Well we were standing on a corner in Scottsdale Arizona.....
November 19, 2010

Such a fine sight to see; we tried to get to Winslow Arizona for the photo-op but ran out of time. Good, productive AHRI meeting (http://www.ahrinet.org/) and actually had some "action" in the Air Filter/UV Light section. That's a mouthful but I take a lot of pride in that section's work for our industry, as I am chairman, ahem...(brushing lapels with knuckles)
Here's the view from our hotel room at the Phoenician in Scottsdale. The mountain is Camelback, more from that later

On Sunday night we had T-bones outside (no, not here) at the historic Jokake Inn. Dinner featured the largest Tequila Bar in Arizona, the largest wine bar in Arizona, and a "Cosmo Corner." That's all I remember hearing about that evening although I'm told it was a lot of fun. JK, calm down..........you really have to learn to take a joke, and maybe a drink. That reminds me..........

OK, I'm back

The next morning Dr. Larry Sabato entertained us with his regular "I told you so" speech about the elections. He is always funny, but seemed a bit more subdued this year than in the past. Afterwards I asked Terri if she thought he is Democrat or Republican; she thinks Republican, what are your thoughts?

Then into a rental car (Rusty Wallace had it over the weekend! Really? You should call Rusty and tell him I have it today) and north to Seratoma, Sertoma, Sanoma, Sedona....something like that. Pretty scenery, kept going to Flagstaff and slightly beyond. We were within an hour of the Grand Canyon but didn't have time for it. The desert turned from red rock to forestry as we climbed north; very pretty and unlike Phoenix.

North of Flagstaff we visited Sunset Crater, a relatively new (less than 1,000 years old) volcano. Reminds me of flying over Mt. St. Helens; looks like the top blew off.

After my meetings and the chairman's lunch Tuesday we climbed Camelback Mountain. Well, we kind of climbed it; didn't make it to the top but got a good workout. Good picture below, in the lower left hand corner you can see part of The Phoenician, the green beyond that is the golf course. Top right are the Bluffs. Dinner that night featured a band, and yes, I took my wife dancing. And contrary to popular belief, I didn't start my evening at the historic Jokake Inn. We had a lot of fun...................or so I'm told.
Lastly I came home to see this old fellow having a good day Thursday. Sorry to say he doesn't have those kinds of days very often, but yesterday was a good one. Good to see him smiling and laughing.

Hampden-Sydney has a playoff game tomorrow at 12; Jackson isn't on the NCAA regulated squad roster for the game; but is one of the 10 alternates. We're going back and forth tomorrow, and then FO is fishing here Sunday. Going to be a busy weekend, and then in town for Thanksgiving week.