Walking Around Tucson

A local restaurant sponsors Monday evening walks and runs in downtown Tucson; so far Donna and I have been to five or six.  We quite enjoy the route, which winds through three picturesque parts of Tucson, the 1930-ish downtown section, the hippie-infested university district, and the historical Mexican Presidio (Tucson was part of Mexico until […]

Paul’s Grab Bag

Unconnected thoughts and observations which don’t rate separate blog posts, but when aggregated together might amount to something: We’re in Las Vegas, visiting the kids. Gregory’s birthday was the 10th; Polly’s is the 16th. Of course we’re spending time with our grandson Quentin, too, and campaigning to have his parents send him down to Tucson […]

Why Thank You, I’m Feeling Much Better

Thank god!  Since when do colds last a month?  Didn’t they used to be over in, like, two weeks?  Maybe I’m just older and weaker.  Maybe the common cold has evolved into something more sinister.  Either way, I’m happy to be getting back to normal.  It helps that it’s also a beautiful day in Tucson. […]

Trolling the Waters

Politically I’m a leftist through and through, so I’m always surprised when my inner conservative rears its pointy head. I’m reading a blog entry by Phoenix Woman about right-wingers refusing to call domestic terrorism by its name, nodding along, completely in agreement, when I come upon this sentence: Republican Senator Scott Brown — who was […]