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Pointing to Initial Point
by Ben on Jun.19, 2009, under Crazy things I've done, Girls, Trips, financial
Do you know what Initial Point, Arizona is? Neither did most people I asked.
Back in the 1850s and 60s when Arizona was surveyed, they needed a point to start from. For a variety of reasons, they chose the peak of a particular hill. It was near the convergence of the Gila and Salt rivers, and it contained a small marking structure already. Eventually, it was turned into the monument you see here.
Initial point is located at approximately 115th Ave (also known as Avondale Rd) and Baseline Rd. (Ever wonder where Baseline gets it’s name? It’s because it’s the base line of the surveying in Arizona) It’s atop the hill directly east of the Phoenix International Raceway. To be precise, it is located at N 33.37717 W 112.30613.
Since I had never been to the area, and it was an interesting enough thing to go see, I was willing to spend the gas money to go see the monument. It was amazingly green around there. You’d think that the gila and salt rivers were in the area or something. Check out the rest of the pictures here.
The Special Doorway
by Ben on Mar.10, 2009, under Girls, Life challenges, analogies
Typically before a story like this you’d say “Close your eyes and visualize this.” But since it’s a blog, I won’t do that. But visualize it. With your eyes open.
So you’re walking down a hall. It’s a big hall. Lots of doors in it. The hall is so long, you can’t see the end of it. Some doors are closed, and others are wide open. Some of the closed doors will be opened if you knock, others will not. You walk through an open door. Through this door is (continue reading…)
The Female Kinds
by Ben on Jan.10, 2009, under Girls, Life challenges
I was recently thinking about a few things in life. And one of the items that crossed my mind is people I’ve dated. And I got to thinking.. Are these people the people I picture (or pictured) as my future wife? Do they share the same qualities? Some of them? Any of them? Obviously there was something at the beginning that made me think yes, and something at the end that made me think no. But I often wonder, will I fall in love with the woman I am imagining? Or is God’s plan a bit different? I guess I’m excited to see, but boy does not knowing get you wondering.
