September came into Arizona this year, giving us a taste of fall weather, but summer has made an unwelcome comeback the last week of the month. Our house build is still pending. Our HOA has given us the greenlight. We're good there. But our county is reviewing updated plans from their first round feedback. We hope to have a start date on construction within the next week or two. Otherwise, it's been work, house planning, and hiking. And while we've seen tarantula's around, we've never seen on…
It's Labor Day weekend, which means summer is somewhat over as kids head back to school. Here in Sedona, the temperatures are certainly cooling down just a little. The mid 60's in the morning are refreshing for hikes. The entire month has mostly been around a tooth. In particular, a baby tooth that's just been sitting there, the permanent one never arriving to fill it in. It's a first molar, so wasn't visible unless I would pull my mouth open enough to intentionally show it to someone. Dentist…
Other than some hiking this month, I've stayed around home while we've been finishing up plans for the new home construction we will be starting soon. Plans just got sent out for final review and permits. I'll be posting month-to-month updates once it starts in September. Could take as long as 18 months, partially because a bit of excavation work needs to be done to level things where they need leveled. Arcosanti Arcosanti is a neat place we pass by going and coming from Sedona to Phoenix. W…
The heat of the summer is in full effect. Up in the northern area of Arizona, we've started to get a bit of rain. While it's good to get rain, that brings with it humidity and mosquitos. Bearizona My wife's birthday is in the last half of May. To celebrate she wanted to visit Bearizona in Williams, AZ about an hour and half away from our house. It was great to see all the animals, primarily rescues. Badgers, birds, elk, goats, pronghorns, buffalo, arctic wolves, and, of course, bears. But m…
Summer approaches. It finally feels like it is going to happen. I attended RailsConf 2024 which was in Detroit, MI. Since I write here about more personal stuff than work, I won't do a deep dive. You'll be happy to note that Peanut came with me. He stayed in the hotel most of the time, but I'll have to do more with the guys when they join me on a future trips. While exploring Detroit, the above image intrigued me. An old building, probably seventy or more years old, with a new high-rise being…