Cactus Juice

I read an AZ Central article back in October that talked about how eight lion statues were set to be removed from a park at Westgate City Center because they are ''anatomically correct''. Oh the horror! Evidently some uptight Phoenician (or maybe ''Glendalian''...is that a word?) found them offensive. Well you know me, I immediately wanted to go ...

So I'm driving to ASU yesterday morning, I exit the 202 south onto Rural and look to my right (because I like to see Tempe Town Lake and the ASU Rowing club is often already out training. That's dedication!). Anyhoo, yesterday I look over and -- holycow! The Devil House± was gone. It was there when I left work last week. Sometime over the ...

The official Monopoly Here & Now board has been revealed and--what Camelback Mountain is a National hot spot?! Who'd a thunk it? Let me tell you, us Phoenicians are flattered. Uncertain about the judging process, but flattered nonetheless. My previous post must have created a lot of interest.   Camelback Mountain is a red ...

‡ Had a quick second footnote from my post yesterday but it was way OT (off topic). True story though. Once upon a time I saw a heavy metal show at the historic Orpheum Theatre. I put my words in bold because the show was flippin louD, craZy and X-rated -- like any good 80's metal show was. Duh. However, there was something note-worthy ...

My buddy OT and I did a walk-through of the new Arizona Cardinals stadium this past weekend. The tour was free but required a ticket, so it was not too busy IMO. It was kewl, nice to tour it when things weren't so busy. The only bummer was that we could not go down onto the floor. Some Men's Toy Expo thingy was going on. Driving up from the ...