James D. Best

Ran across this paper by  Robert J. “ Bob ” Stahl at  Arizona State University. Fun Old West trivia. Highlight mine. Since th...

Phoenix We lived in Arizona for twenty-five years, then my wife and I moved to Nebraska to be close to our grandkids. Our life is busy...

I arrived in Arizona last night with my wife. For the next two days, we’ll be staying with friends in their home surrounded by a stunning d...

The Tucson Festival of Books (March 15-16) is the largest book festival in the southwest. Featured authors include: Richard Russo, Ali...

I'm not sure if book trailers sell books, but they seem to be the rage, so here is a new trailer for The Steve Dancy Tales. Comments wel...

We arrived Friday evening in Omaha. It was late and we were very tired. Eight hundred and sixty miles of driving in a single day tends ...

There is a saying in Arizona that the state has only two seasons: winter and hell. I guess it’s no longer winter. I made a mistake on Fri...

Bisbee, Arizona celebrates the 4th of July in 1909 Arizona was the last contiguous state to join the Union. That probably should be rep...

In the morning, I'll catch a flight to Omaha. Some of you may have read that I am moving from Arizona to Omaha. Not this trip. I'm g...

Last night we arrived back in Arizona safe and sound. It was a great road trip through Nevada and none of us played a single slot machine....

An article in the  Wall Street Journal  got me thinking. Single-tasking has become a luxury. L. Gordon Crovitz's article is titled “...