Home Phone No More

This is the end of an era for me, I am canceling the home phone number and we are going cellular. I know so many have gone this path already, but it took me some time to be able to part with my home phone number. I am the only one that really uses the home phone and I am having some separation anxiety, but it will be okay. So if you want to reach me my number is 480-282-7537 and Pat's number is 480-248-5435. I am not completely sold on the being available 24/7 like so much of today's youth, so if I don't answer well it's because I am not available at that instant. If I am having dinner or driving or in line at a store, I will not be answering, but I will return your call. Hope to hear from you soon!

Portillos Moves West

 

 The long awaited arrival of Portillo's is finally here. Portillo's is one of my must haves when traveling back home, so I was very thrilled to know that they were finally going to open in Scottsdale. We made the drive on a Friday after work. I haven't had a good beef sandwich since, well since I was home last November, so I was thrilled. Pat had a beef and a hot dog, William had hot dogs and his to die for chocolate cake shake. I was a little disappointed in the sandwich, seems to me they were a bit skimpy on the beef, but it was as good as I remember and I will be going back. 

 

Snow in the Valley?

Ok maybe not real snow, more like slushy frozen rainy snow, that sounded like hail coming down. It gathered in the stoney plant areas and the garbage can to make it look like snow. It was cold but not freezing cold at least not on the ground, there is no ice on the streets or sidewalks. Just enough to make the desert dorks think they have snow.

 

 

Journey on my Bike

Saturday mornings have turned into my time to go out on my bike to ride and enjoy the fresh air and solitude. I am usually gone around two and a half hours and I enjoy the journey. One of my frequent routes is to ride up to the path along the canal, then head north into Mesa, trying to go further each week. Bordering the canal is everything from farmland to new subdivisions to over 55 and snowbird communities. I see something new every week, I usually hear roosters cockadoodledoing, there are lots of horse farms and even some citrus orchards. I stop at a Starbucks on my way back home that just happens to be right off the path and enjoy a latte while I rest before heading on home. The weather right now is perfect for my morning rides. It is as low as the 30s when I leave the house, but the sun is shining and it just doesn't feel that cold. Of course, there is no wind chill here that I know of. I love my bike and I love my Saturday morning rides, I hope to get in as many as possible before it gets too hot again.

Milestone on the way Home from the Temple Lights

I must deviate from Christmas postings here to share a big moment in the life of the Silver Bullet. Yep just over  9.5 years old and we have hit 150,000 miles. Time for a new car you say? but why? My good friends at Firestone love me! I keep the van in great working order, the inside is clean and in great shape. The outside might have a few minor dings but hey after 150,000 miles so would you. Should we try for 200,000? only time will tell.

MIA

That is me.....I have been Missing In Action. Since I have neglected my blog and you my one or is it two faithful readers, I must now pay by trying to learn all over what to do here. Things change A LOT when you don't post for nearly a year. This is a whole new set up and well, took me 20 minutes to find out how to log in. So hang on there sometime soon there will be pictures and updates and hopefully more regular posts.

This past year I have been pretty much not available, not to anyone or anything,  not even to myself. We will call it the year from he!!.  I pretty much worked the year away and did very little other than sleep and work and eat and then work and well just a little more work. Good news for me, I got a new job with UnitedHealthcare (my employer of choice seeing as we help people live healthier lives and well I like helping people live healthier lives), as a technical analyst and I work from home. Yes, you heard me WORK FROM HOME full time, every day. I love working from home, I am a perfect work at home employee. I am focused and disciplined enough to work from home every day YES every day. Oh and did I mention no OT with this job, well not now anyway. After a year of 60+ work weeks that is just amazing to me and that is why I am here to ramble about it, because I am off work every day at 2:30 and I have time to ramble now.

done rambling for now

 

UBI No. 1 - Trivia Day

Today is Trivia Day (don't ask how I know, I just do) and so to celebrate here is a little piece of trivia for you: The only part of the human body that has no blood supply is the cornea. It takes its oxygen directly from the air. Now don't you agree that it is a rather interesting useless bit of information. For something a little more up to my speed: One plain milk chocolate candy bar has more protein than a banana. So put those bananas down and grab a chocolate bar. Go and find your own trivia to share with someone today.