Got Wills

Well, I got the job teaching at NPC, which means I’m going to be a lot busier here in a month or so. It also means that our refrigerator won’t ever look as anorexic as it is looking right now. I’m going to continue working for the county. My duties there have not lessened at all, in fact… I’d say I have more to do there than ever. Now that I’ve successfully exported the parcel search to another county (Graham), I’m sure I’ll be helping more counties get it set up and working. I’m also charged with getting the “Pay your property taxes online” feature working by the end of the month. So, I’ve got my work cut out for me.

However, I’ve also got a new project with the same deadline as my online payment system, building the White Mountain Regional Development Corporation’s Web site into ours… I guess the WMRDC will cease to exist. I’m not real sure what’s going to happen to the member list. I guess it’ll all come out in the wash.

I guess all of this work isn’t so bad… even the deadline. I mean, I don’t even start at the college until after the deadlines, which is good. I think I may have to spend a few nights this month getting everything finished. At least the month will pass quickly (it always does when I have deadlines looming over my head).

There’s something to be said about living in a small town. Sure, the job market is non-existant and there is nothing to do unless you create it yourself. However, there are some benefits, as well. Sure, there’s the lower crime rate and fewer violent crimes, but I attribute that more to the town having a lower density of people than the overall population, but that’s just my theory, and that’s not what I wanted to write about today.

In fact, I wanted to write about a wonderful experience I had at one of the local Mexican restaurants called Romo’s, last night. My wife wanted a chicken taco dinner, so I called the order in for pickup. I know the owner, Phyllis, and she happened to be the one who took my order. She is a great person. She has successfully operated her business as long as I can remember, and I’ve lived here and Joseph City (a tiny town about 10 miles away) my whole life. Phyllis gave me part of my order for free and even gave me some of the salsa that she usually only serves in house. This was the first time I had tried the jalepeño salsa and it was wonderful, although I still prefer the original. In fact, the original is my favorite hot sauce.

I’ve always loved Romo’s and suspect that I always will. Hopefully, I’ll start getting more calls to fix computers and setup Web sites for people so that I can afford to eat there more. Thank you Phyllis, for being a great neighbor, a great business owner and a great person.

If anyone is interested in the jalepeño salsa, she only serves it in house on Fridays. If you ever pass through Holbrook and want to have the best Mexican food you will ever have, be sure to stop at Romo’s.