A Few Days In The Desert

Construction was moving really slow at the new WLSC studios, so I decided to take a few days and visit Phoenix, Arizona. It was mostly a pleasure trip, but I did have some business to take care of out in the desert.

My wife flew out on a Monday and I decided to join her later in the week. If you haven't visited the Phoenix/Tucson area, I suggest that you do it.

My first night there, my wife and I spent a few hours at a dude ranch in Fort McDowell. I met a real singing cowboy who gave me a CD of original songs. I wonder how he knew I was in the radio business?

The next day, I got to spend a few hours in Casa Grande and Eloy. Why? Well, I thought everyone knew about the coming economic boom to those two towns. There's even been talk of a new amusement park coming to that part of the desert. Man, that would surely make me happy and a whole lot of other folks as well.

I made a small and I do mean small real estate investment in that area a few years ago. Who in their right mind would buy land in the desert, right? Right! I'll let you know how it works out.

Of course, there's more to Arizona than walking around in the desert. My wife and I rented a convertible and went cruising up I-17 to spend a day in Sedona. Man, those Red Rocks rock!!!! It was truly breathtaking.

All in all, it was a marvelous trip except we were cursed with mechanical problems on our return flight. I didn't think we were ever going to get off the ground in Phoenix. We were delayed by a full hour and 45 minutes. Ouch! Our connecting flight in Atlanta was also delayed, so it took a lot longer than expected to get back home.

Gee whiz, usually just the thought of flying is enough to make me hot around the collar, but after spending a few days in the desert, I just took the delays in stride. I really did. After all, I was just coming back to the same old construction delays and red tape associated with purchasing a new business.

Man, I could use a few more days in the desert.