September 2011

Close Call on the Homicidal Streets

September 29, 2011

LOL! The Dog Chariot came out unscathed this morning from a Close Encounter of the Airhead Kind. I’m sitting in line at a red light, heading east toward the 7:00 a.m. meeting of the Scottsdale Business Association, when I’m rudely awakened from the morning’s daydream by a whack and a billiard-ball zing forward followed by [...]

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What’s in People’s Heads?

September 28, 2011

Your loose dog puts me and my pet at risk.

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Moments of Fame

September 27, 2011

wOOt! Funny made the Best of Money Carnival! Is that or is that not awesome? Boomer and Echo host this week and kindly included Funny’s rumination on whether downsizing would actually save any money, at least in my circumstances. I’m flattered! Because BoMC publishes only ten links in a given week, it’s hard to get [...]

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Real Estate: That light at the end of the tunnel may not be a train

September 24, 2011

Realtors are perennially optimistic, even in the worst of times. You pretty much have to be an optimist (even to the point of self-delusion) to sell things. Especially real estate, these days. Over the past few months, friends who sell, finance, and renovate real estate have been saying the low-end market is extremely hot. At [...]

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Ancient Roman Wine

September 23, 2011

The other day while editing a novel set in Britain during the first-century Roman occupation, I had occasion to look up the drinking habits of the ancient Romans. Particularly their wine-drinking habits. As it develops, Romans of the first century AD drank lots of wine. They thought it was good for one’s health. They even [...]

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Round-up: Fresh weather edition

September 21, 2011

It’s 70 degrees out there in the backyard! At last, the worst of the heat is breaking. Even though the days are still in the low 100s, the evenings and mornings are cool and the temperature of the pool has dropped enough to make a swim refreshing again. Hurrah! Let’s celebrate with a tour around [...]

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