Category Archives: Arizona

Ten Things I Hate About You (and Your Driving)


I may complain, from time to time, about things that bother me (ask my family and they’ll tell you that “time to time” means dawn to bedtime). Today I want to talk about drivers in my hometown of Tucson. They suck, but in … Continue reading

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Dr. Josef Mengele, D.D.S. – Part I


For most of my forty plus years in Tucson I went to the same dentist, along with the rest of my family. He was, until my mid thirties, the only dentist I had ever been to; I saw him faithfully twice  … Continue reading

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God, Don’t Let Me Die in Louisiana – Part III


As I mentioned before (part I), whenever we visited my father’s family in Deridder, Louisiana, we stayed at my grandfather’s house. It was a small, white, two bedroom, wooden home located just outside of town. Papa was a simple man, with simple … Continue reading

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Scary Arizona – Don’t Come Here!, Part V


Gregory Peccary Since my encounter with the rattlesnake (part IV), I’ve changed my routine when walking through the desert surrounding my customer’s homes. Before then, I had relied upon the sounds inherent in transporting my considerable girth through bushes, cacti and around exterior walls. Clearly, … Continue reading

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Scary Arizona – Don’t Come Here, Part IV


Snakeus Triedabiteus And now, without further ado, the most vicious creatures with which I have had direct confrontation and why, therefore, you should think before moving to Arizona:   I was working in the desert on the northeast side of … Continue reading

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