The Golden Hour

For little over a month now I have been taking an early evening stroll through my neighborhood. I usually go as the sun is setting so that I don’t have the sun in my eyes or beating down on me. It’s a little cooler at that time, although that depends on your perspective. [...]

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The Gecko

Last night I found a tiny gecko in the living room. I almost ran over it before I realized what it was because it looked like a piece of plant matter. The tires on my wheelchair often track in miscellaneous debris from outdoors when I take my sunset stroll through the neighborhood.
I started [...]

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We’re Going to Elect a New Governor

Many of you may be in shock, especially those of you in other parts of the country who don’t know what really goes on here in Arizona, but I’m not going to vote for Janet Napolitano for governor.  In fact I did not vote for her the first time she ran.
There are several Republican candidates [...]

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It Was a Gigantic Storm

Walking Prescott blogger Granny J has an interesting report from Embry-Riddle Meteorology Department on last night’s monsoon storm. The radar images are impressive because the storm joined with other storms creating a large cluster that ranged from the Four Corners to San Diego. Check it out for yourself!

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Crash, Bang, Boom

That’s what it sounded like last night around our house. We received a massive thunderstorm around 9 p.m. that lasted for several hours. Constant streaks of lightning and thunder and heavy rain. Parts of south Scottsdale very near us are without power but fortunately we are still up and running with electricity.
Here [...]

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Can You Hear That?

No, not any more!  We ended up replacing three of the five cooling fans in my CPU case.  What a difference it makes to use quieter fans.  Thanks Norm!!!!!!!!!

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Annoying Noises

I’m one of those people with very sensitive hearing.  The noise from fans and other motors drives me up the wall sometimes.  Lately my computer fan has become extremely noisy.  I can’t stand to be around my computer because of the constant oscillating sound that reminds me of a dentist drill.
My wonderful husband Norm is [...]

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Strange Coincidence

Last night I scheduled a grocery delivery from Safeway.com for this afternoon.  So at 10:30 this morning I get a call from a delivery driver asking if I would like my groceries delivered now instead of later this afternoon.  Of course!  He said he is about 15 minutes away.  A while later the doorbell rings [...]

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