Over 100 Degrees.
By Norm Seeley | May 21, 2008
Over the last few days, the temperature here in the Valley of the Sun, or Phoenix/Scottsdale/Mesa/Glendale, Arizona has hit over 100 degrees. That’s a record. The earliest that it’s gone that high.
If you have never been here when the temperature is that high, and it does go higher, you learn very quickly to enjoy Air Conditioning. In your vehicle and in your home or hotel. Restaurants of course have AC too.
I for one have in the past set my temperature in the house during the hot summer months in the low 70s. The AC in this house, was able to bring the temp down and I even thought of renting out space where meat could be hung as the temperature really got cold. Just ask my wife.
With the installation of the dual pane windows couple years ago and a programmable thermostat, my idea for comfort has changed. At first I didn’t believe that I would be comfortable. But I now believe that my old ideas were wrong. I set the temperature at 78 degrees and there I times that I walk into the house and think that it’s C O L D. I guess that when it’s over 100 outside, 78 feels good. So even an older person like me can learn new tricks. Bow Wow.
This is of course a good time to think about the outside or patio area of one’s house. While during the day the temp might be a little too much, once the Sun goes down, it’s enjoyable outside. Fans help. Misters also help. But it’s a good time to think about teak patio furniture, the perfect addition to any patio.
That’s another thing that I have enjoyed in the past few years. Our patio. Never was one that like being outside but there are times when it’s so nice to sit out on the patio and just have a quiet evening with my beautiful wife.
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Count the numbers.
By Norm Seeley | May 21, 2008
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty.
Twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty.
Thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty.
Forty-one, forty-two, forty-three, forty-five, forty-six, forty-seven, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty.
Fifty-one, fifty-two, fifty-three, fifty-five, fifty-six, fifty-seven, fifty-eight, fifty-nine, sixty.
Sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, sixty-nine, seventy.
Now, there are three doors.
Pick your three favorite numbers and put them on each door.
Behind the first door are video racks.
Behind the next door, are wine racks.
Behind door number three are audio racks.
Once again you are a winner.
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Music for Sunday.
By Norm Seeley | May 18, 2008
Found this on Babulife and thought you might like to see and listen to it.[youtube][/youtube]
Hope you liked Brooke Fraser.
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Illegal Handicapped Parking Saturday - 2 -
By Norm Seeley | May 17, 2008
Once again it’s Saturday and on our second trip out we found an illegally parked vehicle. We did not go out looking for one, but there out there all the time.
You might be wondering why I’m saying that the white car is illegally parked. The law about Handicapped spaces says in simple terms that the area with the yellow marking will be left clear.
Very Easy to understand.
The white vehicle does have a handicapped placard, but that doesn’t change a thing. Even with a placard, that area with the yellow markings is to be left clear.
Why?
It’s for those vehicles with ramps or lifts, so that a wheelchair in the vehicle can come out.
Look again at the picture, it’s easy to see that there is no room for a ramp or lift to be operated in the yellow marked area to the left of the illegally parked white car.
The ramp or lift most likely wouldn’t have room to operate, nor would a wheelchair have room to navigate coming on/off the ramp or lift.
The store where this picture was taken today 05/17/2008 was aware of the situation but said that they would do nothing about the illegal parked vehicle.
The attitude of the Police is about the same. The officers feel that by the time they get to the violation, the illegal parked vehicle will be gone and it’s a waste of their time. So they don’t respond.
So much for enforcement of the Handicapped Parking Laws.
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Friday’s Music New
By Norm Seeley | May 16, 2008
Friday’s Music
for
May 16, 2008
Here it is Friday again and another brand new Friday’s Music. Boy how many does that make right in a row? I really haven’t counted. Just recorded the shows and aired them each Friday. That’s the whole idea.
Don’t forget if there’s an artist from the 60s back when I was a DJ, and you’d like to hear some of his/her songs, let me know in the comments and I will try to include them in an up coming Friday’s Music. No charge, and no salesmen will call. Can’t beat that deal.
What could I talk or type about that people would really listen to ?
FOOD?
AUTOMOBILES?
SPORTS?
VACATIONS?
I suppose that any one of those might work as an attention getter, but lets be honest, several of those topics I haven’t got a clue to what I should talk/type about. I’m sure that you don’t want to hear about what I like in Food. I now like handicapped vans and don’t even subscribe to magazine about cars. Spots, what is that all about? And as to travel, been to California from here in Arizona, and no where else in the last 12 years.
I guess really that I should try and find something that would really bring in more people to my blog something that would be of great interest to them, be a source of information for the most people who could benefit from reading my blog.
OK, best Acne treatment .
You have to admit that more people will find information on that subject, very worth while.
Absolutely no question.
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I lost it!
By Norm Seeley | May 16, 2008
Several weeks ago, we needed to transfer some data from one computer to another and even though they are linked within the house to each other, we decided that we use a device that’s one of those usb flash drives
First we found the information on KK’s computer and plugged the device in and wow before you knew it, it was loaded and ready to be unplugged and taken to where ever.
That’s what we did. I walked down the hall, plugged it into the computer of mine that we need the information in and pushed a button. And just like when we put the data in the device, it was in my computer in just a second or two. Truly amazing.
I unplugged the device. A couple weeks went by and KK asked me to bring here the device as she needed it for something. “Sure, let me get it. ” I said. OH Sure, where had I put it?
I looked every where in my office, which KK now refers to as the Black Hole.
I didn’t see it anywhere. I opened drawers, opened the closet, checked in boxes that hadn’t been opened in months. It was no where to be found. After about an hour, I gave up.
KK worked around using it, and we started talking about buying a new one. But the next day, it was out of our minds. We no longer thought about it.
Then about five day’s later, I was attempting to do something around my computers and I move some stuff in the back. There it was. It was on my desk, couldn’t have been more than 2 feet from my nose. Not more than two feet from my eyes. I missed it each day for close to a full week. I missed it every single time I looked for it.
Now, I for one believe that there is really a living being inside and it was playing a game with me. The game of hide and seek.
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Lawn Norm
By Norm Seeley | May 16, 2008
Pictured above is the Offical Lawn Norm. You should see how traffic in front of our house stops each time he is standing out there.
It’s amazing.
I’m almost ready to put out a table and sell them. But then I realize this is Scottsdale, where I would have to get a license to sell the Offical Lawn Norm.
Scottsdale has to take a percentage of everything, even though they don’t do anything to earn it. Does it sound like I’m bitter toward Scottsdale? I’ll save that for another Blog.
Spare you for today.
There is a funny story about Lawn Norm.
Last week while having lunch, we had a new waitress and I was talking to her after she spilled a glass of cold Ice Tea on me.
I found out she was new to Arizona.
I asked her, her name. She told me and I told her mine. NORM.
“OH”, she said, ” In North Dakota where I lived we had a “Lawn NORM”.
I suppose I should have asked her for a travel guide, as I have never been to North Dakota, and really don’t know how to get there. But, I didn’t.
But, remember, that Lawn Norms original home was here in Arizona.
It’s a Small, Small, World
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Get to write on Friday.
By Norm Seeley | May 16, 2008
It seems that the last two or three weeks, Friday afternoons I will spend time sitting in front of my computer and write. Usually it’s for normradio.com. There might have been one Friday that I wrote an email to a friend. But don’t think that’s going to happen today.
What’s happened this week? No too much. Worked on some video editing Monday and Tuesday. It went quicker than I had thought so I was happy about that. I guess it was easier than I had thought it would be, or maybe I’m better as a video editor than I thought. But to be honest, I don’t buy that story even myself.
Hit a new place for lunch yesterday. Turned out not to be bad at all. Think that we’re going to go back and try it again. We’ll see.
Spent time watching outside and hoping for some rain. While other parts of the valley might have received an hour or so of the wet stuff. Here, on the East side, in Old Scottsdale, we had wind but only about 10 minutes, if that of real rain. Maybe next time.
I have found myself in a mood to do some shopping, thinking of furniture stores, or hardware stores, clothing shops for myself, and did spend some time on the Internet looking for LED lights, and ways to cut down our power bill. I guess that I’m happy with the @27% savings we have all ready realized with our new windows and programmable thermostat. Both have helped a great deal.
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What’s Next
By Norm Seeley | May 15, 2008
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Illegal Alien State.
By Norm Seeley | May 14, 2008
Each day in the local Phoenix Newspapers, on the radio and television we read, or watch, or listen to reports of illegal aliens being involved in all sorts of crime. From kidnappings, home invasions, burglaries, robberies, shootings, traffic accidents and the list goes on and on.
There are of course laws on the books, in this country federally and here in the state of Arizona concerning illegal aliens. There has been at least one election where a measure was put before the voters of the state concerning illegal aliens. But apparently that doesn’t get in the way of our elected officials, at least some of them.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has taken a correct approach towards illegal aliens and arrested them and turned them over to I.C.E. for deportation. However the Governor of our state wants to aid illegal aliens. Take a look at the story in today’s local paper.
At first, for maybe a split second you might think that the action of the Governor was called for. Not True. This is purely a political move and a direct attempt to undermine the Sheriff and his legal efforts to follow the law.
When are our leaders in the Democrat party going to realize that illegal aliens are hurting this country and that America needs to follow the law. The illegal aliens continue daily to violated American laws, yet the Democrats seam to turn blind eyes on this fact and let them rape, pillage, kill, steal from law abiding American citizens.
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