Many years ago I met an automotive journalist and racing driver named Denise McCluggage. In the course of an all-too-brief conversation Denise made a comment to the effect that you can tell a lot about a town by its hardware store. As a guy who’d rather hang out in a hardware store than just about […]
Carmel’s Coffee
It’s a fact of life that while we live in Paradise (Scottsdale), we occasionally have to leave it and go to…Phoenix. I had to make one of those trips this morning and was searching through the cobwebs to remember some place to meet an associate in the vicinity of 44th Street and Camelback. Turns out, […]
Roses Are Red, Javalinas Are Brown
According to our Convention & Visitors Bureau, “Scottsdale has you covered with boredom-busting options that run the gamut from world-class museums and a renowned botanical garden to guided city tours, architectural wonders and the nation’s largest wilderness preserve.” But did you know? Scottsdale also has a poet laureate. I must admit that when I first […]