I had the pleasure this past few weeks to take a break from work and return to Hawaii. The islands are one of my favorite places to visit. Unfortunately, we had not been there in almost 25 years. Time just got away from us.This time we got to spend 5 days on Maui and 5 days on Kauai. We ate a lot
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11/07/2021
At long last Scottsdale’s only new build, over fifty-five community is open again. Phase 2 of Scottsdale Heights has reopened for sales. Phase 1 sold out quicker than expected and unexpected delays temporarily halted sales until Phase 2 could be readied.Conveniently located at the intersection of
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10/20/2021
It is fall, a time for transition. In Scottsdale, AZ fall is a time to put those hot summer days behind us and get back outdoors to enjoy the clear skies and cooler sunny days. As the weather mellows, we begin to welcome back visitors and many of our annual fall festivities. One fall festivity t
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10/13/2021
I no longer remember important facts. No birthdays, no appointments, no history lessons. I don’t have to.If I need to know what time it is, I just look at my phone. Need to wake up at a special time? Set an alarm. In the mood for one of my favorite songs? I have music at my fingertips.I seldom lo
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10/04/2021
Fall is upon us. It will arrive officially at 12:21 pm on September 22.Fall is a season of transition. It is a time when the days grow shorter, and the weather begins to change. The long hot days of summer will soon be behind us. Here in Phoenix the change will be subtle. The average high tempera
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09/22/2021
For those of you who know the Phoenix area, you know that it is a desert. The desert can be a hard place to live in the summer. But Phoenix also experiences a summer monsoon season when we get a significant portion of our annual rainfall. The amount of rainfall varies from year to year so you are
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09/12/2021
I have been off the grid for a while. Well, not totally, but far enough away from good internet access to keep me away from my keyboard. My wife and I took a driving trip across much of the western U.S. from Phoenix to Northern Wisconsin. While I promised myself, I would never drive that far aga
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09/06/2021
Well June of 2021 has come to an end, and so the The Soundtrack of a Lifetime will go back on hiatus for another year. When I started the series back in 2018, the goal was to share some of the songs that I have enjoyed throughout my lifetime. The first song I featured was School Days by Chuck Be
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06/30/2021
Another big star that needs no introduction is Frank Sinatra. Sinatra was likely the guy that people once thought of when the term superstar first came into play. “Sinatramania” in the 1940s preceded Beatlemania by twenty years.Sinatra is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, ha
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06/28/2021
I have always been a huge Nat King Cole fan. For my money no one makes singing look so effortless. I was only a child when Nat King Cole was a popular singer with his own television show. I remember my parents watching the show that I didn’t really appreciate at the time. Today's song is an old
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06/27/2021
