Pound Head Here

Wow. Just… wow. Karma is a Queen B; and sadly, the fallout of stupid does enormous peripheral damage to the innocent. No photos tonight, despite a photo run today. It’s Relative: #1 For those of you who also follow me on Facebook, you know my brother-in-law was in a serious motorcycle crash a week ago….

With gas prices lodged in the stratosphere and health issues giving both of us grief, G and I decided not to attempt another trip to the Midwest again this year. Instead, we’re planning a trip in-state, in October. G’s mapping our route to Safford, to old mining towns Clifton and Morenci, and to Mount Graham,…

Short unplanned update. The kitchen light fiasco, as it turned out, wasn’t done. That fixture was reduced to an anemic flicker by this afternoon. G scoffed, saying it just needed replacement bulbs. Then he climbed onto a footstool, gave it a tap, and the thing jumped instantly back to “normal”. The fact it only took…

Keeping it short today. And I resisted the urge to dump another bunch of photos on you. I love our little house, overall. I’m glad we bought it when we did. Being glad for it doesn’t mean I don’t want changes. I hate the flooring with a passion, and not much happier with the kitchen…

I’ve lived in Arizona most of my life – since 1972, to be exact. Throughout all that time I’ve traveled across a hefty chunk of the state. And yet, I’m still surprised from time to time, finding hidden corners I never knew existed. When I was in high school, I was in the so-called “gifted”…