Green Valley Moments

I would love to get one of these if only to use it in the waiting room of a lab here in Green Valley. Their TV is not only too loud and tuned to some not-worth-watching channel, there is a sign, “Don’t touch this TV!”
It would be worth the $20 just to see their reaction.
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Only recently have I allowed myself the pleasure of reading for enjoyment. I have always read books, but my choices were always nonfiction selections. I read to learn.
Two people recently recommended the same book as one they thought I would enjoy. I did! The Lincoln Lawyer’s main character is a criminal defense lawyer whose office […]

In order to combat comment spam, a decision was made to require registration before posting comments. It worked. No more comment spam.
Requiring registration has a negative side. Some aren’t willing to go through the process; a few persons are unable to follow the instructions. I can tell by how many attempts some users make. […]

We visited my Mother yesterday at La Posada. She was at a Memorial Service for a former resident when we arrived
We caught the end of a very nice service. Mother later showed us the printed hand-out. It contained a prayer about aging. There’s something here for everyone.

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It’s all here, and did I mention that it’s all free! We like free.

Complete courses and tutorials for more […]

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 […]

I post this link to the Deadeye Dick Gun Club website without further comment.
Thanks, J-Walker

Apparently this magical cloth super cleans everything from eye glasses and cameras, to CDs and DVDs. And it’s machine washable.
Manufactured by Mystic Maid.
Available from Amazon for $10.

Similar to the discussion in a previous post about commenting in blogs and forums is an article about avoiding flame wars in emails. Those of us with a dry, somewhat sarcastic sense of humor need to re-read what we have written before hitting “Send.”

E-mail is very easy to misinterpret, which not only triggers flame […]

Maybe there’s a good reason for this. Maybe not.
On a plaque in Oatman:
If it were not for these burros, in all probability, neither you nor the plaque would be standing here today.
Almost every day, a dozen or so wild burros come down from the foothills of the Black Mountains of northwestern Arizona onto the main […]