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That was the temperature June 2 as I begrudgingly turned off the car to make my way the three blocks to the starting line of Meet Me Downtown.  Surprisingly plenty of close parking was available which meant I still had 50 minutes to wander around in the near-dusk asphalt and concrete fueled downtown furnace. Fortunately … Read more9-9-9 (minus 9)

In yet another example of how interconnected we all are I learned this week that I speak some Arabic. Rather; that I and the rest of America have more ties to the Arabic language than we may have imagined. We had our first Haboob of the season this week. It was minor by most standards … Read moreSpeaking a Second Language

Rattler Along the Santa Cruz Trail You know how some weeks (or days) can seem perfect; the last couple of weeks fall somewhere in that range. It started a couple Sundays ago with what would end up being a final tune-up ride before what was the last running of the  El Tour of The Tucson … Read moreMy Charmed Life

Overall this started out as a pretty special week. It kicked off with a Lover’s-Day Couple’s Relay Sunday. Billed as a low-key event we still had our eye on the prize. Given this would be the first such event we’ve completed together we wanted to do ourselves proud. We laced it up for the (sub) … Read moreArizona: A Century of the Five C’s