Late Wednesday afternoon I happened to be looking out the window from the high-rise I work in downtown Phoenix, and noticed a huge black cloud of smoke filling the sky from the area we live in. I phoned my husband, who then reassured me that this fire was not in our neighborhood but only a few...

After receiving a speeding ticket last month, I made the executive decision to spend all morning today at Defensive Driving School. To the left is the actual sign that was posted. It's times like this that make me glad there is a camera on my phone. I was actually hoping there would be someone at...

As an Arizonan, how many times have you heard this? How many times have you said this? Where today was the hottest day of the year thus far at 108, I thought it only appropriate to post about the heat. In 1998 I came to the Valley of The Sun in search of a possible change of life. I arrived in early...