tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94634602024-03-12T21:44:51.357-07:00AZ Perspective and JunkNews and events, topics relating to Arizona and other interesting things such as science, culture, cooking, and the arts.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.comBlogger907125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1149689725452479262006-06-07T06:54:00.000-07:002006-06-07T07:15:25.590-07:00Golf Tournament this Weekend!Sat/June 10
<a href="http://www.dchieftain.com/news/62067-06-07-06.html">Elfego Baca</a> Shootout, 6 a.m. — Tech Golf Course. One-hole novelty event, played from the top of "M" Mountain.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1120325691596869102005-07-02T10:34:00.000-07:002005-07-02T13:40:54.636-07:00Are you watching Live 8?Ask the G8 leaders to help make poverty history! Watch the concerts and add your voice! 1:40 PM Update: Paste <a href="http://pdl.stream.aol.com/aol/us/aolmusic/specials/2005/live8/playlists/world_direct_us_28_dl.asx?wmcache=0">this link</a> into media player if you have problems...Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1115577186859887372005-05-08T11:33:00.000-07:002005-05-08T11:33:07.376-07:00Nuff said!<img src="http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/umedia/20050508/cp.8ee945fa3cedd654f671a1ad9b3bce9e" title="" border="1" />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1115411440599587352005-05-06T13:30:00.000-07:002005-05-06T13:30:41.370-07:00Did anyone else notice that these cities are home to the states 3 Universities?<blockquote>
Arizona is home to three of the country's better cities in which to live and work, according to <em>Forbes</em> Magazine. <a title="Arizona cities place well in 'Forbes' ranking" href="http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2005/05/02/daily47.html">[The Business Journal of Phoenix]</a>
</blockquote>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1115394208288080372005-05-06T08:43:00.000-07:002005-05-06T08:43:28.296-07:00Worth a read...Bet you didn't know the oldest continually inhabited community in the country was in Arizona! (It's not Hotevilla, but it's close to Hotevilla.)
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In the small village of Hotevilla, which boasts some of the longest continuously inhabited structures in the United States, a new house has been built. <em>Understanding culture, law key to construction on reservation </em><a title="House made of straw model for Hopi village" href="http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/66697">[azcentral.com | news]</a>
</blockquote>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1115393865445975392005-05-06T08:37:00.000-07:002005-05-06T08:37:45.953-07:00This is very cool...<blockquote>
What if your car could communicate with the highway and alert you that there's a red light ahead? Or maybe turn the light green as you approach? <a title="Convention showcases 'smart road' technology" href="http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/66702">[azcentral.com | news]</a>
</blockquote>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1115258179562860922005-05-04T18:56:00.000-07:002005-05-04T18:56:19.566-07:0012-hours... not nearly enoughYou can barely scratch the surface... hell the participants probably didn't even get hungry during the program.
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Fifty Arizona State University students took part in Camp Refugee, a 12-hour overnight program at ASU designed to bring attention to the realities of refugee life in countries like Cambodia, Somalia and Sudan. <a title="Life in a refugee camp" href="http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/66228">[azcentral.com | news]</a>
</blockquote>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1115258000972152372005-05-04T18:53:00.000-07:002005-05-04T18:53:21.590-07:00This is the kind of thing that should never happen...It's bad for the Army, it's bad for the country, and most of all it's bad for the cause to which he gave his life!
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The Army investigator who looked into the death of former Arizona Cardinal Pat Tillman found that he was killed by his fellow Rangers in an act of "gross negligence," but officials decided not to inform Tillman's family or the public until weeks after a nationally televised memorial service. * Pat Tillman special tribute page <a title="Army hid truth about how Tillman was killed" href="http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/66222">[azcentral.com | news]</a>
</blockquote>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1114037401039636562005-04-20T15:50:00.000-07:002005-04-20T15:51:41.790-07:00This is such a great idea...Especially for those people like our state legislators who have a second home in the cooler parts of the state where they can spend as much time as possible during the heat of the summer and save 10 cents a gallon while doing it!
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Lawmakers are looking to give Arizona drivers some relief from high fuel prices this summer with a 10-cent-per-gallon rebate on gas taxes. <a title="Bill would give drivers a summer gas break" href="http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/63114">[azcentral.com | news]</a>
</blockquote>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1111690471742471972005-04-19T09:36:00.000-07:002005-04-19T09:44:31.103-07:00How about a simple pot of Pinto Beans for this week's Recipe CarnivalWith all of the Mexican food recipes I've done so far, I thought I should add this as a side dish. Cooking a good pot of beans is not as simple as you may expect, there are some important things to consider such as sorting out the discolored or broken beans, the freshness of the beans, when to add salt, and soaking the beans before cooking. Here's how I do it...
<ul><li>pinto beans</li>
<li>5 cloves garlic</li>
<li>water</li>
<li>salt</li></ul>
<ol><li>sort out broken and discolored beans and any rocks that may be packaged with them</li>
<li>rinse in a colander under cold running water</li>
<li>in a pressure cooker, cover beans with at least an inch and a half to two inches of water and bring up to pressure
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<li>turn off the heat, let the pressure subside, and re-rinse the beans in the colander (optionally, you could soak the beans over night in cold water)</li>
<li>add the beans back to the pressure cooker and cover with at least an inch and a half to two inches of water</li>
<li>add garlic cloves</li>
<li>bring up to pressure and cook for 40 to 50 minutes at pressure</li>
<li>turn off the heat, let the pressure subside</li>
<li>salt to taste <u><strong>after beans are done cooking</strong>(Salt will harden the beans during cooking)</u></li>
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Traditionally, lard would be added while cooking, but I think they come out great with just the garlic. For a little variation try adding salsa or green or red chili when serving. Additionally, you can mash them and re-fry them (to reduce the liquid present) for burritos. Enjoy!<br>
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Previous entries:<br>
<a href="http://azpnj.blogspot.com/2005/01/my-post-for-carnival-of-recipies.html">Welsh Pancakes</a><br>
<a href="http://azpnj.blogspot.com/2005/01/have-you-ever-had-one-of-those-kitchen.html">Pan Fried Steak with Red Wine Reduction</a><br>
<a href="http://azpnj.blogspot.com/2005/01/my-recipe-for-this-week.html">Hot Peanut Chicken Stir Fry</a><br>
<a href="http://azpnj.blogspot.com/2005/02/uncle-daves-green-chili-stew.html">Uncle Dave's Green Chili Stew</a><br>
<a href="http://azpnj.blogspot.com/2005/02/carnival-of-recipies-time-again.html" target="_blank">Corned Beef from Scratch</a><br>
<a href="http://azpnj.blogspot.com/2005/02/creating-recipe-blogger-style-canton.html" target="_blank">Canton Beef and vegetable soup</a><br>
<a href="http://azpnj.blogspot.com/2005/03/recipe-carnival-time-again-this-week.html">Enchilada Pie</a><br>
<a href="http://azpnj.blogspot.com/2005/03/this-weeks-carnival-of-recipies.html">Meatloaf</a><br>
<a href="http://azpnj.blogspot.com/2005/03/recipe-carnival-time-again-taco_24.html" target="_blank">Taco Tangle's</a><br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1113620106998742732005-04-15T19:55:00.000-07:002005-04-15T19:56:35.090-07:00A brief interlude...I was getting gas after dinner this evening... What do you think of the view? <a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><br /><a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/140/3675/320/04-15-05_1857.jpg'><img border='0' class='phostImg' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/140/3675/200/04-15-05_1857.jpg'></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1113619918763486052005-04-15T19:51:00.000-07:002005-04-15T19:55:48.496-07:00What I'm reading...I highly recommend this book... <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?search-type=ss&tag=azperspecandj-20&keyword=Skeleton%20Man%20by%20Tony%20Hillerman&index=books">Skeleton Man by Tony Hillerman</a> <a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><br /><a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/140/3675/320/04-15-05_1718.jpg'><img border='0' class='phostImg' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/140/3675/200/04-15-05_1718.jpg'></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1113494343938706892005-04-14T08:59:00.000-07:002005-04-14T08:59:03.936-07:00This is pretty funny...Three species of 'Slime Mold beetles'!
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Reuters - President Bush, Vice President Dick
Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld can now also be
called bushi, cheneyi and rumsfeldi, or simply slime-mold
beetles. <a title="Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld Share Beetles Honor (Reuters)" href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/odd_beetles_dc">[Yahoo! News: Reader Ratings]</a>
</blockquote>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1113445286444393982005-04-13T19:21:00.000-07:002005-04-13T19:21:26.443-07:00Comming to you live and with broadband ;-)This is pretty cool!
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The never-ending roller coaster of emotions for the parents of deceased war hero Lori Piestewa has reached a new high. &nbsp;Extreme Makeover touched by Gilbert girl's selflessness *&nbsp;Mom, Hopi, hero: Piestewa an icon <a title="'Makeover' heads to Piestewa home" href="http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/61487">[azcentral.com | news]</a>
</blockquote>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1112849347269035212005-04-06T21:49:00.000-07:002005-04-06T21:49:07.270-07:00I love getting comments like this one!This was from the Taco Tangle recipe
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We made these for lunch today and everyone loved them! I even found the El Pato sauce at the grocery store here in Georgia. Thanks for a quick, easy, and very tasty recipe. <a title="Thread: 111169047174247197. Post by purplefibermom" href="http://www.haloscan.com/comments/drublin00/111169047174247197/">[Comments for drublin00 - HaloScan.com]</a>
</blockquote>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1112848617632666352005-04-06T21:36:00.000-07:002005-04-06T21:36:57.633-07:00WhooHooo!<blockquote>
The Valley is gearing up for playoff NBA action, and the Phoenix Suns are now selling first-round NBA playoffs tickets. <a title="Suns put playoff tickets up for sale" href="http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2005/04/04/daily30.html">[Latest news from The Business Journal of Phoenix]</a>
</blockquote>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1112742885098635212005-04-05T16:14:00.000-07:002005-04-05T16:14:45.096-07:00I'm back...Just in the nick of time too... does anyone else find it odd that armed guards would not have permission to shoot to kill? What's the point of being armed if your not allowed to shoot?<br />
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Kinda reminds me of Barney Fife and the one bullet he kept in his pocket!<blockquote>
The Arizona Legislature sent Gov. Janet Napolitano a bill that would authorize private security guards to shoot and kill to protect the Palo Verde nuclear plant. <a title="House OKs bill letting Palo Verde guards kill" href="http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/59668">[azcentral.com | news]</a>
</blockquote>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1111097172094525452005-03-17T15:06:00.000-07:002005-03-17T15:06:12.093-07:00This is worth a readThese kids did some impressive stuff!
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One 14-year-old researcher discovered contamination in water at a local school and a city park. Another built his own radio - and it outperformed a store model. Those are just a couple of the <a title="Findings Beyond Their Years" href="http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/metro/66101.php">[Tucson Region]</a>
</blockquote>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1111011769711207712005-03-16T15:22:00.000-07:002005-03-16T15:22:49.710-07:00Heh<img src="http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/umedia/20050316/lt.dc306ef9e19c97c9b954bbb8c8a166d4" title="" border="0">Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1110861830196166102005-03-14T21:43:00.000-07:002005-03-14T21:43:50.196-07:007.5 inches of snow today... 75 degrees warm two days ago! <a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><br /><a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/140/3675/320/DCP_0198.jpg'><img border='0' class='phostImg' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/140/3675/200/DCP_0198.jpg'></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1110861379276166302005-03-14T21:36:00.000-07:002005-03-14T21:36:19.276-07:00I'm a little behind in my blogging...The other day I blogged about the outdoor work I was doing. Just Saturday the temperature was in the mid 70's. Today it snowed all day; I measured 7.5 inches this afternoon (picture to follow). Tonight the sky is clear and the temperature has already dropped to about 24 degrees.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1110433060014120112005-03-09T22:37:00.000-07:002005-03-09T22:37:40.013-07:00Nothing like a hard day's work...Today I spent most of the day outside working on a project I've been putting off for over a year. I started with a shovel and ended up using a pry bar, a hydraulic jack, and a sledge hammer. In the process I managed to get a bit of sunburn, but that will be nothing compared to how sore I'm going to be. It's been years since I've swung a sledge hammer and I can only imagine where it's going to hurt.<br><br>
In other news, I had the best dinner I've had in a long time. New York strip steak grilled with asparagus, bell pepper, and green onions. To round out the meal a white wine risotto and a nice tossed salad.<br><br>
After working so hard today, I plan to take tomorrow easy and read <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=azperspecandj-20&path=tg/detail/-/0385504209/qid=1110432944/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/?v=glance&s=books&n=507846">The De Vinci Code</a></i>.<br>
Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1110345120041691122005-03-08T22:12:00.000-07:002005-03-08T22:12:00.043-07:00This Weeks Carnival of Recipies... Meatloaf like my Mother makes<ul><li>1 pound ground beef</li>
<li>1 egg</li>
<li>1/2 package of saltine crackers crumbled fine (1/2 the tube of crackers that come in a big box- use more if you like)</li>
<li>1/2 bellpepper chopped fine</li>
<li>1 small onion chopped fine</li>
<li>2 small cans tomato sauce</li>
<li>salt and pepper</li></ul>
<ol><li>combine beef, egg, crackers, bellpepper, onion, salt, pepper, and one of the cans of tomato sauce by hand in a bowl</li>
<li>spray your pan with cooking spray and form loaf into pan (I have a pyrex bread pan I like to use) </li>
<li>bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes </li>
<li>pour remaining can of tomato sauce over the top </li>
<li>bake an additional 5 to 10 minutes </li></ol>
For variations try adding some Italian Sausage to the mixture or studding the loaf with garlic cloves. <br>
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In a pinch you can substitute:
<ul><li>onion flakes or powder for the onion</li>
<li>a teaspoon of cayenne pepper sauce for the bellpepper</li>
<li>thoroughly blend a can of tomatoes with the juice instead of tomato sauce</li>
<li>any bread crumb will work instead of the saltines</li></ul>
Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1110343578578989582005-03-08T21:46:00.000-07:002005-03-08T21:46:18.576-07:00The greatest innovations of the 20th CenturyI've seen many articles on the greatest innovations of the past Centuryand I've yet to see one that really hit's the mark. They always pick things like the personal computer or the airplane, but these are extraneous things, they dont affect the day to day life of everyman. I think the greatest innovation was the modern washer and dryer for clothes. When it comes down to my day to day life computers don't make the difference that a washer and dryer do. You see I'll work 8 hours a day 5 days a week with or without a computerand I can travel when I have to by some means other than flying. In my day to day life those things are optional, but I'd sure hate to lose an entire day every week to washing my clothes, especiallywhen I can fit that activity into one of those 8 hour work days and spend the weekends doing something I want to do rather than toiling over laundry.<br><br>
If you watch PBS regularly you've surely caught one of the shows where a family or group of familys attempts to live life like people did in various time periods. There was <a href="http://www.pbs.org/cgi-registry/golocal?station=WNET&site=1900house/">The 1900 House</a>, <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse/">Frontier House</a>, <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/">Colonial House</a>, and the latest <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ranchhouse/">Texas Ranch House (you can apply to appear on this show)</a>. If there is one thing that these shows have in common it is to drive home the fact that the modern washer and dryer are two of the greatest inventions of the past century. Think about it, we've gone from pounding our clothes on rocks in a stream and scrubbing them by hand with a brush to basically putting them in a machine for a while and then transferringthem to another machine for a while and then putting them away. I can't imagine a greater time saving device for our day to day lives. Some will still arguethat computers were the real breakthrough, and while I would agree that for business they are when it comes to my day to day life, give me the washer and dryer.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9463460.post-1110211640024804102005-03-07T09:07:00.000-07:002005-03-07T09:07:20.023-07:00Dean asks a very important question...<blockquote>
The question is: do we as a society believe that if someone works 40 hours per week, that should be enough to live on? If we do believe that, we need to set our minimum wage laws in such a manner that this is reflected.<a title="Workin’ for the Man Every Night and Day" href="http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1110211248.shtml">[Dean's World]</a>
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I believe that a person working full time should be able to live on the wage they recieve for that work.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326815709604711754noreply@blogger.com0