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John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was an American basketball coach and player. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", he won ten National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championships in a 12-year period as head coach for the UCLA Bruins, including a record seven i...
08/18/2022
STORY OF A REAL GENUINE HEROGUNNERY SARGENT JOHN BASILONE  John Basilone (November 4, 1916 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal ...
11/11/2020
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AMERICAN PIEFebruary 3, 1959“The day the Music Died”I know, a long, long time ago. Not so for me. I can relate to Don McLean’s lyrics personally.Don McLean wrote his song back in 1971, so time had passed since that February day in 1959.Don Mclean was a paperboy on the cold February day. That, I a...
02/03/2019
NOT HERE. IT’S TOO HOT!Why doesn't Arizona observe daylight-saving time?The short answer: The last thing Arizona needs to save is daylight. On a July day when the high is 114 degrees, do you really want the sun hanging around until 8:40 p.m.? I don't think any of us did..WE HAD IT, THEN WE DIDN’T...
11/04/2018
BEST NEW COMMERCIAL ON TV???Commercials. I know. We all hate them. I fast forward through virtually all of them, since I record shows on my DVR to watch later. Sans commercials.But not this one. I even back up the show to watch this one. Some ad person really had a great idea. This cracks me up.T...
10/12/2018
Today is Carlotta’s birthday. How nice, you say. What’s so special about Carlotta?Well, how about I tell you. Carlotta Flores is head chef/owner of Tucson’s very own El Charro restaurant. And that’s saying something. Mexican restaurants are ubiquitous to Tucson. They are everywhere.And yet there ...
10/01/2018
THIS WON’T WORK IN TUCSON. NO BASEMENTS.GO TO AN OPEN HOUSE AND ASK THE REAL ESTATE AGENT IF THEY’LL STAND IN THE BASEMENT WITH THE DOOR CLOSED SO YOU CAN HEAR IF THE SCREAMS ARE AUDIBLE OUTSIDE.And, no, you're not actually supposed to do this. They made me say that.If I can ever provide more inf...
09/30/2018
Listing Agent : "Can you fax me the offer?"Buyer's agent : "Sorry, I can't fax from where I live"Listing agent :  "Oh, sorry. And where is that exactly"Buyers agent : "2018. I live in 2018, Bart.If I can ever provide more information about Tucson AZ real estate and surrounding areas, the housing ...
09/29/2018
Beyond Bread ...Yep, that's because it has lots more than just yummy bread!Opened in 1998, Beyond Bread is a local make-from-scratch bakery and restaurant serving hand-crafted breads, sandwiches, soups, salads and decadent pastries for breakfast, lunch and dinner.Not a place to go on a diet. Sand...
09/26/2018
This is one of my very favorite songs, and has been since I first heard it back in, wait for it, 1970. yes, it's that old, and I'm even older. I'm sure few of you go back that far!On occasion I wondered about the history, the origin, the reason for that song. never stopped to figure it out. Until...
09/26/2018
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