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The usual phrase is "A couple for the road."  These two are "from" the road.  :) ~ Cumulus from the road ~ Late afternoon cumulus clouds sometimes don't have themselves all together.  This one is having a bad hair day. ~ Cumulus from the road ~ This mid-morning cumulus cloud had it more together,...

~ Anvil Cloud over Pima College ~ The foreground in a photo can add or detract from what otherwise might be an outstanding photo.  The subject here is clearly the anvil cloud structure in the background.  Pima College to the right in the midground of the photo seems out of place. It adds nothing...

~ And that's why it works! ~ "Just what do they do for all that money that I wasn't doing?"  A FSBO seller was commiserating with her husband about how, after more than six months of advertising with zero activity, they finally hired an agent to list and sell their house.  (I'll be real surprise...

Centralized vs. Free Market decisions There's a "one size fits all" commercial on TV currently, where people decide on a purchase (car, pet, etc.) only to be told that they can't buy what they want, because they have to buy what someone else chooses for them. It reminds me of our government inves...

This winter was exceptionally dry in Arizona, and we always look forward to the Summer Monsoons.  Well, they're here, and the seven day forecast shows rain every day this week! Enjoy the Rain!  We do. _____________________ I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson Arizona Mortgage Lender NMLS #22...

~ Keep your distance! ~ This mother on her nest is half again the size of the Mourning Doves that you're used to seeing in your neighborhood.  They migrate north from Mexico and nest in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert.  This one has found a location where the spines of the saguaro cactus protect her ...

~ Gila Woodpecker Feeding Chicks ~ The Gila Woodpecker was feeding her little ones, and I was set up and taking photos.  She must not have liked it that I was taking pics of her rump as she disappeared into the "saguaro boot" because the very next thing she did was to yell at me! ~ She's yelling...

~ Mom? ~ Some days are better than others.  It helps to add humor, dark though it may be.  Today was one of those days!  Tomorrow is a new one.  I found this photo in an email and wanted to use it to make a Mother's Day card, but my Darlin' nixed the idea.  Can anyone help me identify the artist...

[The] "economic model, which leaves bureaucrats guessing about the market effects of their directives, is ultimately untenable."  A. Gary Shilling Sounds like Shilling is talking about our current economy in the United States, doesn't it?  He's not talking about us.  He's talking about China--the...

The REALTOR won't return my call! It's one of the strangest phenomona in the universe. At a time when qualified buyers are in great demand, real estate agents aren't returning calls. I'm not talking about you.  It's those other agents out there, especially listing agents for short sales. I'm see...