Oh, my god.
I have warned friends about this.
But now I have succumbed.
Facebook has taken over my life.
I finally got into it and now I have found multiple former friends, people I used to work with, some of them for a long time, some of them very briefly.
But now.
Thanks to Facebook.
They are my friends.
And I am finding that I am checking the page tens, hundreds, thousands of times a day.
What have I become?
Okay, gotta go.
Got to check Facebook.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Good-bye Mary
The Big C has claimed another one.
Mary Travers, the female singer with Peter, Paul and Mary, has died of cancer at the age of 72 in Danbury Hospital in Connecticut.
Topping it off
A next door neighbor had this Cottonwood tree in his front yard. It was probably 50 feet tall. Until this morning. Going out to the mailbox, I noticed tree cutters hard at work. I asked them if they were going to take it down but they said they had been asked by the owner to reduce its height.
A few hours later, the job was done.
A few hours later, the job was done.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Calling all nervous nellies!
From the north side of Prescott, looking south, a forest fire appears to be encroaching on the city. (Yavapai Regional Medical Center in lower left of photo.)
But it was a controlled burn, one of two today. The next view is from Juniper Lane, on the south side of the city.
There is no danger, folks, everything is being strictly controlled.
But it was a controlled burn, one of two today. The next view is from Juniper Lane, on the south side of the city.
The other burn today was on Mingus Mountain but it was so far away only a dim smudge of gray smoke could be seen in the sky.
These controlled burns are done every year but every time they're done a certain number of people don't get the message and are all but running down the streets, shrieking "the sky is falling, the sky is falling."
There is no danger, folks, everything is being strictly controlled.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
I want a drink!
I had just filled the fountain and a couple of dishes with water.
But Smoke apparently didn't want to drink from the cat dish.
He wanted a drink from the fountain.
But Smoke apparently didn't want to drink from the cat dish.
He wanted a drink from the fountain.
Meanwhile, watching from a distance was the long-missing Goldie. Haven't seen him for several weeks but there he was this morning. But he was keeping a safe distance and would not allow me to approach him.
Friday, September 11, 2009
The worst part of a rainy day
Sedona, Arizona is a small town in northern Arizona . . famous for art galleries, crystals and vortexes, not to mention beautiful scenery in the red rocks.
But yesterday a huge thunderstorm rolled directly over Sedona, dropping lots of rain and causing the normally placid Oak Creek to flood in low-lying areas. One place hard hit was Tlaquepaque, a Mexican themed mall of galleries, shops and restaurants with some huge sycamore trees. To see what happened, check out these photographs by Karl F. Mullings Photography: Sedona Flood
But yesterday a huge thunderstorm rolled directly over Sedona, dropping lots of rain and causing the normally placid Oak Creek to flood in low-lying areas. One place hard hit was Tlaquepaque, a Mexican themed mall of galleries, shops and restaurants with some huge sycamore trees. To see what happened, check out these photographs by Karl F. Mullings Photography: Sedona Flood
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
A great radio station!
As I was perusing the New York Times on the web this morning, I ran across an article about Scott Johnston. He's a Montana man with a dream, which he made come true. Johnston runs a low power radio station playing wonderful music - - from his front porch! The 100 watt wonder has a coverage area of only a few miles north of Creston, Montana. But thanks to streaming audio on the Internet, KXZI can be heard all over the world. I've been listening to it this morning and I'm hooked. Johnston bases the station's playlist on music you may never have heard but wished you had. Just scanning the list now, one finds Precious Bryant, Eric Clapton, Clinton Fearon, Koko Taylor, Duke Robillard and the Eagles.
Johnston's radio station is a 24-hour one-man band. He's the only employee and he's got a great smooth delivery. You don't hear him much. He never announces the songs he plays though you can identify all the performances by scanning the playlist on his website.
That website is http://www.montanaradiocafe.org Check it out. I think you'll become a fan as I have.
Johnston's radio station is a 24-hour one-man band. He's the only employee and he's got a great smooth delivery. You don't hear him much. He never announces the songs he plays though you can identify all the performances by scanning the playlist on his website.
That website is http://www.montanaradiocafe.org Check it out. I think you'll become a fan as I have.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
A rainy day . . . and a movie!
SWMBO and I finally took in the movie - Julie and Julia - this afternoon. We so seldom go to a theatre that I can't recall the last movie we saw in one but suffice it to say it was a year or two ago. I'd been waiting for Julie and Julia to come out and was anxious to see it when it first appeared in the theatre but, procrastinator that I am, it had been a month or more before we finally attended a showing.
We both enjoyed it immensely. SWMBO said she couldn't imagine Meryl Streep not getting another Oscar for her portrayal of Julia Child. As is usual in her performances, she was spot on.
It was raining when we entered the theatre and still dripping when we came out. Enroute home, I had to stop for a photo of this very low-lying cloud bank hugging the ground.
We both enjoyed it immensely. SWMBO said she couldn't imagine Meryl Streep not getting another Oscar for her portrayal of Julia Child. As is usual in her performances, she was spot on.
It was raining when we entered the theatre and still dripping when we came out. Enroute home, I had to stop for a photo of this very low-lying cloud bank hugging the ground.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Lunch+++++
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Lunch
A few . . oh, that's a lie . . . it was more like 15 years ago, I had my first tuna melt sandwich. I liked it but I don't think I'd ever had another one. Until today. I stopped at a Subway sandwich shop with tuna melt on my mind. They don't have one on the menu but I asked if they could make one and the guy said "sure!"
So I ordered tuna salad on Italian bread topped with pepper cheese. That went into a toaster oven for a minute or so. I had them top it with some chopped black olives, chopped green bell peppers, and chopped red onion. Topped it off with a splash of vinegar and oil dressing. And it was pretty darned good. SWMBO was amazed.
So I ordered tuna salad on Italian bread topped with pepper cheese. That went into a toaster oven for a minute or so. I had them top it with some chopped black olives, chopped green bell peppers, and chopped red onion. Topped it off with a splash of vinegar and oil dressing. And it was pretty darned good. SWMBO was amazed.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Rain on the horizon
Monday, August 31, 2009
Speaking of music . . .
. . . and of old memories. Here's a song that's come to be popular on the Internet. The singer is Tom Rush.
Jazz
This past weekend the Prescott Jazz Summit kept aficionados of the form content for three days. I stopped downtown to visit with an old friend, Joel Goldenthal, who is the executive director of Jazz in Az. He performs as Joel Robin and has played piano behind many newcomers who have become stalwarts. I reminded him that I had seen Margo and Francine Reed perform for probably the first time in Arizona. It was at a big outdoor jazz festival at the Town and Country Shopping Center in Phoenix. The Reeds had just moved to Phoenix from Chicago and came out of the audience in blue jean cutoffs to perform with the Armand Boatman band. They tore the place up! Joel said "that was my first gig in the Valley, too!"
Later he said he met Timothy Johnson, who opened Timothy's Restaurant. Johnson asked Joel what he thought about bringing in some live music. Joel, always looking for gigs, brought in Francine Reed and the place became a reknowned jazz club. Francine, incidentally, is more commonly known these days for performing with Lyle Lovett's band.
I didn't get to hear much of the jazz this weekend but what I heard was spectacular. Mike Vax, who fronted the Stan Kenton bend for years, did a great job in putting it together and bringing in some great artists. Toni Tennille was the headliner but Margo and Blaise Lantana and Joel's wife Delphine Cortez and Dennis Rowland were on hand for the festival, as well as a number of very talented musicians. The BRD and her Beau took in one of the final sessions at the Hassayampa Hotel and she said the jazz was fabulous.
Next year I may have to shell out the money to attend myself.
Later he said he met Timothy Johnson, who opened Timothy's Restaurant. Johnson asked Joel what he thought about bringing in some live music. Joel, always looking for gigs, brought in Francine Reed and the place became a reknowned jazz club. Francine, incidentally, is more commonly known these days for performing with Lyle Lovett's band.
I didn't get to hear much of the jazz this weekend but what I heard was spectacular. Mike Vax, who fronted the Stan Kenton bend for years, did a great job in putting it together and bringing in some great artists. Toni Tennille was the headliner but Margo and Blaise Lantana and Joel's wife Delphine Cortez and Dennis Rowland were on hand for the festival, as well as a number of very talented musicians. The BRD and her Beau took in one of the final sessions at the Hassayampa Hotel and she said the jazz was fabulous.
Next year I may have to shell out the money to attend myself.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Building update
It's been awhile so I figured it was time for yet another look at the new Prescott Valley Library building.
The brand new building, which will also hold classrooms for Yavapai College East, is due to have its grand opening on October 10th.
The brand new building, which will also hold classrooms for Yavapai College East, is due to have its grand opening on October 10th.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Arizona Beach Party!
Now this may seem pretty strange. Scheduling a Beach Party in central Arizona, far from lake or seashore. But never put Prescott Valley down. This one, in the heart of the Entertainment District, is the 4th annual!
So, the first thing you need for a beach party is a beach, in this case created by a number of loads of sand dumped in a parking lot.
So, the first thing you need for a beach party is a beach, in this case created by a number of loads of sand dumped in a parking lot.
From there on, it's whatever you can find. In this day and age, huge inflatable toys seem to be a favorite of the youngsters.
Friday, August 28, 2009
And that's jazz!
This is a big weekend for jazz aficionados in Prescott. It's the annual Jazz Summit, three days of performances by a number of jazz artists. Today at noon the BRD and I took in the first event - a free performance by a number of the artists at the Courthouse Square.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
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