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Archive for August, 2008

Smile!

Published August 23, 2008 at 2320

Y’know how sometimes you just can’t help but smile and how sometimes it’s just not enough. A friend of mine has recently started a website called InspiredSmiles.com — it allows you to tell the world (anonymously) what has just made you smile.
I think InspiredSmiles.com is a fabulous concept and a nice spin on the traditional [...]

Phoenix vs. Portland Crime Rates

Published August 23, 2008 at 1430

I recently applied for a civilian position within the Phoenix Police Department for Crime Scene Investigator I. Because of this, I’ve started paying attention to the headlines. What immediately caught my attention was that a lot of people tend to get killed in Phoenix. At least more than I’m used to. So I went to [...]

Google Maps is not the Holy Grail

Published August 22, 2008 at 1329

My roommate received a card from the United States Postal Service stating that there was a package to pick up at the post office located at 233 E. Southern Ave. No problem. I pull up Google maps and enter “post office” in a search for the phoenix metro area. I see a marker on Southern [...]

Sketchiest Grocery Store Award.

Published August 16, 2008 at 2335

Note: In the following story, names have been omitted to protect what is, in all likelyhood, a legitimate business. If you are in my area and would like additional details so you too can avoid this place, either take a good look at the clues I’ve provided or email me.
Food in Phoenix Metro is expensive. [...]

Ocotillo Power Station… At night.

Published August 16, 2008 at 1446

In North Tempe, Arizona lives a giant structure with lots of tubes and lights and power lines. I saw it as soon as I exited the freeway into Tempe and I knew, as did everyone else on the trip, that it needed to have a night photo taken. Last night I finally ventured over there [...]

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