August 2007
Monthly Archive
Friday 31 Aug 2007
Tucson Musings for Labor Day Weekend 2007
It has been a long week here in Tucson, but a productive one. I’ve noticed something fascinating recently. I’ve lived here for almost 10 years and in many ways I’ve never stopped to look around. Everyday there is a list of things yet to be done when the sun has long set […]
Thursday 30 Aug 2007
Tucson A Sea of Homes for Sale
Big bold type “A Sea of Homes for Sale” It’s on the front page of the business section so it must be:
True (get the lifeboats)
Partially True (get the life preservers)
On the front of the business section
Not about Tucson real estate
None of the above
Some of the above
Circle all that apply.
In the business section of the […]
Wednesday 29 Aug 2007
Tucson Scary Times Is it Halloween Yet?
(For those of you reading the Tucson Real Estate News, this isn’t the same post, well kind of the picture is the same and I use some of the same words but. . .)
There was an article in the “Arizona Daily Star” yesterday August 28, 2007. The title of the article (remember titles are […]
Tuesday 28 Aug 2007
Tucson Parking Lot Light and Astronomy
I guess I can’t very well ask anyone if they know what this is with a title like than now can I. But do you know why this kind of light is found all over Tucson. I wrote a post last December 20th about Tucson being a place with friendly skies for astronomy […]
Monday 27 Aug 2007
Tucson Home Maintenance - Furnace Filters
On the first day of the month I like to change the furnace filters. It is just a couple of day till the first of September. ARE YOU KIDDING ME, SEPTEMBER! ! !
The filter on the right is the new one. (I know, I didn’t have to tell you that, right, DUH!) The […]
Sunday 26 Aug 2007
Tucson It is Way Past Time to Get Real with Personal Finances
Three very poignant articles were in the Arizona Daily Star business section this morning. I’ve provided links to each in the navigation bar to the left for those wanting to read the entire articles later. For the purposes of this post here are the links.
College students in debt’s grip
Victims of mortgage crisis struggle […]
Saturday 25 Aug 2007
Is Technology Driven Consumerism Effecting Affordability of Housing?
I hear people saying we need more affordable housing. I agree completely. I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. What is affordable?
When we talk about affordable housing it is often in the context of people that have never owned a home before. Maybe they are young and just starting out. […]
Friday 24 Aug 2007
Tucson Splendor in the Ordinary
I’ve written a couple of times about photography. If you have read this blog regularly you know I like to include images with each post. Images not just for image sake but images which help tell a story.
I thought I would be writing this early this morning, but as is often the case […]
Thursday 23 Aug 2007
Tucson Monsoon Season Winding Down
The Monsoon Season in Tucson is winding down for this year, but, it isn’t over yet.
There are several ways of know the monsoon is here in Tucson. Things start to sweat. Most people that haven’t lived here don’t think much about sweat on ice tea, but around here it doesn’t happen most […]
Wednesday 22 Aug 2007
Tucson Gamblers and Saloon Keepers make donation for Mental Institution
The Story as it might appear in a Tucson Newspaper in 1885.
The Tucson Association of Gamblers and Saloon Keepers today made a donation of land for the building of a mental institution in Tucson. It is possible the number of town drunks were escalating along with an ever burgeoning population.
With an unpleasant dose of […]
