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This will probably be my last post before I head out to spend a few days at the bottom of a big hole.

Grand Canyon

The weather is supposed to get cold and rainy/snowy on the Rim, with a 20% chance of rain at the bottom. If by any chance you want to follow my weather patterns, here's a link.

I think I'll stick with my original packing plan, maybe throw in some fleece pj bottoms and wear one of my light ski jackets instead of a spring jacket. Best to stick with light layers. The ski jacket is pretty much just a shell, but it's more wind and rain proof than my other jacket.

The beauty of it all is that we're staying in a cabin, bedding and toiletries provided, meals are included, etc. I'm not sure what I'll end up doing down there, but I can guarantee it won't be thinking about work, my schedule, etc.

Because this isn't a normal walk in the park, I'm also going to call MomH before I head down. Someone died yesterday on the same trail we'll be using to get out. Sure, he was an older gentleman, but you never know. I'm not sure what happened. When BrownAmazon was out here and we tried to go down the trail, some crazy chick in flipflops hit a patch of ice and I thought she was going to knock me over the edge. So I'll be careful, I promise.

Slippery Slope

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I'll post again on Sunday with pictures! Yay!

Is because I have that same wall clock. It's super fun. It takes people a while to realize it's a clock and then they think it's pretty darn cool.

Thanks, MomH for the great (years ago) Christmas gift!

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South Mountain Park has thousands of miles of trails. It's one of the largest municipal parks in the US.

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I'm out hiking early so I can be a little bit ready for the Canyon next week.

I'm in the South Mountain trails and the trailhead is three miles from my place. I need to get out here more often.
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Things that are irritating me today: 

1. People who don't *&^%!~$# pay attention. I may be a bleeding heart most of the time, but I think our cushy comfortable society has let far too many incompetent people make it to adulthood. How some people have made it this far in life, let alone find their way out of their house in the morning, is beyond me.

I'm not talking about people with serious illnesses, physical or mental, I'm not that cruel. I'm talking about functional people who are unencumbered by the thought process.

2. The traffic lights along Camelback Road (where my office is). I have never hit more than one green light in a row. The lights are set up so you will hit EVERY SINGLE RED LIGHT even if you are driving the speed limit. EVERY RED LIGHT! WTF ever happened to planning for traffic flow? I can drive down the busiest road in Tempe and the lights are timed for flow. Stupid Phoenix traffic engineers.

Can City of Phoenix get anything right? Oh - that gets me started on a whole host of other complaints but I don't want to get into zoning codes and tax incentives to keep empty lots empty. Grrr.

3. I bought a Toyota so I could have a low-maintenance car. So how come every time I go to the dealer for an oil change I have to pay hundreds of dollars to get my car back? Probably because I'm getting my oil change at a dealer. I'm starting to think all the money I sunk into the Silver Lemon wasn't that bad after all.

Mostly #3 is my today's irritant. The other two piss me off on a regular basis but I had to deal with them today so they moved to the top of the list.

EXCEPT MORE BABY ZOO ANIMALS!!!

ZOOOMG!

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Go forth and fill your libraries with media.

Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.

~daisy

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This illustrated walk through the US Capitol is a treat. If the drawings were in red pen I would swear this was M-----l's fine work and witty observations.

E Pluribus Unum

So no kitties or baby squirrels fell in my lap yesterday, but my horoscope may have been right anyway about me getting something I wanted. Oh wait - haven't checked my Powerball ticket yet.

Please hold.

*hold music*

Nothing. Pleh. Oh well, now I just contributed money to Arizona's General Fund. Heaven knows it needs more cash.

Regardless, something happened work-related that would count, but I'm not going to get into it here. But today's horoscope said something about I hit a plateau, but it was really just the first peak to summit and there's more in store. Plus it's another 5-star day. Fantastic! I'm feeling pretty good.

I turned the heater on last night before going to bed. I'm glad I did. It kicks in when the inside temperature is 65 and it was going this morning when I woke up. Radio guy said it was 45 degrees at 6:30am. BRRR! I know I said this yesterday, but it was 100 a week or so ago.

I have a lot to do here at work and I'm pretty damn energized. So I need to get back to it.

Just a couple days of Rocktober left. Electric Six is a band I know nothing about, except Brother Steve gave me this CD one Christmas, don't even know when. I saw it when I was pawing through the stacks and thought I'd give it a listen. I recognize this song, but I think Brother Steve put it on the mp3 player he loaded up for me (and I rarely listen to because I never have time/opportunity).

I can't tell if they are metal, disco, dance, rock, etc. Every song is different and I'm not sure there even is a category for them. Which is probably why I think the songs are cool. Even the rough songs have a big dose of humor and/or irony. I'm not good at reviewing tunes, that's just my take on things.

04 Danger! High Voltage

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