Archive for February, 2006

An employment crisis in Green Valley

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

The population of nearby Sahuarita is expected to double to almost 30,000 people in the next five years. Unless most of the new residents will be actively seeking employment in Green Valley, we can expect a labor shortage (read: crisis) if we don’t have one already.
The new Super Wal-Mart in Sahuarita employs about 430 people, […]

157 MPG Vehicle for only $13,000

Monday, February 27th, 2006

So much for the hybrids…

German-based Loremo AG is set to debut a 2 2 coupe at the Geneva Auto Show that gets a whopping 157 MPG.
The $13,000 Loremo LS weighs just 992 lbs and features a two cylinder turbo-diesel engine pumping out a hardly earth shattering 20HP. The mid-engine, RWD coupe gets roughly 157 miles […]

Don’t feed the trolls

Monday, February 27th, 2006

What’s a troll?
In Internet terminology, a troll is a person who posts rude or offensive messages on the Internet, such as on online discussion forums, to disrupt discussion or to upset its participants. Link.
Individuals can also go trolling for dollars, and although their approach is different, they are still trolls in my book.

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H&R Block Goofs on Its Taxes

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

So, who helps you with your income tax return?
TaxCut software maker restates its results after discovering it miscalculated its state income taxes by $32 million.
How embarrassing! Read More…

Exactly One Billion Mazes to Solve

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

There must to be a way to dynamically produce these. Just creating each maze by usual methods would take many man lives.
Maybe there’s someone here good in math who could calculate the time it would take to print out and solve each of the mazes.
Pick your maze here…

How to search this blog

Friday, February 24th, 2006

With over 500 posts and as many comments, trying to locate a previous post or comment can be troublesome if you use conventional means. Wading through achieves, page by page, is a laborious, and often fruitless task.
Most weblogs, including this one, has a search feature. It’s located in the upper right hand corner. To use […]

It’s Friday, and that means Open Mic Day

Friday, February 24th, 2006

Today is Open Mike [sic] Day at Green Valley Moments.
Comments have been closed in the past after Friday’s session. A suggestion has been made that the “mic” be left open for comments indefinitely beyond the usual closing time. No problemo. Fire away! Enter your topic in the form of a comment, or feel free to […]

Coffee or Cappuccino?

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

This really isn’t about coffee, and it has little to do with cappuccino. I wanted some coffee while I was in Tucson yesterday morning so I walked into a small deli.
“A large coffee, please,” I requested.
“Would you like coffee or cappuccino?” she responded.
“OK, sure, I’ll have a cappuccino.”

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Best Buy Receipt Check

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

You just gotta love this guy…
So when I’m faced with the prospect of standing in line at the exit to have yet another person rifle through my property, I dodge the line and head for an unused automatic door, countering an insistent “Sir, can I see your receipt?” with a polite “No, thank you.”
I manage […]

Strokes

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

We like strokes. We all need strokes. No, not the cerebrovascular kind, but the recognition that one person gives to another. Strokes can be positive or negative. Most of us desire positive strokes; “My, you look nice today,” or “That was a great meal you made.” However, if we can’t receive enough positive strokes, we […]