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Entries for September, 2008

The New Political Correctness

Now here’s a bumper sticker that really sums up, in my opinion, the truth of this election — unfortunately. I can remember every election since the early 60s. Kennedy, LBJ (for the USA), Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and Bush. It’s not about the parties any more. We’re screwed.
I was driving up the 51 [...]

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Moving to Phoenix, Arizona?

Through a number of events, I ended up moving to Phoenix after living in Colorado for almost four decades. It was a move that did not come easy and had the circumstances been different, I would most likely still be in Colorado.
So how is living in Phoenix, Arizona? Really –
I can”t believe that I actually [...]

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Greasewood Flat:: Real Hamburgers in Pretentious Scottsdale

Last Sunday eve, I joined some friends and we went to visit a very popular hamburger joint called Greasewood Flat. Located in North Scottsdale, it is the only thing original in the area now surrounded by multi-million developments like Troon and Pinnacle Peak.
Greasewood Flat was originally a stagecoach stop between Ft. McDowell and Phoenix. The [...]

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Arizona Sunset: North Phoenix

The temps are starting to become quite comfortable. I actually have gotten out a bit lately in the evenings for a hike on the camelbacks. I always try to take the camera as the nightly sunsets are stunning — EVERY night. The locals/natives, as I’ll call them, sometimes take these for granted in the same [...]

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***** 50 *****

It has finally arrived, I’m 50.
50! Twenty-nine for the twenty-first time!
Looking at that number is surreal. What comes to your mind when you look at “50″?
So what is planned? Well, actually nothing! LOL
Kind of pathetic in a way. But on the other hand, I decided not to make the day itself the focus but the [...]

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Life Must be Pretty Bad

So about the time I start feeling a little like what direction to take the blog in, I get tied down in things that have really been challenging my discipline to post! I was thinking that the direction of my posts would move more toward living and life here in Phoenix for this 50 something [...]

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What’s the Story?

So what’s been going on? What’s the story? I’m going to get there. But first, leave a comment, for those that are still hanging in there with this blog, and describe what or why I took this picture just a week or so ago.
Hints: It is relative to the theme of this blog, Life and [...]

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