Category Archives: Arizona

Mitch, Paul, You’re Fired!

Posted on August 27, 2017 by tucsonmike

Picture the Oval Office as the boardroom in The Apprentice.  The Congressional team loses and Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan are summoned. Normally, on The Apprentice, the losing team is given a chance to explain.  President Trump makes sure the … Continue reading →

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Charlottesville

Posted on August 20, 2017 by tucsonmike

You’ll get some history, with me analyzing and connecting dots.  You’ll also get my sarcasm, free of charge. No doubt, you’ve read and seen many news stories about what happened in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12th, 2017.       This is … Continue reading →

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Snooki Can Speak at Rutgers, but not Condi Rice.

Posted on May 16, 2014 by tucsonmike

Click on the New York Post  One Rutgers student said it best.  They could have paid her with a case of beer. The Rutgers Administration should be embarrassed.  Yes, I know it is Jersey, Snooki is a Jersey native.  I … Continue reading →

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Laws Involving Gays.

Posted on February 26, 2014 by tucsonmike

Here in Arizona, our Governor may sign legislation, that would allow businesses to not serve gays if doing so interferes with their religious beliefs. My only take would be of course, silly.  Obviously, if a baker or wedding photographer were … Continue reading →

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The Gang of Four, Jews, Chinese Food, and Birobidzhan?

Posted on October 5, 2013 by tucsonmike

The Gang of Four, Jews, Chinese Food, and Birobidzhan?  Seems like a rather odd combination. Yesterday I was on my Sun Tran bus to work, with my acquaintance James Ma.  Somehow the subject of Mao Tse-Tung and the Little Red … Continue reading →

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Do I Look Mexican to You?

Posted on May 30, 2013 by tucsonmike

This is a bit of a profiling question.  Living in the Southwestern United States so close to our border with Mexico, I run into this. Some Mexicans automatically speak to me in Spanish.  Some are not sure.  For others, mainly … Continue reading →

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A Wedding and a Night Out.

Posted on May 5, 2013 by tucsonmike

My friend Damon got married this evening.  I’ve been married for almost thirty years.  I felt I could give advice lol! I found out the wedding place was once a funeral home.  Now there is a story for you.  Ghosts … Continue reading →

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Sonoran Hot Dog.

Posted on April 30, 2013 by tucsonmike

From Wikipedia about the Sonoran Hot Dog. Arizona The Sonoran-style or Estilo Sonora hot dog, found in Tucson, Metro Phoenix, and in neighboring Sonora,Mexico, is a hot dog wrapped in mesquite-smoked bacon then cooked on a grill or on a griddle or comal,[1] then topped with beans, … Continue reading →

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Tucson Festival of Books, 2013.

Posted on March 14, 2013 by tucsonmike

I was glad to see the Tucson Festival of Books listed in the Wikipedia article about Tucson. Of the five years of the festival, this was my favorite year.  Our dinner Friday night had about fifty people and we had fun … Continue reading →

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The Future of Automation.

Posted on January 26, 2013 by tucsonmike

The future of automation.  Doesn’t this sound like an oxymoron?  Of course automation is the future.  Yesterday’s article from Associated Press A World Where Jobs Go Extinct Wholesale was fascinating and unnerving. Imagine you are fifty-five years old and you lose … Continue reading →

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