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Dutch Bros Coffee Decals :: Have you Seen ‘Em

Dutch Bros Coffee’s new decal As readers of my blog know as well you who even know me personally, I am a big supporter of Dutch Bros Coffee. And it’s not because they pay me! It’s because they have great coffee and do business uniquely different. They remember your coffee preferences AND your name. One [...]

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Last Spring Training AZ D-Backs Game at New Salt River Stadium :: Winner

The new AZ Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies stadium, Salt River Field at Talking Stick, is huge success. My team at work was fortunate enough to be approved to attend one of the final spring training games for the AZ Diamondbacks in their new stadium at Salt River Field. The D-Backs were playing the Cleveland Indians [...]

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My New Fitness Plan: The Electra Townie

The ultimate beach cruiser: Electra Townie I recently bought a new bike, the 3-speed Townie by Electra. Love it too. I was looking for a beach cruiser to ride the area Phoenix Valley trials and stumbled on this bike. I found this bike almost by accident at Sun Cyclery on North 7th Street. I was [...]

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An Arizona Sunset

Ps 19:1 The Heavens declare the glory of God, the sky above proclaims his handiwork. In Arizona, each and every night there is a stunning sunset. The only other places I’ve been to that compare would be sunsets at sea or from ocean views. Here is yesterday’s. I took them with my Motorola Droid using the auto settings, with the [...]

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My Crazy Secrets to Popping the PERFECT Bag of Jolly Time Popcorn

I have perfected the recipe for popping the perfect bag of popcorn. Seriously. Call me crazy. Go ahead and laugh uncontrollably. The proof will be in the results you get from the following instructions for popping a Jolly Time bag a microwavable popcorn perfectly, every time. Materials and ingredients as follows: ONE bag of Jolly [...]

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Corporate Suite cools 107 degree temps at Chase Field, Downtown Phoenix!

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 [...]

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Piestewa (Squaw) Peak Hike :: Popular Phoenix Mountain

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 [...]

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