I saw this post by Matthew Haughey and liked the idea, so here’s 10 photos from August 2024. You may also be interested in my recaps of the month: Mid August recap and End of August recap.

Three people wearing sports team apparel are smiling and posing for a selfie in a stadium with a football field in the background.

At Sun Devil Stadium after ASU’s 48-7 victory. It’s my 38th year as a season ticket holder. Jen has been joining me at the games since 2016, and I believe my bestie Becci has sat with me since 2010ish.

A man and a woman are smiling for a selfie in front of a white car parked in a driveway on a sunny day.

With my mom and her new (to her) Nissan Kicks after she drove it home for the first time. Thank goodness she finally has wheels again; she’s been without transportation for ten weeks after a vehicle ran a red light and totaled her old vehicle.

A two-part artwork features a partial figure on the bottom with a multicolored, abstract vertical pattern above, simulating an effect of color flames emerging from the top.

An art piece at the Art Museum on campus in Tucson. I grabbed a free admission Culture Pass from the Phoenix Public Library and finally marked it off my list.

A vast landscape of green, rolling hills under a partly cloudy sky stretches into the distant mountains.

A view from the Catalina Highway, in the Coronado National Forest near Tucson. I grew up at the mouth of one of the canyons in this shot. I made stops at my old house and school.

A scenic outdoor pathway leads up to stone steps, with informational signs on the left and a tree providing shade nearby.

The Gordon Hirabayashi Recreation Site off the Catalina Highway. This was once a “Federal Honor Camp” (aka prison camp) for various offenders, most notably Gordon Hirabayashi, who was confined there after refusing to admit himself to a Japanese Internment Camp during WWII. His conviction was ultimately overturned in the 1980s and the federal government finally apologized for that whole unAmerican episode.

A cozy restaurant interior features wooden beams, stone walls, and tables with checkered tablecloths, all under a warm ambient light.

My wife spent much of the month working in Tucson, so I’ve gone down to keep her company after work. We’ve been trying to hit some classic Tucson restaurants. On this night, we went to my parents’ favorite restaurant back in the day: the entirely kitschy Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse.

A digital kiosk with a screen displaying virtual front counter recorder services is situated next to an informational pamphlet stand.

We’ve had to file several documents with the Maricopa County Recorders Office, and we really enjoyed using this video service kiosk at the local library. Super convenient, but also feels a bit weird to file important documents at the library.

A warmly lit restaurant named El Charro is bustling with people inside and outside during the evening.

Another classic Tucson restaurant, often described as the original home of the chimichanga.

A person is holding a dental mold showing a detailed set of upper and lower teeth, with another person sitting in the background.

I had to get two old crowns replaced in August. This is a 3D image of all of my teeth that they used to make the new crowns. Man, that’s so much better than those awful goopy trays they used for impressions.

Two people are smiling and holding beer glasses in a bar with a TV and menu board in the background.

My buddy moved to Denver, so we had one last hurrah at our old local watering hole, Paradise Lounge. Man, we created so many crazy memories at that dive bar, back when we were young enough to get away with a long night of drinking.