We had quite the drama with the car recently. We just wanted to pop up to Target to pick up some peppers when it wouldn’t start. Not only would it not start, we both had to use the manual spare…
Monsoon, Definitely
At the end of July, we finally saw something that was a bit more in line with our expectations of what a monsoon would be after it being a bit of a whimper in June. We saw two major storms…
New Gym
The gym at our apartment complex has re-opened after being closed since late January. We happened to be on our way to the office the very second the doors were being opened. As such we got to the first residents…
Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Obviously lots and lots of spoilers ahead. Only read if you have already read Harry Potter and the I was unsure what to think of a new Harry Potter release after so long. So often when X thing gets done…
Amazon Locker Part 2
We unexpectedly got to see our community’s Amazon locker repaired, so if you have any interest in the innards of such a device or how well an air conditioner works in it in Arizona levels of heat, this is your…
Insect Update
So one of the reasons we moved to Arizona is the balance of bugs vs. heat. It is still holding up as being low insect, especially compared to Abilene, Texas, the winner of city with the biggest, weirdest insects for…
Monsoon, Sort Of
Yet another weather novelty for us is the monsoon. It is less strong than the ones in Asia apparently, but none the less, we have experienced a few things we hadn’t before. We saw an extended lightning storm without a…
Doctor Who: Ranking the Russell T Davies Era Part 1
When I first moved to England in 2010, Chris wanted me to watch pretty much everything he had ever seen that he liked that I hadn’t seen before. We didn’t have to find new TV programs for about 2 years.…
The Lagoon Style Pool at San Cervantes
As regular readers will know, the primary pool at our apartment complex has been under construction for several months. Even though we have another pool, we are allowed to use the pool of a sister property. It turns out this…
Barbecuing in the Dry Heat
We did another repeat from Chris’s parents’ visit, grilling out, which was lovely. Here is a short video of the cookout and my parents’ musings on dry heat: