Where have all the stars gone?

In Tucson, there is a light ordinance which limits the amount of light that can be omitted into the environment. This ordinance keeps the observatory located near Tucson very happy, and a convenient bi-product for Tucsonans is the most brilliantly shining night sky. I never realized how beautiful the Tucson sky was until I moved into the city and tried to look at the stars...realizing that they are absent from the Phoenix sky. I very much miss looking up at night and being greeted by a blanket of brightly shining orbs of burning matter. God really knew what He was doing when He thought of stars. They seem to make everything more managable...more livable...more friendly.

I wonder if people in Phoenix even know what they're missing?

The life of my bag as a traveling vagabond

Contents of my well-loved grey Manhattan Portage:
* torn boarding pass-destination Phoenix to Denver to Sioux Falls
* partial Ikea list with a longer post-it note stuck to it
* Well-used penny with an issue year of 1996
* Ipod earpods
* Empty zebra print traveling folding wallet
* Set of keys
* Recipe cards for coffee cake from Starbucks
* White plastic spoon
* Baggy of Splenda
* Crumpled luggage tag
* Nine used gum wrappers
* Empty bag from airline peanuts
* Folder from marriage survey I gave feedback on last night
* Four unused LifeLight mini-schedules
* DVD copies of the Zeway video
* Flight itinerary for LifrLight
* Leather date book
* Paystub from two weeks ago
* Blue flower mini-notebook
* Checkbook
* Unopened Wells Fargo bill
* Airline approved plastic ziplock bag with the following enclosed-
Sweetpea lotion
Degree deoderant
Rosebud strawberry lip balm
Opti-Free eye contact drops
Generic chapstick with sunscreen
Visine eye drops
Peach Buzz flavored lip gloss
Set of blue earplugs
Burts Bees cuticle cream
* Yellow pencil case
* Cosmetic bag containing the following:
Contact case
Party supplies
travel toothbrush
floss
Kleenex
moist towelette
nail clippers
two bobby pins
Tylenol
one used gum wrapper
* Wallet
* White sunglasses
* ziplock bag with 4 bags of tea
* Sunglass case
* Bobby pin container with bobby pins included
* Sweetmint gum
* Four rubber bands
* One pen
* Two black sharpie, one teal one
* Toothbrush
* Hotel lotion
* FM transmitter for Ipod
* Nature Valley peanut butter granola bar
* Change purse
* Tag from cordaroy jacket I bought in Sioux Falls
* Target receipt
* Peanut Toffee Buzz Clif Bar
* New Mae CD
* White Younglife button
* Evan Anthem button
* White 12' macbook in neopreen case
* Mac power cord
* Ipod with black rubber cover
* Ipod connector cord
* Cell phone

I think it may be time to clean out my bag. I also wish there were more interesting things inside the bag. Sorry to disappoint.