Category: Blog
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GREENHOUSE UPDATE!!!
Well, we just passed another construction test after assembly of the greenhouse. We have already been through the monsoon season, one of the wettest so far, and have experienced a myriad of elements such as high winds, hail, extreme heat and heavy rain. It also survived a mini-microburst that knocked off a screen from the…
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Realistic Hay Bales – Model Railroad Scenery
Luke Towan Super detailing a model scene doesn’t have to be hard… With these easy to make hay bales you’ll turn the most basic diorama into an ultra-realistic scene! Although they take time to make they are very easy to construct and they look fantastic. They work great for model railroads, dioramas and even…
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UNHEALTHIEST Chinese Foods
Those who know me personally, they know that one of my favorite restaurants is a place here in Phoenix is Super Dragon, a local Chinese Cuisine establishment. I am under no illusion about some of the menu items, I wouldn’t consider them health food by any means, just like most standard eating establishments. I came…
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A Look at Los Angeles in the 1920s
A look at Los Angeles nearly a century ago. I don’t think that some people realize that a thirteen story building is still tall, might not be super tall, like the Empire State Building or the Chrysler Building or the glass and steel high-rise structures that makeup the downtown skyline today , but they where…
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A BIT OF LA HISTORY: SPRING STREET 1898
This is Downtown LA 119 years ago. Foot, Horse and Buggy, Bicycle and Trolley traffic on South Spring Street. Filmed by Thomas Edison’s Photography Company.
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GREENHOUSE PROJECT UPDATE
Working with the greenhouse I’m realizing that there is a learning curve, especially dealing with this Central Arizona climate and maintaining plants. We had to learn how to cool the temperatures inside the greenhouse to an acceptable, livable level. The first weeks we after greenhouse construction, we had a few extremely hot days back in…
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ELECTRIC BUSES COMING TO LA!
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has goals of an emission free fleet by 2030, making plans to spend $138 million on electric buses.
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ON THE HUNT FOR PORCH PIRATES
It’s been a while since I was this riled up enough by a news story that I had to write something about it. Recently, CBS This Morning aired a report about what are called Porch Pirates, people who steal packages that delivered to residences. It’s something that has occurred more frequently over the past few…
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Dairy Council of California and Partners Build Appetites for Free Summer Meals
Increased Participation Benefits California Children, Communities + Agriculture SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —Â Nearly 2 million of California’s low-income students have missed out on free, balanced meals from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program, putting health and academic achievement at risk and leaving millions of federally allocated dollars on the table.…
