Back in Arizona

Hal writes:

I have not figured out how to get pictures off the camera and onto the laptop that I purchased for $10. Until I do, these posts from Arizona will be sans photos.

After the weekend for Jim's wedding, I spent less than 24 hours in P-ville before I was on the road again. I drove up to the cities and Kevin and I went to see Pirates 3 (hello poppet). Before my flight the next day, I was able to spend some time with Brian, Kristine (Anna's sister), and their two children. We went to the Como Zoo to look at the animals.

My first day full day in Arizona was yesterday and I was determined to have an adventure. Although I still "planned" my day, I did allow for a "go-with-the-flow" type of variations periodically. My fast task was to navigate a big city bus system. I managed to get from the house that I am staying in and make it the 10 miles to downtown Phoenix and walked a few blocks to find Chase Stadium, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. After a couple of failed negotiations I finally found a deal of a ticket. My seat for yesterdays Dbacks vs. Tampa Bay was ten rows behind the TB dugout. Typically these tickets run $55 - $95 in the area that I was sitting, but I got mine for $20. The nice part about the day game was that it has an A/C system so it was only 75 degrees in the stadium as opposed to the 115 it was outside. I could have navigated by way back through the bus system, but Anna got done with work as the ballgame ended, so she drove down to pick me up. Later in the evening we went out to eat and then followed it up with my first taste of gillatto (Italian ice cream).

So far this morning I went for a short run (it's hot outside!) and then the dog and I splashed in the pool for a while. Anna's uncle is getting ready to take me to lunch for my first taste of "In and Out Burger" restaurant. Then, I will look for a new adventure this afternoon.