Yes, yes. I know. Where have I been? Well, the short of it is that sometimes you have to take a step back and focus on some other things in life including family, friends, health and prosperity (or lack of prosperity in my case). But, everything is fine, although there are still some rough edges. [...]

For the past few months, J. and I have been planning a romantic, winter vacation. We had gone through countless discussions about where to go and what we would do once we got there. After striking Amarillo, Topeka and Omaha from our lists, I decided it might not be a bad idea for J. to [...]

I think a lot of people in Phoenix have become cynical at the culinary scene in the Valley. I can’t say I blame them in some respects because it is hard to get past the number of chain restaurants that have proliferated from Surprise to Apache Junction. Their glowing neon signs and stand-alone building trump [...]