What a week. I literally pray for rain during the monsoons and then the week we get our roof replaced, we get a record-breaking rain that came from who knows where and really screwed things up. We had buckets everywhere and I walked around with my Clorox wipes every day. The noise and all the […]
Like so many others, when all the stars align, I love group exercise classes. Stars aligning include: A good teacher who keeps the class moving, has good technique, interesting choreography, good music and a pleasing personality The class is at a time when I can attend Includes moves I can actually do I can no […]
I took so many Sociology classes in college; I could have been considered a Sociology minor.Ā I loved those classes.Ā I loved the professor.Ā I loved her vocabulary.Ā I loved thinking in new ways quite different from how Iād been exposed to the world.Ā I especially loved that I could vomit on paper and get […]
Among all of last weekās activities, probably the biggest was visiting Frank Lloyd Wrightās winter home and architectural school, Taliesin West.Ā Itās located about 30 minutes from our home in the desert hills of Scottsdale.Ā We went with the University of Denver alum group to a Night Lights Tour which is a comprehensive two-hour guided […]
For years when visiting LA, I would see the white building at the top of the hill and think, āOne day Iād like to visit the Getty.ā I had no expectations or thoughts about what it might be, other than a well-known museum. Last week, we finally made that visit happen, and boy oh boy, […]
Sometimes my little brain makes some crazy connections. So, here we go, and please stick with me ā I promise to wrap this all together at some point. I am taking a R.I.P.P.E.D. exercise class which is new at our gym (big shout out to Kelly, our fantastic instructor!) RIPPED is a crazy acronym for […]
At the risk of sounding a little looney, Iāll make a confession.Ā There is generally a song running through my mind and many times that song is from a Broadway musical.Ā This is nothing new ā Iāve been like this since I was a kid.Ā In fact, as a kid, Iād see musicals and feel […]
Happy Fall Yāall! Bah humbug. I am probably the only person in the world who doesnāt love to see fall coming. Living most of my life in cold-weather places, fall always brought a deep feeling of dread to me. I knew that the first yellow leaf I saw was a harbinger of snow that could […]
Back in the old days ā well, not all that long ago ā most people on planes were reading books or magazines.Ā There werenāt devices with movies, TV shows, podcasts, books, etc. handily downloaded onto them.Ā If I ever finished a book, or heaven forbid, forgot a book, Iād have to purchase one at the […]
September is probably the cruelest and least enjoyable month in Arizona.Ā While Fall is making itself felt in other parts of the country, itās still consistently over 100 degrees in Phoenix and Tucson, and the nights are not cooling down.Ā To add to that, the chances for monsoon rains and their cooling breezes are starting […]