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~ Dust Storm Sunset at Saguaro National Park TMD~ They're called Haboobs ~ rolling dust storms that suck the dirt from the face of the earth, throw it high into the atmosphere, and move it miles away before dropping it back down again. We're not talking a dust devil or two.  A haboob can move hu...

"It's the Mother of all No Doc Loans," says John Capp, one of Sunstreet Mortgage LLC's principals.  In this interview on this evening's KOLD News, Capp talks about the proposed new HARP (Home Affordable Refinance Program) rules proposed by President Obama.  Click the link and take a listen. CAUTI...

~ Tucson's Most Fantastic Ice Cream! ~ Domenic and Isabella Johnson have the coolest ice cream truck I've seen in my life.  What you can't see in this photo is that the top of this truck is coated with solar cells which provide the electricity that keeps the freezer and all of that scrumptious i...

~ Brain Teaser ~ Your brain learns in the first two months of your life to recognize patterns.  Can you recognize this one?  If you haven't had your morning coffee yet, you might want to visit some other blogs, make a few comments, and then come back to this... _____________________ I'm Mike in ...

~ Nature will bury our efforts if we stop tending to them ~ I love this photo, and it's one of the very few you'll find on my blog that didn't come from my camera.  I found this on Flickr many years ago, and keep it in front of me because it reminds me that in the end, nature will prevail. Jim R...

~ HooDoos Conversing ~ Outlanders have no idea of the beauty to be found in and around the city of Tucson, Arizona.  National TV is partly to blame.  The weatherman shows a map of the United States, and points to the desert southwest painted red on the map, while Chicago is green.  "Be glad we l...

~ Self Portrait of a Hiker ~ The Hugh Norris Trail is one of the premier attractions of Saguaro National Park's Tucson Mountain District.  I didn't hike the entire trail last night; I started at 5:30 and hiked to an elevation where I could capture some of the last rays of sunlight. The granite s...

~The Dawning of the Day of Success~ Morgan Arthur Jones was my Grandpa.  He was a New Yorker, and proud of it. I'm 63 as I write this, and my Grandpa passed from this earth when I was just a little child.  Imagine my delight to find this hand-painted card in some old things that had been saved b...

~ Before Computers & Smart Phones ~ The funny thing about this listing?  I found it easier to read than the MLS form presently used by the Tucson Association of REALTORS.  Seriously!  Read the description of the bedrooms and see if you don't agree. When it comes to getting ahold of the 'salesman...

~ Finger Rock ~ The photo doesn't give enough perspective to judge the size of the "finger" of granite pointing toward the heavens.  It's 80' tall!  Only a handful of Tucson's buildings are taller. Betty Leavengood's Tucson Hiking Guide, available for sale at Saguaro National Park's Red Hills Vi...