I found this at http://www.blogthings.com/arizona.html...so true...good place to visit, blogthings...quizzes and other fun stuff.

You Know You're From Arizona When...

You've signed so many petitions to recall governors you can't remember the name of the incumbent. You notice your car overheating before you drive it. You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water. You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink. You can hear the weather forecast of 115 degrees without flinching. You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour...and it will be over 100 degrees. You discover, in July it only takes two fingers to drive your car, because your steering wheel is so hot. You can make sun tea instantly. You run your a/c in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace. (I've never done this, but know people who have) The best parking is determined by shade.....not distance. You realize that "Valley Fever" isn't a disco dance. Hotter water comes from the cold water tap than the hot one. It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation and yet all the streets are totally empty of both cars and people. You actually burn your hand opening the car door. Sunscreen is sold year round, kept right at the checkout counter. You put on fresh sunscreen just to go check the mail box. Some fools will market mini-misters for joggers and some other fools will actually buy them. Worse.....some fools actually try to jog. You know hot air balloons can't rise because the air temperature is hotter than the air inside the balloon. No one would dream of putting vinyl inside a car. You see two trees fighting over a dog. You can say "Hohokam" and people don't think you're laughing funny. You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River. You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves. (Yes, this is true. It is called the Kiwanis Wave Pool in Tempe) You can pronounce"Saguaro", "Tempe", "San Xavier", "Canyon de Chelly", "Mogollon Rim", and "Cholla". You can understand the reason for a town named "Why" You can fry an egg on the hood of a car IN THE MORNING! You hear people say "but it's a DRY heat!" (Yes, and then HURT them.) You buy salsa by the gallon. Your Christmas decorations include sand and one hundred paper bags. (Personally I've given up on luminarias. The neighborhood thugs use them to catch the dry grass on fire. Not festive at ALL.) You think a red light is merely a suggestion. All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after October but clear out come the end of April. You think someone driving wearing oven mitts is clever. Most of the restaurants in town have the first name "El" or "Los." (Anyone who believes the Phoenix Metro Area needs ANOTHER Mexican restaurant is not living in the real world) You think 60 tons of crushed red rock makes a beautiful yard. Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof. Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer. Most homes have more firearms than people. Kids will ask, "What's a mosquito?" (Unless you live near the canal) People who have black cars or black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out of-state or nuts. You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if you're wearing shorts. If you haven't worked for Motorola at some time, you must be a newcomer. You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Arizona.

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Sunday, Sunday...been sitting at computer, chatting and surfing for about 4 hours now. It just might be time to stand up and let the blood circulate. Hair needs washing, and so do clothes from the week.

Today is the P.F. Chang's Rock N Roll Marathon in Phoenix. Here's an article from the local paper: http://www.azcentral.com/ent/calendar/articles/0721marathon21.html
and here is the website for the marathon itself: http://www.rnraz.com/ If you'd like to see what Phoenix looks like, go to the main page, and scroll down. On the left side is "Virtual Course Tour". It'll play the course route, taken from a car traveling through the streets of Phoenix, in your Windows Media Player. Cool.

Personally, I'm in training to walk a 5k next month...that's okay. A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step...or something like that. Better to be moving than sitting still, at this point.

I had started to make some improvements in my physical condition that culminated in my trip to Kona in July 2003, but have let things slip in the past year. Time to lose weight again and get moving. Maybe, by the time I'm 60, I'll be ready for a marathon. :o)

New Year's Eve. Another photo by Rob. community.webshots.com/rnsaz

Big hair, eyes open for a change. Thanks to Rob Saunders for photo. See his other work on Webshots Community, rnsaz

Happy New Year!

We had a fun time at the party in Tempe on NYE. Kat (bless her once again) was the designated driver. Also, hair and makeup stylist and wardrobe consultant. Boy! I was festooned! Big hair, long crushed velvet dress, rhinestone jewelry. Somewhere, there are pics of me...and her...will post them when I find them.

Back at work, getting back into the groove. Moving my stuff over to the new cubicle and trying to figure out what the new admin will need, what I should take with me, and what is just crap and tossable. I collect a lot of crap, so the job will take more than today.

YS (younger son) was sick for most of the holiday weekend, but is starting to feel better now. It takes something major to make that kid lose a day of school. He sure doesn't get it from Mom. I cut my way through high school, and maxed out sick days whenever I could. If I didn't have a friend in the attendance office, they probably wouldn't have graduated me, even though I had a 98% grade point average.

OS got his bicycle reconditioned in preparation for starting classes at ASU in a couple of weeks. He's going to have to park in locations remote from his classes, so put a bike rack on the back of the car so he can get to class in time. I hope he has a good lock for it...things disappear a lot on that campus!

I've been feeling very well all through the holidays, and thought I'd missed the germ train entirely. Now that everyone's back from their vacations, though, and sharing the ick they picked up from their loved ones, I think I may be coming down with something. Oh great. Well, at least there's PTO in the time bank again. Will stick it out until I can tell whether it's just a passing thing, or am about to be laid low.