...as the school-year looms...

In this morning's New York Times, this column:
Putting Our Brains on Hold

--thought-provoking, as I get ready for the new school-year.

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Two evenings ago, a 15-minute drive up the Catalina Highway--doing a little bit of 'storm-chasing,' as the monsoon sky was dramatic:

...evening showers over Tucson...there are things to love in the desert, despite the heat...On my drive home 'after the show,' I saw a coyote and a roadrunner dart across the road.