Archive for August, 2008
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
PL8 A TUDES: Vanity License Plates-2
Written by Jeff
PL8 A TUDES
We continue our series of personalized (vanity) license plates in Arizona. To maintain individual privacy, we try to show as little information about particular cars as possible as long as we can reveal the license plate.
We hope you enjoy these PL8 A TUDES!
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Car Stereo: How to Buy - Part II
written by Jeff
Step 3 – The Search is Narrowed
Now that the search has been narrowed to five or less models, I visited sites that had reviews of the specific radios on the list. At first I focused on reviews from companies or organizations that had no particular stake in the review (as far as [...]
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Car Stereo: How to Buy - Part I
written by Jeff
I finally decided to take the plunge even though my car is an older model 1999 Honda CRV. I was going to upgrade the CD player radio that came standard with the car. I must confess right up front that I am not an audio geek. I am not too demanding since [...]
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
PL8 A TUDES: Vanity License Plates - 1
Written by Jeff
PL8 A TUDES
When we first arrived in the Phoenix, AZ area, we couldn’t believe how many vanity license plates we saw. They seemed to be everywhere. My initial research indicates that there is no additional charge for a “personalized” license plate in AZ if the letter/number combination is available. There are [...]
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
The Phoenix Driving Experience - Part II
Written by Jeff
Candid Camera for Drivers
In my opinion, Phoenix drivers have to be among the worst in the country. To discourage speeders, the city has installed automated cameras conspicuously placed on a “trial” basis along sections of the 101 to see if they would decrease the number of accidents, injuries and fatalities. A [...]
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
The Phoenix Driving Experience Part I
Written by Jeff
When we first arrived in Phoenix, we had no direct means of transportation. Our cars were being shipped and it would be several days before they would arrive. We relied on friends for the occasional ride during those first hectic days, but most of our needs could be met by taking [...]
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
GOTM 5 - Finding Plants for Desert Gardens
Written by Jeff
Bringing Home Baby (Plants)
The one benefit of living in the north Phoenix area is that there is almost always something to do related to gardening. There are two planting seasons. Spring planting begins in February as soon as the threat of frost is gone and then again in late September when the very [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Desert Gardening by jbross
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
GOTM 4 - Garden Pests, Xeriscape and Rosemary
Written by Jeff
More About Desert Garden Pests
Before we moved to AZ, I wondered how roses would do in this environment. As it turns out, they can do very well here with some extra care. I was curious about aphids and whether or not they would survive in desert conditions. Well, they do.
We also have some [...]
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
GOTM 3 - Rabbits and Javelinas
Written by Jeff
Pests large and small
One would think that in such a dry and unforgiving area as Phoenix, AZ, there would be less pests than there were back east. Not so! In NJ we had a tremendous deer problem. I lived in Hunterdon County which seemed to have just as many deer as people [...]
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Digital Photography - Tips for Beginners
written by Jeff
Noticing The Problems
My wife and I recently took a two-week vacation to Peru. Vacation may be too generous a term… because there were a number of days when we went to sleep late and arose at two or three o’clock in the morning to make necessary connections. There were fourteen fellow travelers and [...]
