Becky Youman Writing

Saw this on a friend’s FB post. Totally agree.

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 09:41:23 -0700

Saw this on a friend’s FB post. Totally agree.

stilldontknowhoiam: I wonder how long it took to carve the...

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:30:09 -0700

stilldontknowhoiam:

I wonder how long it took to carve the lead!!

goddamnyourebeautiful:

Sat, 12 May 2012 09:19:25 -0700

goddamnyourebeautiful:

Outdoor seating area off bar at Saguaro Hotel

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:32:29 -0700

Outdoor seating area off bar at Saguaro Hotel

Lobby Saguaro Hotel

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:31:26 -0700

Lobby Saguaro Hotel

Picante Pool before the DJ party; Saguaro Hotel Scottsdale

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:30:43 -0700

Picante Pool before the DJ party; Saguaro Hotel Scottsdale

Hotel Saguaro in Scottsdale

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:09:00 -0700

Bryan and I spent Friday night at the Hotel Saguaro in Scottsdale. Very fun and hip new hotel right on the Civic Center Plaza in Old Town Scottsdale. We enjoyed tangy margaritas at Distrito and good (although a little pricey) food.

We spent the next day hanging out at the Calma Pool which was muy tranquilo. The Picante pool, on the other hand, had a DJ jam going. Would have been fun, but we had Yoyo with us and he wasn’t allowed at Picante. Fun touches like old Arizona Highways and antique cameras in each room. Color everywhere.

nuggits2: You don’t have to speak Spanish to think this...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:47:15 -0700

nuggits2:

You don’t have to speak Spanish to think this is funny…but if you do it’s hilarious. Goat political humor.

Just saw a pic of my favorite hotel/city in Guatemala which sent...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:45:00 -0700

Just saw a pic of my favorite hotel/city in Guatemala which sent me out to relook at my own Guatemala photos from last year. Here are some of my favorites.

Fun, well-edited video of a guy who travels around the world...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:11:45 -0700

Fun, well-edited video of a guy who travels around the world doing push-ups, jumping jacks, etc at some of most popular travel sites.

Scottsdale CVB just tweeted that the Saguaro Hotel (ex Mondrian,...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:59:43 -0700

Scottsdale CVB just tweeted that the Saguaro Hotel (ex Mondrian, ex James) made cover of Conde Nast Traveler. Sweet! Am staying there for a night in May. Will report.

think-progress: Newt Gingrich was bitten by a penguin...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:13:10 -0700

think-progress:

Newt Gingrich was bitten by a penguin today.

That’s all.

Image via The Atlantic

The Most Challenged Books of 2011

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:07:54 -0700

The Most Challenged Books of 2011:

think-progress:

The American Library Association’s annual count of the books that people most frequently tried to get removed from school libraries and classrooms is out, and of 326 reported challenges, these were the books that raised hackles most frequently:

1) ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle
Offensive language; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

2) The Color of Earth (series), by Kim Dong Hwa

3) The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins

4) My Mom’s Having A Baby! A Kid’s Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy, by Dori Hillestad Butler

5) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie

6) Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

7) Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

8) What My Mother Doesn’t Know, by Sonya Sones

9) Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar

10) To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

BRB, have some books to check out

Saw this on my friend’s Facebook page today. You’re...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:07:00 -0700

Saw this on my friend’s Facebook page today. You’re probably already doing most of these, but good to see them in one place in a creatively drawn list. (Although #18 should say give away or recycle, not throw away — )

Sierra and I rode bikes down to the Scottsdale Farmers Market on Saturday which hit #s 3,4,9,13, and 20 all at once. No wonder it was so enjoyable!

Love this picture of my girlfriends and me after Lolizu Phoenix....

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:07:43 -0700

Love this picture of my girlfriends and me after Lolizu Phoenix. So much fun to get dirty and climb up, over, around, and under things. Lolizu liked the pic too — it made it into their Facebook cover collage.

Dove wrapper thought for the day

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:00:20 -0700

Good things come to those who notice

Photo

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:26:12 -0700