CONSTRUCTION

You may recall the night of April 1st last year when an arsonist burned down the Legado project, incurring a cost to the developer of around 60 million dollars.

He hasn't been apprehended yet but just recently the new Legado began rising on the lot where the previous one was about three-quarters completed.

The project is being built the same way, with pre-cast concrete slabs which are hoisted into place and secured, which makes construction very rapid.

This, I presume, is the parking garage, which is erected first before the outside of it is surrounded by apartments and businesses.

And I would imagine with the experience of a year ago there is full-time 24-hour security on the site.

Meantime, just across the street a TownePlace Suites by Marriott is well along in it's construction.

With the Findlay Toyota Center arena on one corner, the Homestead Talking Glass Apartments on another and these two projects under construction on two others, this interesection will probably soon be one of the busiest in our town.

I just wonder when the town leaders will decide to change the designation from a town to a city!

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

After a couple of snowstorms earlier this month, Spring is finally here.

At least for the moment.

As I'm writing this in the very early afternoon, the temperature is hovering at about 68 (F)/20 (C) with the sun shining in an incredibly blue sky.

It's supposed to reach 82 by Tuesday.

We'll see.

But meanwhile the warmer weather has caused the ornamental fruit trees to do their thing.

And, as always this time of year, I can't be prevented from imposing sharing this brief bit of old Burma Shave doggerel.

Brace yourselves.

Spring has sprung

The grass has riz

Where last year's

careless drivers is!

Happy Springtime, everyone!

WHO'S AGING??!!

I'm about a month from my 85th trip around the Sun.

It seems like only yesterday.

No I don't mean my big birthday seemed only yesterday.

Because it wasn't, see?

It's still coming up.

But I am of the age where I go into a room and then wonder why I'm in there.

Or not remembering the name of the person I've known all of my life.

Or the very famous movie star that I was in love with for all of my life.

Ah, well, that's a little of what's got me thinking.

Other than the fact that I'm wearing my wife's hat.

Some days are just like that.

But today was a killer.

I mean a real killer-diller.

(Does anyone remember that?)

Anyway I went to the library and the grocery store and the town center to shoot some pictures and the park to shoot some more.

And sometime after I got back, I glanced down at my feet.

I had not known it until that fateful moment.

Though I had noticed that people were being very polite to me in the library and the grocery store and the park.

I showed them to my wife when I discovered them.

After laughing uproarishly at my distress, she crowned my day by saying "And you've got another pair just like them in your closet!"

THE FRIDAY FUNNIES

I know what you're thinking.

"Apparently he's been hung over all week because of all that green beer he drank on Monday!"

Well you'd be wrong.

I didn't have any green beer on Monday or maybe any other kind of beer.

I may write about St. Patrick's Day but I usually don't celebrate it.

No, I've just been occupied with life and, then, lazy in general.

So let me try to make it up to you today.

TGIF!

If you're like me you're probably about ready to smite Jean-Luc Picard.

But put that anger behind you and get even by having a simply mah-velous weekend.

After all, it's SPRING again!

(sorry, River. and anyone else living Down Under.)

Oh, yeah, and always remember to keep laughing!

Here, kitty-kitty . . .

ERIN GO BRAGH

 

MARCHING ON

We are five days from the Spring Equinox here in Sunny Arizona.

March is supposed to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb, according to some Old Wives Tale.

March 1st of this year found the temperature to be around 65 F.

And this morning, on the Ides of March, it looked like this.

But there's hope on the horizon for Spring lovers.

The high temperature today is forecast at 47 and tomorrow at 61.

So maybe that lamb is just around the corner.

OOPS

 I forgot until Wacky Wally reminded me.

It may be Friday but it's also Pi Day!

Help yourself to a slice.