Catalina Mountains at dusk. Oro Valley AZ
Oro Valley is just north of Tucson, this was taken right before a thunderstorm rumbled through.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day July 5, 2008
World Bank: Biofuels behind rise in food prices
The Flat Earth Society in the White House may deny it, but even the World Bank is now saying that using cropland to grow corn and other crops for biofuel is a primary reason for the worldwide rise in food…
Walmart now largest buyer of locally grown produce
When Walmart moves, others follow. Maybe becaue they have to. Walmart pushed hard for CFLs and was a major force in them becoming a mainstream product. Will they now do the same for locally grown produce? Or maybe they already…
Collateral damage from bond insurer downgrades
An individual bond is rated based on the rating of the company that insures it. A bizarro concept, when you think about it. Shouldn’t a bond be rated on its own merits? But they aren’t. This cozy system worked fine,…