Arizona Revisited...

I had a very good reason for missing last week’s column. I was in the Phoenix, Ariz.: part of this world with brother Larry visiting family, Coach McLean and the Seattle Mariners. Before leaving I heard from a fair amount of people that said things like “Lucky you,” or “I don’t want to hear about it,” or “Bring back some warm weather with you!”

Once again we had a great time and kept busy getting a chance to see some other parts of Arizona, and the weather was about 10 degrees cooler this year than last and it was quite comfortable.

Sister-in-law Leslie was a gracious host as usual, and we app...