John Wise

Caroline flew home today after her short jaunt to Dallas. The Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has been undergoing some renovations, two of the upgrades are outstanding. The first you cannot see in my photo, it is the paging and announcement system – it is crystal clear, you can actually understand what is being said! The other upgrade is shown above, the old CRTs with poor readability that were high overhead are gone and have been replaced with these large flat screens at eye level that make reading incoming and outgoing flights a breeze.

I met Ken Cetro, the Produce Manager here at Wild Oats in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the guy really impresses me with his love of presenting the best organic produce selection to be found in all of Arizona. From heirloom tomatoes and fresh horseradish root to napa cabbage and porcini mushrooms, if you need most any gourmet organic veggie, Ken here at Wild Oats is a near sure bet to have what you need. Now he just needs to brush up on his cooking skills so he can better tell me how to use that giant celery-like veggie he sells called Cardoon.

The light is red as I wait to make a left turn on my way home. The center divide here on Bell Road is getting overgrown and in the background, another non-descript generic strip mall is being planted. I would put money on this corner having a sub shop, a dry cleaner, a drug store, tanning and nail salon, maybe a pizza parlor – nothing of any use to us.