McCain — Indifferent or incompetent?

I was listening to the Charles Goyette Show this morning on KFNX. He was interviewing a writer for The New Republic, and the discussion was centered around John McCain and his candidacy for the Presidency. Goyette opened the discussion up to the audience by asking people to share their personal stories about McCain. [...]

Wildflowers

Wildflowers
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Spring in Phoenix is beautiful. Everything blooms. Many people, my wife and I included, let wildflowers grow in the yard.
The yard pictured here is of a home off of College Avenue in Tempe. What is noteworthy about this yard is that it is densely populated with red poppies. Most people have the [...]

Desert Love

One of the big problems facing Phoenix is that most of its residents are living in a state of denial.  They live in a very harsh desert climate but like to pretend they live in the midwest…during the month of May.  There are lawns and flower beds with petunias.  I have traveled extensively throughout Arizona [...]