That's More Like It

The weather is now getting to where we expect it to be in AZ in the winter. It was a beautiful and almost calm day yesterday and was one to get out and enjoy the fresh air. I even took a one mile fast-walk around noon to get back into the exercising mode. Both of us miss the hikes and bike rides we took most days in Jackson and have tried to get it together here but our schedules and the weather hasn't fully cooperated. There should be no excuse now as far as the weather.

I took the truck over to the gas pumps here at the resort where diesel prices are actually competitive with prices in the area. I paid $2.63 per gallon while the best price for diesel I've found anywhere in the area is around $2.55. By the time I figure in the time and gas usage to go to those stations, it becomes a deal to get it a few hundred feet away. I can remember paying $5.00 per gallon a few years ago so it is a real bargain today, even though it is still a far cry from the unleaded prices of today. It will certainly be interesting to see how low these fuel prices eventually go before turning around again.

We have word from Jackson that Jim Triplett, the Administrative Manager, turned in his resignation and will be leaving at the end of this coming summer. Our manager, Judy, will move up to replace him and we are hearing that the person identified to take Judy's place is an individual who is young and mostly irresponsible, so we will wait on developments there. It would be a real shame to see that summer situation go away as a result of personnel changes. We'll be watching that situation very closely, for sure.

Josie has the day off today and I don't go into work until 3 PM, so we have about half the day to do some things together. One thing we need to do is to go to the grocery store and restock some staples so that will be on the agenda for this morning. She works tomorrow, so the next full day we have off together is Sunday...