Category Archives: activities
Condo Experience in Rocky Point
January 8, 2011 
patwatson I know that when we travel things aren’t going to be like they are back home, I accept that and actually relish the change. That is in most situations. One that I have found to be rather humorous is how we are so used to having plug ins all over, ready to take on the electrical [...]
Comments Off Going Back in Time
We all wish that we could go back to a special time in our lives, well, I’m getting the chance at least in one area. I have just been placed on the Board of Directors of the Tucson Council for International Visitors and made the Executive Director. When I was with ICIU I was the [...]
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Contrasting Beauty in Arizona
There are many things of beauty in the state of Arizona but capturing two such totally different ideas was just a delight. First there is the beauty of the Prickly Pear cactus that can be seen all over the area. Take a walk in the desert and you will be surrounded by the different varieties [...]
Russian Vistiors
We had a delightful time with our visitors from Russia this week. Super nice ladies, each with their own sense of humor and stories. Hopefully the balance of their trip will be successful too. Of course, they were tired. It seems that programmers just don’t realize what it is like to be on the road [...]
Change and Challenge – Both Wonderful
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Living in Arizona
The move to Arizona was one that we had been discussing for some time; now that we are here we can admit that it was a good move. There are things that keep us busy all the time, mostly work related but some just for sheer joy. Last night we went to the dog races, [...]
Greyhound Park in Tucson
Since there aren’t any horse tracks around here we decided to go to the dog track last night. Actually, it was rather fun. When we first pulled up all we could think was that it was in pretty worn out shape, then walking inside we got the giggles (at least I did) because it reminded [...]
Rotary in Tucson
What a delightful experience I had while visiting the "new" Rotary in the Vail area. The club was split off from Pantano a year and a half ago and is in the growth mode. The members are educators, insurance people, an escort officer for international visitors (not how he described it but that’s essentially what [...]
Pops Concert on Capital Hill
What a delightful evening, the Prof’s parents were here for dinner and then we all went to the capital for the concert on the hill. It’s such a neat way to spend the 3rd. The symphony playing patriotic songs, a Broadway actor singing some of the songs from his run and then Simon Estes singing [...]
Congratulations to Shawn Johnson from Des Moines
What a thrill it must be for the family of Shawn Johnson, the 16 year old that has just won the Olympic trials to go to China. She is a very poised, pretty young lady, a tribute to herself, her family and her coach. The news has been covering her since we moved to DM [...]