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Category Archives: Arizona
The Struggler’s Struggles
So. My life, fifty-one years long (good Lord) and almost without exception one that has been a struggle to call my own, is decidedly even less so now. Admittedly, I really mucked up the period in which I was solely … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Children, Christianity, Family, Humor, Living, Marriage, Parenting, Tucson, Uncategorized
Tagged Children, Christianity, family, humor, Life, Living, Marriage, Parenting, Tucson
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The Struggler’s Guide to Golf – Part II
Well, it’s happened again. I’m vexed. I picked up the Bible last Friday and did some reading; a girl on my middle school basketball team had done her devotion earlier that day, and I felt that what she said had … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Christianity, Golf, Humor, Living, Religion, Tucson, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Christianity, Golf, humor, Life, Living, Religion, Tucson
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The Glass Half Empty
I have to admit that I am not likely to ever be the poster child for optimism. Let’s face it: a glass half empty really is just that. Assuming there’s no free refills and no waitress to top it off, the … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Children, Christianity, Family, Humor, Living, News, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged Children, Christianity, family, Horoscopes, humor, Life, Living, Parenting, Tucson
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Water in the Desert
We tend to take a geat deal for granted in our lives. We get pretty busy sometimes, and the things around us, though often beautiful, go unnoticed. Usually it’s because we’re used to them; here in Tucson, we take the … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Christianity, Family, Living, Photography, Travel, Tucson, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Christianity, family, Life, Living, Nature, Photography, Travel, Tucson
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Fishing For Trouble – Part II
I haven’t gone on a fishing trip in a long time. I used to love everything about it: sitting in a boat, fishing from just before dawn until deep into the night, with a cooler full of ice-cold, frosty malt beverages and a … Continue reading
Lady on a Spindle
I got into the fountain and water feature “industry” right after college. The economy was a big, steamy pile of doody back then ( though not as bad as today’s, which is a big, steamy, smashed onto the bottom of your … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Humor, Living, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Arizona, construction, humor, Life, Living, Retail, Tucson
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No Stones for the ‘Stones
It was July 21, 1978, and my friends and I arrived at the Tucson Community Center Arena around 9 a.m. It was a sunny day (imagine that) and shaping up to be another hot one (ditto). In addition to some monsoonal humidity … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Concerts, Humor, Living, Music, Rock and Roll, The Rolling Stones, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Concerts, humor, Living, Music, Rock and Roll, The Rolling Stones, Tucson
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By the Time I Get to Phoenix, I’ll Be Writhing
As most of you now know, my daughter is getting married in June. She lives in Colorado now, but she’s getting married here in Tucson where she was born and raised. She came home for a few days from her … Continue reading
How I Created the Dunkin’ Donuts Drive Thru…
“Nice job, son. Pull in up ahead and we’ll get a treat.” It was a weekend in early spring, 1977, and I was the proud owner of a driving permit. My father had let me drive for over three … Continue reading
Fishing For Trouble – Part 1
I like to fish. Actually, to be more accurate, I used to like to fish. As I’ve broadened my horizons and become wiser (gotten fatter and older), it’s become apparent to me that fishing, particularly in Arizona, is often a hemorrhoidal experience. … Continue reading
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