Work sent me to Arizona (sans camera) for a few days last week. Dilemma -- what to wear? Left SLC and 25 degrees, arrived PHX and 80 degrees! First stop Southwest Turbines. Met with metallurgist genius and talked about "hot gas path parts" and casting processes for 6 hours -- so fun but late for a very important date.
Planned to drive to Globe and check out where Jeff and Terri live, but found myself in West Phoenix at rush hour. Compromise -- met Jeff in Superior (where I once missed a fly ball in a little league all-star baseball game) -- had dinner at Los Hermanos -- same place did same thing 10 years ago? Pretty dang good food too.
Picked up a couple of Wencor guys at Skyharbor next day and headed to Falcon Field in Mesa for some meetings with airplane and helicopter people. Saw cool helicopters being rebuilt for ROK (Republic of Korea). Dropped Wencor people off at airport -- long day (for them). Sat by pool and read paper, dozed.
Thought about Tracy, Brad but they never respond to antiquated email address in computer. Next day ran 5 miles -- Papago Park and Rio Salado, love handles still intact. Met with old buddy VP engineering Wencor now at Able Engineering in South Phoenix. We looked at his cool lathes, mills, CAD plating, other airplane parts fixing stuff. Went to lunch at healthy, trendy, old pecan farm and ate outside -- perfect Phoenix winter day.
Went back to SLC and Cole's birthday party. He's got it together, says key words, loves cars, has lots of friends and toys.
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