Vivian Maier Discovered

For those of you interested in street photography, I have a new name for you, Vivian Maier. There is a blog with some of her photos on it. Check it out, it's quite the view into Chicago beginning in the 1950's.

A Good Day in Tucson

Today was a great day. Jamie from Manitoba and I rode up the west side of Gates Pass. For those of you who are local, you know that's the difficult side. We rode well and were happy to be there. When we were at the top, there were people bringing their goats out of the desert. Unfortunately I could not get my camera out in time when they were close to us. Look at the two big ones, they have huge horns, and I think they're wearing saddles.

Jim is back from Seattle, he's very happy to be here.

Hairy Cactus

I walked in the RV park today for awhile. These are very interesting cactus.


They look like mohawk haircuts.

An Ankle Whack and a Ride to Arivaca

Monday we went out on the mountain bikes. I had the weirdest incident on the bike. We were riding down a benign section of trail, on the side of which was a barrel cactus. Apparently I hit it with my left foot, which shoved my foot off the pedal, and then the outside edge of my pedal smacked the side of my ankle. I thought my ankle was broken it hurt so bad. It was a fluke thing, but in the future I will be way more aware of the location of the barrels.
Note the swelling.

This afternoon it colored out pretty well.

Today was a good ride. A bunch of us rode from Amado to Arivaca. It's a pleasant ride across the desert.


We went to the Gadsden Coffee Company and sat out in the sun and had a nosh. It was just perfect. My poor beloved was unable to go, since he's in Seattle in the gray, the cold and the wet. The group wanted to wave and say hi from the sunny patio.

The return was nice since the head wind was not as bad as usual.

When we got back there was a new RV in the park. It's an amazing bus conversion. It's very shiny.

So, Jim's in Seattle and I am here.

Rant Number TWO for 2011

Are you all checking your credit card statements? I was out looking at the Master Card online statement and noticed that the Dish Network bill was $46. It's supposed to be $39. So I called and asked them what's up with that? Insurance. Insurance for what? When did I ask you for insurance. Oh - it was free for 9 months but now we're charging you for it. Not only did I not authorize it, I would not have known about it if I didn't check the Master Card bill. Again, it's open season on your wallet. Insurance seems to be the scam du jour.

Memorial at U of AZ Medical Center

Today we rode over to UMC. The memorial for those who were shot is still growing.