So Basil heads off to Scottsdale from Mesa with 500 pounds or so of luggage and a taste for adventure.
If that doesn’t sound like the start of some disaster movie…
Luckily, Basil is safe.
He’s in Scottsdale, on his way to visit Bill and Kathee Austin. I know they’ve been looking forward to seeing him. I would [...]

Anyone? Anyone?
According to this City Distance Tool it’s 18 miles. Not too far really…even for a donkey with 500 pounds of luggage to hitchhike.

Basil’s going from the Ellsworths’ fine establishment to visit with Bill and Kathee Austin in Scottsdale, AZ.
Did you know that Scottsdale was named by the New York Times as the “Beverly Hills [...]

As Basil reluctantly prepared to leave the care of Easton Ellsworth and travel to the exotic locale of Scottsdale (coincidentally not very far away), he remembered all the fun and sun he’d enjoyed thus far in the desert.
Sun, that is, except for Monday evening. You see, the Phoenix area actually has a short lived [...]

Maria Palma might be as prolific a blogger as Jason Bean.
Far as I can tell, Maria has 9 blogs! And the subject matter ranges incredibly. You can see the entire list at her website: Salon de Maria.

I first “met” Maria through her amazing customer service-related blog CustomersAreAlways. I’ve been reading it and commenting there for [...]

We all know Basil likes art.
In Chicago he visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While in Washington, DC between Chicago and Savannah, Basil stopped at the Smithsonian to see an art exhibit about pretty women.
But what most people don’t know is that Basil’s a collector. Well, at least in his mind he is. [...]