135 dollars plus court fees if their license plate frame obscures the word Arizona. What? It was proposed that this is a matter of public safety. Maybe. Clearly, driving without a seat belt is a bigger safety issue, yet, this new [...]
