Green Valley Moments

Border Romance Blurs Official Roles
DOUGLAS, Ariz. — The forbidden romance between the Border Patrol agent and the illegal immigrant began in a gym.
Maria Terrazas, 31, met Jose Ruiz three years ago at LM’s Body Builders in this remote border town. Terrazas, a waitress and mother of two, knew Ruiz was a catch. As a Border […]

Arizona would get nearly 300 miles of new border fencing along key stretches as part of a new congressional effort to crack down on illegal immigration.
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a measure to build a fence along 700 miles of the U.S.-Mexican border as an amendment to a controversial GOP bill that also […]

Search engines are terrific when you’ve got a complex request but if you need to know what pie in the sky means, when Benjamin Franklin was born, or who killed President Lincoln, a search engine isn’t your best bet. You need a reference tool.
When you want basic information about someone or something, try plugging […]

You don’t need to be able to speak the language to understand this funny video!
Google Video…

You might know that “Feliz Navidad” is Merry Christmas in Spanish, or that Frenchmen say, “Joyeux Noel,” but what about other parts of our world?
How Merry Christmas is said around the world.

I wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas!
If you think greetings such as “Happy Holidays” or “Season’s Greetings” are poor substitutes for “Merry Christmas,” you’ve got company.
A USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday finds that 69% of adults surveyed say “Merry Christmas” is the greeting they most likely would use this time of […]

Well, my idea of having visitors log into Frapper didn’t work out so well. Oh, some of you (read: small fraction of users) entered your information. That’s OK, I just thought it would be interesting to see where our visitors come from.
If you haven’t entered your location into Frapper, just click on the above […]

It’s probably too early to tell here in Green Valley, but some parts of Phoenix are witnessing a Buyer’s market. We won’t really know until all of the Snowbirds Winter Visitors arrive.
The number of homes for sale in the Southeast Valley has increased almost to the level of two years ago, before the market spiked […]

I love diners.
Dona’s Diner in Green Valley almost qualifies. Almost, because it’s located in a shopping mall, and the cooks aren’t anywhere to be seen.
I love the old-style diners that were prevalent through the 1950s…those American institutions that offered generous portions of comfort food at bargain-basement prices.
As much as the food, I really […]

At the request of one of our members (Honcho) I was able to include a spelling feature that will check your comments for misspelled words. Look for the “Check Spelling” button at the end of the comment area.
You probably won’t be able to add any words, but this is so new that I really don’t […]