01 I'm Thinking of Ending Things
02 Le Daim / Deerskin
03 First Cow
04 Beanpole
05 Perdrix / The Bare Necessity
06 The Vast of Night
07 The Whistlers
08 Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
09 The Assistant
10 Sacred Cow

11 My Octopus Teacher
12 The Trip to Greece
13 The Phenomenon
14 Lights in the Sky
15 Challenger: The Final Flight
16 Wade in the Water
17 Gretel &...

Fortunately, I didn't have to get very many things for the week in my weekly grocery run. All I needed were basic necessities and a couple of dinner selections.

So this writer just simply took advantage. I just happened to have run into fifty percent off on a few items today. Two ham steaks together cost just $2.99. Not bad. Fifteen-piece shrimp cocktail? Just five dollars. Sliced celery sticks? Just $2.99 for that. Also got two dollars off a bag...

Well, here's something you usually don't get two years in a row. And we just did.

Punxsutawney Phil, our favorite groundhog, did not see his shadow, so guess what? Early spring , particularly for the areas that are usually the warmest. Besides, the almanac sez that the coldest parts of winter for North Texas are just about behind us. As it is, this writer is just ready for March.

And the Vacation Man will be set to strike again, ...

Think good thoughts, y'all.

Life really is good.

You have it so good, it's not funny.

No, really.

Turn that frown upside down.

Yes, just like that.

Again.

There you go.

Now, try laughing.

Yes, even on the blogs, you can.

It's okay to smile now and then.

Spread a smile or two hither and thether....

Ok I changed this post to reflect my wrongness. After doing my own research this morning, I was pretty shocked to see that Tucson and surround areas are indeed MUCH higher in property taxes than the Phoenix areas and in some cases ..double. I apologize for not researching before I posted.