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CALDWELL COUNTY BBQ? HOLY COW

This is Jimmy in the Caldwell County BBQ pit in Gilbert, Arizona. I was waiting for the occupied Men’s Room when we struck up a chat that was more historical than most history classes. He’s been running the show for a few years with the huge smokers, about five of them going full blast. On […]

AGING TRAVEL WITH GRANDY

Aging travel with 70 and 80 year olds is getting some attention. How hard it is, how easy it used to be, and how it feels losing the magic of new places. How do you manage it when you’re in your 60’s and your mother in law in her 80’s. The short version: if they […]

AMERICAN CROSSROADS WITH QUESTIONS

American crossroads needs one thing: a car. You may fly someplace, take a train or bus, but you’ll need a car when you get there. Where you get the car is always an adventure, especially when it looks like a cathedral of cars. The Phoenix Sky Harbor rental car Mecca is a good set up […]

SUNSET CRATER VOLCANO IS A VOLCANO?

There is no doubt the Sunset Crater Volcano is a volcano, but . . . ? ? ? Some Eastie will drive up the Sunset Crater National Monument, see it and log it in as a volcano for the rest of their lives. They’ll tell all of their pals they’ve seen a real volcano, adding […]

EXTREME FITNESS IN EXTREME WEATHER

Extreme fitness begins early. And it’s not difficult. Just get up early. Except in extreme weather, like the prolonged heat wave Arizona lives and works in, you can’t get up early enough. Open a morning door is like standing behind a car exhaust pipe.

HIGH TEMPERATURE TUNED IN, NOW TURN IT DOWN

High temperature during a heat wave is no one’s idea of a good time. Who says, “It’s not hot enough,” during a heat wave? You’ve heard it before: “It’s hot, yes, but not that hot.” Who says that?

MESA ARIZONA NEEDS A SHOWER

Mesa Arizona is not fly-over country, but it might be drive-through country. It’s the sort of place between where you are and where you want to go. Oddly enough, not everyone shares this back-water idea. Mesa Arizona is a backwater? Not with the Salt River flowing nearby.

ALASKA AIRLINES PROMISE COMES THROUGH

An Alaska Airlines promise is different than Hawaiian Airlines. How different? Alaska sent a refund check this week, a refund Hawaiian couldn’t find a way to make. What’s the big difference? First with Alaska:

CALDWELL COUNTY BBQ? HOLY COW

AGING TRAVEL WITH GRANDY

AMERICAN CROSSROADS WITH QUESTIONS

SUNSET CRATER VOLCANO IS A VOLCANO?

POLLUTION SOLUTION = DILUTION? OR DISTRIBUTION

NOT RIGHT? HOW TO GET RIGHT SOONER THAN LATER WITH THE RIGHT FOOD

EXTREME FITNESS IN EXTREME WEATHER

HIGH TEMPERATURE TUNED IN, NOW TURN IT DOWN

MESA ARIZONA NEEDS A SHOWER

ALASKA AIRLINES PROMISE COMES THROUGH

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