Green Valley Moments

The business card of the creator of WordPress, the blogging software used to produce Green Valley Moments, reads simply as follows:
1. Go to Google
2. Type Matt
3. Press “I’m feeling lucky”

Listen to Tucson area police, fire and other agencies on
this scanner.
Caution: This can become addictive!

What a day. Show up and wait, and wait and wait! Finally, at 4:40 the 90 or so of us that were left were told to go home and report again tomorrow.
When the announcement was finally made, there were enough groans and comments that the Clerk threatened to call security. Apparently, Judge Lee was in […]

There won’t be any other posts today; jury duty beckons.
Expect a full report later.
I read through the online info and found the following:
• Shorts, mini skirts, culottes, skorts, tank tops, halter tops, and rubber sandals are NOT PERMITTED.
What’s wrong with shorts, Your Honor?
• Jurors should dress comfortably, but appropriately for a courthouse. The […]

A killing frost was forecast overnight for Green Valley and a large portion of Southern Arizona. What to do? We (as in Miss Nancy) covered a few precious plants and cacti and let the citrus go.
According to my thermometer, 34.4° F was as low as it got here. More below freezing temps forecast for tonight. […]

We could use a drug store like this in Green Valley.
His name is Jim Witt. Don’t let his quiet demeanor fool you — he’s almost single handedly taking on the pharmaceutical industry.
“If my cost for a bottle of pills is, ya know, a dollar,” says pharmacist Jim Witt. “Why should I charge $25 for that?”
There’s […]

One of the first “rules” of successful blogging is to post often. Daily posts are recommended—even more often, if possible.
We had a nice Thanksgiving with family and friends. Maybe I ate a little too much turkey and dressing, but hey, it’s only once a year. I have a lot to be thankful for and I […]

Ever wonder what the pilgrims and their Native American guests really ate at the first feast? The truth may surprise you. Contrary to popular belief, they didn’t sit down to a meal featuring turkey, corn, cranberries, and pumpkin pie (in fact, they didn’t even have forks!).
Travel back to Plymouth and discover some of the humble […]

This is a biopic of Johnny Cash and his relationship with June Carter Cash, his second wife (and, of course, a singer of much repute in her own right). In order to enjoy it, you probably have to like, or at least respect, Cash’s music but that’s fairly easy to do for most people […]

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