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Trying to find a reputable and good pool contractor to put in a pool for us has become harder to find then the proverbial needle in the haystack. It seems living in the fraud capital of the US - pool people are a dime a dozen and very disreputable. It's the old - dig the hole and run with the money. Atleast that is what everyone has been telling us.
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- Posted by domingos35 (My Page) on Sat, Sep 4, 10 at 14:49
i used CRAFTMASTER CUSTOM POOLS out of delray beach its been 6 years since and no problems I've also heard CUSHING POOLS are very reputable pool builders.and theres NATIONWIDE POOL AND SPA http://www.craftmastercustom.com/ if youre in the miami area theres http://www.essigpools.com/aboutus.html |
Thx Domingo's - that is the one pool contractor I have received a quote from and I wanted to compare. 'preciate your response. Did you find Jim from Craftmaster to provide good service in a timely manner and a reasonable cost? much obliged |
- Posted by domingos35 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 6, 10 at 17:39
yes they provided good service. they were very busy and took a long time to finish but now i see they offer a time frame to complete pool but don't take my word for it researche is your friend |
- Posted by diypoolpro (My Page) on Sat, Sep 11, 10 at 23:21
If you are looking for top quality high end pool construction from an APSP Certified Building Professional then you should consider Rod Ogilvie CBP with Aqua Visions Pool and Spa http://www.aquavisionspool.com/home.html |
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On Wednesday 04 May 2005 04:05, Grant Goodyear wrote: > Okay, details still remain, but I'd still like to hit that 16 May > target. Agriffis has voting software nearly written that will allow us > to use dev.g.o to create, fill out, and cast ballots. We seem to have a > mild consensus that Foundation membership (and thus voting privs) will > require being a Gentoo dev for a (not necessarily contiguous) year by > the day that voting concludes (16 May), that we probably want a safe > choice of 13 trustees (an odd number, and the same as the current number > of trustees), and that all members will be eligible to be a trustee. > If there are strong disagreements about any of the above, we still have > time to make changes. Meanwhile, we should start collecting nominees. I count eight nominees thus far (although I may be missing some). Out of those eight, there are only three that I'd consider giving a vote to. Others, I'm either indifferent to or not so indifferent. Of course, my vote is only one count. However, this raises two important questions. What if the number of nominees is less than or equal to the number of trustee positions? Of the people that are nominated, what happens if the total number of people that actually receive any votes is less than the number of trustee positions? > Nominations will close at 9 May 2005, 23:59 UTC. Voting will then > commence (assuming that we have everything in place by then!), and the > polls will close at 23:59 UTC, 16 May 2005. To be clear, voting occurs for 168 hours beginning 10 May and ending 16 May? Regards, Jason Stubbs
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Forum post of the day: Friends in low places {WoW}
Feb 4th 2009 4:10PM People who respond like you typically don't write for a living.
Those of us who do — and have done it for a long time — know not to sit back and start hurling rocks. It might damage our precious glass house.
There's not a writer on the planet — amateur, professional, award-winning, who hasn't made a stupid mistake — whether it be word choice, the dreaded wrong its/it's or its evil goateed cousin to/too.
It's not incompetence or laziness. It's called an error or a typo. It's the reason why most newspapers have a proofreader, fact checker or copydesk that is NOT the writer.
It's a luxury that most blogs can't afford and, quite frankly, don't need. Typically readers understand how the content is produced and that the mechanisms are not as rigorous as they would find at a real "news" site or product.
Thankfully, these people can go back, edit and correct their errors.
You, on the other hand, will always be a jackass.
Insider Trader: Twink gathering controversy, updated {WoW}
Jan 23rd 2009 5:13PM "All of a sudden, people are rising to the top not because of skill alone."
This was said about twinks. This. With a straight face.
No, seriously. I couldn't believe it either. Scroll up. It's there. I swear to God. This quote is up there.
We are talking about the guys with ridiculous enchants and gear on their level that makes any thought of playing a battleground in that bracket as a normal player akin to suicide right?
If they were rising to the top because of skill alone, shouldn't they be able to kick everyone's ass using some "Of The Whale" weapons?
This is like watching the New England Patriots annihilate a Pop Warner League and saying they rose to the top courtesy of skill alone.
Breakfast Topic: Would you join an "Anything Goes" realm? {WoW}
Jan 15th 2009 8:09AM No, because the age of 18 is an arbitrary number that really means absolutely nothing at all.
Now create an Anything Goes server in which people have to take an IQ test and some sort of test to prove they aren't some sort of socially-backward assmonkey and now we're talking.
The problem in this game isn't the "kiddies" it's the immature idiots. Sadly, I don't think there's an effective way to screen for them.
Curse you science! You have failed us all again!
No PvE servers are under populated {WoW}
Jan 9th 2009 11:38AM Peagle: If you want surprise attacks you can always /pvp on a PVE realm and just run around like that. I know several people that do.
But for most people, a PVE server is just the best way to avoid the teabagging 12-year-olds who find their only solace in causing other people misery and ending every word with the letter z.
Loot Council splits your loot up for you {WoW}
Dec 31st 2008 3:41PM So in your world, the person that is in there night after night getting their head kicked in, chewing glass, racking up repair bills and burning through consumables at a horrific pace in an attempt to further the group is equal to Dethbladezzlol who spends most of his time jerking around on his alt and doesn't bother to show up for regular raids?
Wow. What universe do you live in? What color is the sky there? Do the people there walk on there hands? Does cotton candy grow on trees?
I'm sorry. The sheer audacity of your comment has short-circuited whatever logic circuits I had left.
I need a drink.
Around Azeroth: Raiding for cowards {WoW}
Dec 30th 2008 1:44PM Freaking out?
You mean logically breaking down the flaws in the statement, "Blizzard needs to step their game up and stop serving to god damn 'casual' gamers."?
Keep in mind that "freedom of speech" — I'm assuming here that you're referring to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution — only comes into play if the federal government flew into John's house after he posted, stuck a bag over his head and spirited him off to a secret prison camp in Eastern Europe where he was forced to listen to Abba in slow motion for the rest of his natural life.
What it doesn't say — and I'm staring at it right now — is that John has a right to say what he wants without criticism or disagreement because his speech is a holy, blameless creature.
I have the freedom to say that John's basic understanding of what Blizzard needs to do is fundamentally wrong from an economic perspective for the company's long-term financial viability.
When "respect" becomes legal tender and they can use it to pay for server, bandwidth and developers, I'm sure Blizzard would be all over this plan. They could name Aretha Franklin CEO.
Until that happens I'll just be here in the real world. Freaking out.
Around Azeroth: Raiding for cowards {WoW}
Dec 30th 2008 11:49AM You see John, you make a classic mistake here. You assume it's all about you.
Newsflash: It's not.
Blizzard is a company. A company is a business. It's not a charity. It's not John's personal plaything.
A company is in the business of making money. A company is generally not in the business of making John happy. Unless it's MakeJohnHappyCo — Proudly Making John Happy Since Whenever John Was Born.
Those "god damned casual gamers" have lots and lots and LOTS of money. Blizzard, being a company, wants that money.
So Blizzard has a choice. Make the people who have lots and lots and LOTS of money happy, thereby gaining that money. Or go the bleeding edge, destroy your soul, route which will make the people with lots and lots and LOTS of money unhappy, thereby losing that money.
Of course, by going that route, they will make John happy. Which, in itself, is its own reward. It's just likely not profitable.
All that being said, I'd like to see the difficulty ramped up a little, too. I'm just not willing to throw those highly profitable "god damned casual gamers" under the bus to do it.
Wrath 101: Honor points {WoW}
Dec 26th 2008 11:00AM "Except that it's a fact that you're not going to be able to please everybody all the time, in which case writers are ALWAYS at fault. Mea culpa. I'll deal with it."
Sucks, but truth.
My comment was from experience. I've broken both rules. A lot.
As a writer it's best to just try and steer clear of irritating a good chunk of your readership.
Your best bet is to just tick off the crazy guy with the tinfoil wrapped around his head who is convinced the CIA is talking to the lobsters in the grocery store so that they get the theme song to the Banana Splits stuck in his head.
In hindsight, my initial comment could have been a little less jerky — particularly the last line. Apologies.
Wrath 101: Honor points {WoW}
Dec 26th 2008 8:50AM It's J-School 101. If you unintentionally write something that upsets and irritates the readers it is ALWAYS the fault of the writer. It is not the fault of the reader. It's not a problem with the reader(s) being "overly-sensitive" or "touchy."
For many in this sphere the term is derogatory — primarily because it flies from the mouths of people, bordered on both sides by unimaginative vulgarities, to describe a profound lack of skill in one aspect of the game that we all love.
That you were seemingly oblivious to that fact is either hard to believe or sort of cute — like the hunter running around with the fiery enchant on his weapon, no ranged weapon and no pet.
It's like, you could lash out with a "LRN2PLY NOOB!" but really, it's so hard to believe you just slip the guy a gold and say, "Shine on you crazy warrior wanna be!"
Of course, you then follow it up with the ultimate writer's sin. When called upon a legitimate complaint by readers you drop into "officious prick" mode — indicating that people are too touchy, or they took it the wrong way, or — my God, the best one, "My wife likes it."
It makes me want to slip a gold to you and say, "Shine on you crazy writer wanna be!"
Hi, my name is mandy* {WoW}
Dec 19th 2008 1:16PM I think the point of the article was that we shouldn't have an entirely different set of social norms just because this social interaction comes via a series of 1s and 0s.
It's not a moral directive. It's simple. If you wouldn't be dillhole in real life, try to understand that you probably shouldn't be a dillhole in the game either.
* Yes, I only capitalize the U, H, and R in my name. Also, all of the letters except the "n" are silent and it should only be read from right to left on Thursdays.


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On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 4:49 AM, Homer Parker <email@example.com> wrote:

On Thu, 2011-08-25 at 03:32 +1000, Lie Ryan wrote:
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 Text based torrent clients are great for running on headless machines
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Here's a spot I tend to place Sans. to get started (as long as they're fairly short).
This way, they can hang out undisturbed for as long as it takes them to get going. I like the little wrought iron shelf unit (got at my local BBS). |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Wed, May 23, 12 at 20:51
That IS a cute shelf! Are you talking about cuttings? How far down the leaf do you cut? How much gets buried? I've only ever multiplied mine by dividing. Would you mind showing a closer pic of one? "...as long as it takes to get going." Sounds like it can take... how long? Months? A year? I'm usually good with figuring out abbreviations but am too lazy to google and can't decipher BBS. Could I ask any more questions? Besides these last 2? |
- Posted by pirate_girl Zone7 NYC (My Page) on Wed, May 23, 12 at 23:54
Hi Purple, Yeah, sure you can ask Qs. I'm talking abt leaves, single leaves that I'll put up to root, or sometimes portions of a leraf. Perhaps there's a tall leaf, 10" +, I might cut that in thirds always remembering which end was down (this is a MUST) & stick them an inch or 2 down into some very fast draining mix. I'll try to take some closer pix this wknd, but really my closest up pix are of my Hydro Sans. (which I grow in water). Hop on over to the Sans. forum 'next door' & search for those terms. It can take a VERY long time, really have forgotten to mark the start dates, but it's months & months & months. Oops, sorry for the abbreviation BBS = Big Box Store (HD, Lowes, etc.) |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Thu, May 24, 12 at 11:35
Thanks! I did not know one could do that with a sans leaf. Fascinating! What do you think about trying it on some old stubs? Like leaves that I cut down to a few inches years ago that never did die off. Might be a good reason to finally cut them all the way off. Those old leaves might not have much oomph though, some of them have got to be at least 15-20 yrs old. Of course I don't need more of the same sans but love to propagate stuff & give it away. My busy daughter could use more plants that thrive on being ignored. I'm just glad she has time to think about plants at all in the middle of going to school, work, sorority, etc... Don't hold my failing memory up as a reason to apologize. I've heard that (BBS), guess I remember even LESS as it gets late. |
- Posted by stonesriver 6B Tennessee (My Page) on Fri, May 25, 12 at 1:02
Karen: I have gained a whole new love of sans and now have three. To me, they are one of the most uncomplicated in care and most beautiful to grow. Wish more people who are new to the plant world would give them a try. I think it would give them confidence. Haven't tried propagating but am thinking seriously about it. Linda |
Go to the Sansevieria forum and look at all of pirate_girl's posts. She has done wonders growing them. And pictures from start to finish. Way to go Karen. |
- Posted by pirate_girl Zone7 NYC (My Page) on Tue, May 29, 12 at 17:35
Hey Stush, Aren't you nice singing my praises like that, thanks for the kinds words (here & at Sans.Forum). Yes, Linda, I too grew a whole new love for these thanks to our friend Norma (among others), who warmly helped me, mentored me, turned me on to Hermine Stover's Sans. book& generally gave me a great deal of encouragement & affection (hugs to you Norma); and Jeff (CactusMcH), who generously shared a few Sans, w/me & was even wounded in the process. Norma & Jeff both helped me so much I subsequently gave a Sans. talk & showed my plants to my local Indoor Gardening Society. I have about 10-13 different Sans now (I usually say not a yellow stripe among the bunch), but was recently given a yellow strip of 'twisted' Sans.something, which I don't like, so I cut the leaf in half & set it aside to root. Hey Purple, Seems to me that's what those older, often bit ratty Sans. leaves are for. I just did what you're suggesting over the wknd. I had a portion of a Sans. rooting & it looked like the inner portion was dying, but the outer leaves were fine, so I pulled the outer leaves off, let them dry for a day or 2 & then will add them into another pot where I've got some Sans. rooting. FYI: they can be rooted in almost any kind of mix (except peat). I often reuse older mix for Sans., I believe they don't care one bit. I started these crazy experiments, cause I'm curious & often have lots of plant material w/ which to experiment. (I have become the foster mother for Sans. here in my local Indoor Gardening Society (Hoyas too, eh, eh, eh). |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Wed, May 30, 12 at 10:05
Oh brother. There are little spider plant babies, little pots of T. zebrina, cane begonia, and Callisia fragrans all over the place... and now this sans thing. Thanks, I feel so enabled, and am now glad those ugly leaf stubs I've been looking at for about a decade can have a much more noble purpose. I have a few more questions but will post them to the sans forum and stop hijacking your thread! |
- Posted by aseedisapromise z4.5 SD (My Page) on Wed, May 30, 12 at 20:58
I've only done this once, with a plain ubiquitous green one that got a bad case of soil mealies, so instead of tossing the whole thing, I rooted some cuttings. It's really neat, and I highly recommend it. I can't remember where, but I thought I read or heard that when growing a cutting of the yellow striped sans the little plants come out all green. So since it sounds like you don't like the yellow stripes, you are maybe getting rid of them this way? Have fun! Barb |
- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Thu, May 31, 12 at 10:45
Nice rooting corner, Karen! :-) Josh |
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I love a winter's evening when it's cozy inside and I have a candle or tart burning, a sharp contrast to the wind and snow outside my window.
The scent, whichever one I've chosen, is delightful. Whether it reminds me of my mother's baking, a sophisticated perfume or even a floral that reminds me that spring will come, the aroma evokes a positive feeling. And who doesn't love the mesmerizing glow of fire? I admit nevertheless, that my candle burning is mostly relegated to votives and tarts. This leads me to wonder if I am part of the majority or whether my candle desires are just simple compared to others'.
I do see container candles frequently, and at craft shows I enjoy those amazing candles that look like dessert. You know, the candles that look like apple pie or pie ala mode or even banana splits. They fill booths with their delicious splendor and aromatic attributes that cause one's mouth to water. And yet, I burn votives.
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BigRedKitty: Armor penetration stinks {WoW}
Dec 27th 2008 9:22PM You're not looking at the whole picture, BRK. Armor isn't the end result; damage mitigated is.
Try to calculate how much dps is getting through on that 13k armor boss, then how much your dps increases on a 11,700 armor boss.
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Boba Fett Was a Viking, aka Boba the Barbarian
It's a little-known fact, but apparently Boba Fett fought his earliest battles in the old Norse seas. At least that's what I've gleaned from my phony-made-up-history lesson learned from staring at this Boba Fett helmet:
Paul McCue (aka "Kyoob") – the guy who made this crazy-looking headgear – is calling it "steampunk" but other than the rivets and the weathered metal look, there's really nothing steampunk about it. But those horns are definitely Viking. I know, because I saw it once in a Hagar the Horrible cartoon – and then later at an NFL game.
Regardless, it's pretty awesome. I only wish he had made a backpack with jets to go with it.
If you're looking to stand out from the crowd this Halloween – or just want to freak out your coworkers any other day of the year – you can grab this crazy-looking thing over at Etsy now for $250 (USD).
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Looks bad ass.. But the Vikings never had horns on their helmets, contrary to popular belief – and ignorant Minnesotans.
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Babysitter masterbating as well as caught masterbating on bed are the best images to get an erection
Last month I was caught masterbating on the bed of the house of my sister and I was not even ashamed as this is not the first time that something like this has happened to me. In the past I got really horny thinking about the babysitter masterbating in bed, I kept thinking about her all wet and delicious and it got me really horny so that I started to masterbate in a bed that was not my own. Evidently I got caught masterbating on this bed so by the time that my sister saw me masterbating at her house I was not even ashamed. I wonder if my sister got very angry when I was caught masterbating on her house.
I also caugh masterbating on the bathroom my best friend, and he had also caught masterbating on the bathroom one of his friends as well. I have no idea which is the strangest place to get caught masterbating on. There are so many ways and places where you can get caught masterbating on.
In my opinion and I believe that most men would agree with me the most sexy of all of the female fantasies that men have is the fantasy of a babysitter masterbating since this fantasy is on the minds of both young kids which they care of them and in the minds of adults which pay them to take care of their children. I believe that the parents who have babysitters must all feel very hot for them and they must love to think about their babysitter masterbating since most babysitters are very hot and sexy and they wear amazing lingerie which often shows underneath their blouse. I am sure that all men at one point in their lives will get caught masterbating on some weird place or time.
I am sure of the fact that I am not the only man who has been caught masterbating as most men that I know love to masterbate all day long, even when they are at work or in the car on in a verity of different situations. I also know for a fact that women are not caught masterbating as much as men, probably because women do not do this as often as men. Actually none of the girlfriends that I have had masterbate nearly as much as I do, I have had to beg them girls to touch themselves when we are together. This fact leads me to believe that men naturally need to masterbate a lot more than women do and that is why they are caught masterbating on a much more frequent notice. I am sure that if one day I have male kids that they will someday get caught masterbating when they are reaching adolescence as I got caught masterbating by my parent so many times. Anyways I do not think that to get caught masterbating is anything that should bring shame to a person since masterbating is the most normal and healthy action which is natural for both men and women ever since they reach their teenage years. In general however I am quite sure that women do not get caught masterbating nearly as much as men do, mostly as teenage men who are always quite horny.
I remember when I was a teenager I always felt that I wanted to masterbate all day long, and I did get caught masterbating a lot both by my parents and my teachers at school. I think that masterbating, even when I get caught masterbating on all places, is very healthy and sexy and I feel good when I do so everytime that I do so I feel excellent. I think that for no reason should I be ashamed when I get caught masterbating on my own house or when I get caught masterbating on another persosns house.


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First Leonard Cohen US Concert In 15 Years
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Since NME, Reuters, and others have broadcast the news, I guess it's not a secret any longer, so …1
Leonard Cohen will perform at the Beacon Theater in New York on February 19, 2009.
In April 2009, the ongoing Leonard Cohen World Tour will continue in the USA and Western Canada.
For the earlier (November 19, 2008) Heck Of A Guy post presaging Cohen's US tour, which Billboard continues to describe as "speculation," see Roscoe Beck – Leonard Cohen Tour Coming To US And Western Canada In 2009
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Let's make an example, so you see what I am talking about. Since this actually happened, the example is maybe a slight bit more complex than needed:
Let's assume the imperial player wants to attack the Space Port Primus, where a traitor horde is assembled. The Adeptus Mechanicus, including the Fabricator General, has fortified the area west of the Volcanus Factory Complex and is holding out with a Titan and two tank regiments, and the traitors have breached the border between that area and their space port. Jaghatai Khan and two regiments of White Scars Space Marines had to retreat from the Fortress of Truth in an earlier battle, but have regrouped and join to support the Assault order from a non-fortified area to the north.
So the situation is: Assault order, two origin areas, one target area. One origin area is fortified with a breached border, the other origin and the target area are not fortified.
So now, if the defender wants to assign damage to the attacker: How is this handled, how much damage does he have to subtract from the regular damage he generates, due to the fortification he has to overcome in only one origin area? The rulebook does not explicitly state this, I think, or I have overlooked it...
The way I think handling this is reasonable is as follows: If the defender wants to apply damage to units outside the fortification, he does not have to reduce his damage. If however he wants to switch to assigning damage to units in the enemy fortification, he has to reduce the remaining damage before he can apply it.
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Pins! I need more pins! A Fall Time Trip Report. New 11/6 Admitting Defeat!
Hello and welcome to my trip report!
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...IMG_0878-1.jpg My husband (Greg) and I (Rachael), both 20-somethings who love Disney World (weve been 6 times together since we got married in 2009), spent 6 nights and 5.5 days in Disney World; November 1-7. We stayed at Pop Century (our king room request was fulfilled but we were sooooo far from the bus stop) and took advantage of the free dining offer, upgrading to the standard DDP. We enjoy long trips best, so planning this trip was a challenge. In fact, those of you who followed my PTR will know, I ended up not going with ANY plan and only 1 ADR! Ill let you know now that it was still a challenge to plan out our days when we were there. I dont want to give too much away before I even start my report, but I will say that we accomplished more than I thought we could. We got to see the Magic Kingdom transform from fall décor to an explosion of Christmas, got to go to every park at least twice, and got to tour the New Fantasyland! Sit back, relax, and enjoy! |
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Firsts! First bus ride, first park, first attraction, first meal. You get the point! We spend more time at the MK with Grumpy making an appearance. 'Twas the Evening of November 2nd Saturday, November 3: We get up early, so early it was still dark! Christmas is all around in DTD! Sunday, November 4: Soaking up the Disney atmosphere! A hitchhiking giraffe and a lackluster performance. New Fantasyland! More New Fantasyland! |
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Im not going to do a separate post about our first night because we didnt land in Orlando until 930 and didnt make it to Pop until 11 PM. They were very slow to unload the luggage at the baggage claim, in fact, the belt actually stopped moving TWICE. However, we had practically no wait to board our ME bus (it was pretty full when we got on) and we were on our way very quickly! Were so happy to have many days of fun ahead of us! (And maybe just a little bit tired after working all day and then traveling.) http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...RDAB/080-2.jpg There was barely any cheering as we passed under the Disney World sign and we were too far back to get a decent picture. Oh, well! I still got that warm, fuzzy feeling inside as we drove underneath. Check-in, aside from waiting in line for 20 minutes (yes, at 11 PM), went smoothly and before we knew it we were in our room settling in. (I may have tried to enter the wrong room at first ) I did a little bit of unpacking (we keep most of our things in our suitcases) and then we went to bed. The End. Now, onto the good stuff! Friday, November 2 Our first full-day in Disney started off without an alarm. We woke up at 9 AM and by 945ish we were at the bus stop to head to our first park of the trip: http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/GRDAB/081.jpg Our first Disney bus experience wasnt great but it wasnt horrible. The line was pretty long to get on the bus, as expected at that time in the morning, so we werent able to fit on the first bus that came along. The family in front of us actually cut in front of 2 other families to ask the bus driver if they could fit on after he said no more people because they said they were late for a reservation. He complied and the families in front of us just shrugged it off. I had never seen that before but if youre late, Im sure its stressful! Anyway, we got seats on the second bus that came along shortly after and we were on our way for real! We walked right onto Main Street USA as the performers were singing a song about how beautiful fall is, I believe. Their cherry faces were a magical way to experience the Magic Kingdom for the first time on our trip! http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...B/DSCN1975.jpg After soaking up the beautiful view of the castle, we were headed towards Tomorrowland. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...B/DSCN1976.jpg My Disney Parks app was telling me that there was currently only a 10 minute wait for Space Mountain! We actually ended up waiting less than 10 minutes before we blasted off into space. I love the drops on that roller coaster! http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...B/DSCN1977.jpg After getting a healthy dose of adrenaline running through our bodies, we headed over to Liberty Square as it was nearly 11 AM and I wanted to see if we could walk-up to Liberty Tree Tavern. I tried to make us a reservation the night before but it said that nothing was available. However, we were told by the CMs that they didnt open until 1130 AM (oops) and to come back at 1120 to put our name on the list. No problem at all to be seated! http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/GRDAB/082.jpg While we waited, we went to the Haunted Mansion as the wait was only 10 minutes. We skipped the cemetery and were the first ones leading the herd into the doom buggies. I love the ballroom scene so much. I remember watching a Disney World sing-a-long movie when I was younger and seeing that scene over and over made me want to go to Disney World so bad! Greg was able to spot one of the Hidden Mickeys on his list in the ballroom scene (look at the plates on the dining table), too. I will say that I do NOT like the goblin/monster type creatures that pop up in the graveyard scene. (Yes, I am a scaredy cat!) After we finished and we had a ghost following us home, we headed back over to Liberty Tree Tavern and we were sat almost immediately upon opening. (I love that the bathrooms are upstairs and that the walkway overlooks the entryway to the restaurant.) http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...B/DSCN1982.jpg Service here was QUICK! We didnt even have a chance to look over the menus before our server was asking us what wed like to drink. We both ordered water and pomegranate lemonade. Since we were on the DDP, we skipped an appetizer (I had always wanted to try the fried cheese but when I read that they dont give you the fried cheese balls, I decided it wasnt worth it). I ordered the Pilgrims Feast and Greg ordered the burger. Our food came out with super speed. I have a feeling they had several Pilgrims Feasts plated and waiting to be served because my food was barely warm. It was still delicious, though! Gregs burger was really good and I love the thick cut French fries. I ate almost everything on my plate before I admitted defeat in hopes of saving room for dessert. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...DSCF1589-3.jpg http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...DSCF1590-3.jpg If youre thinking that I ordered the Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake, you would be correct. Oh. My. Word! Words cannot describe how tasty this dessert is! The toffee bits on the top, paired with the ice cream thats melting over the warm cake was so good. My cheeks are smiling just thinking about its sweetness now! http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...RDAB/083-1.jpg Greg wanted to switch with me (he got the chocolate cake) but I obviously said NO! I did share a few bites with him, though. His cake was decent, it had a good flavor but could have been more moist. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...RDAB/084-1.jpg We settled the bill and were on our way back out into the Magic Kingdom. Coming up next: We spend some more time in the Magic Kingdom and $5 for an iced coffee?! Stay tuned. |
I'm here!! Sorry... I haven't been on the DIS for a couple weeks but this was my first stop this morning! :thumbsup2
We've never been to LTT. We'll have to check it out sometime. |
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Friday, Nov. 2 (cont.)
Since we had just eaten lunch, we didnt think it was a good idea to go on any thrill rides (we were feeling pretty full), so we headed to one of our favorites; Philhar Magic! Theres just something about that show that puts me in the Disney frame of mind. Those movies and music that make up Philhar Magic are my childhood. Theyre the movies I remember watching over and over again. I had a Little Mermaid themed birthday party. I remember being surprised by my dad on my birthday and going to see Beauty and the Beast on Ice. For Christmas one year, I got a Beauty and the Beast tent and sleeping bag. In second grade, a few friends and I danced to one of the songs from the Lion King for the talent show and I had a pretend Lion King club that I charged everyone in my family 10 cents to join. After experiencing the Magic, we decided to head toward Splash. The wait time was somewhere around 25 min., so we grabbed some FPs since they were for just 40 min. later. Score! We walked toward Adventureland and saw that the wait time for Pirates was 20 min. and we decided not to wait. We should have just waited because what we did while waiting for our Splash FPs to become available instead was nonsense! What was nonsense you ask? I was dragging and I needed a pick me up, and I think it was clouding my judgment. (Theres my excuse! Haha!) We headed towards the hub and down Main Street to the bakery. They wanted $5 for an iced coffee! Now, I love me some Starbucks (in fact Im drinking a skinny peppermint mocha right now) and I know theyre pricey, too, but for some reason that price was too ridiculous for me to pay then. Instead, I purchased a bottle of water and we headed to one of the benches in the hub and rested for a bit and I rehydrated in hopes that it would take my drowsiness away. We watched a bit of the show at the castle, too. We headed towards Splash once it got closer to our window and ended up being those people that wait for the exact strike of the moment our passes become available and then storm the entrance. (We didnt block the entrance, though, so no worries!) I did notice that they combined the stand-by and FP lines further back (near the entrance into the tunnel area instead of at the end). It didnt matter because we were soon singing along to the music! After Splash we saw that the wait time for BTMRR was just 20 min., but I reallllly dislike the stand-by for that ride, so we decided to skip it and hopped on the train instead for a ride to the new Storybook Circus! (Thats 2 attractions with less than a 30 min. wait that we decided to skip that day, in case you were counting.) http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...RDAB/085-2.jpg I took a few pictures but we didnt go into the shop or on any attractions. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...B/DSCN1984.jpg http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...B/DSCN1983.jpg I was grumpy. I actually remember getting snippy with Greg. Can I remember what for? No! Somebody needs a break! So we decided to head out of the park. Im a big advocate for taking a rest when you just arent feeling it. It usually helps to make me feel tons better! When we got back to the room, Greg headed to the food court to fill our drinks and I laid down for a while. I didnt end up sleeping but just resting for a bit definitely helped me to recharge. While I was resting, Greg took a look at his pins. He also printed out pictures of all of the sets that he was interested in collecting and was studying those. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...B/DSCN1985.jpg I created a pin obsessed Disney World lover, I did! We went back and forth on what to do for the evening. We really wanted to see Hallowishes but we also were feeling the Food & Wine Fest and we just werent sure that we could fit both in. Ultimately, we decided to NOT stress and just see where the evening took us. Would that be a wise choice? Come back soon and find out! |
Joining! Can't wait to hear about the rest of the trip.
Sorrrrrry I've been gone so long (is anyone still reading????). I, like many of us here on the DIS, have been busy lately! I work 6 days a week (I know, wah wah) and with the holidays upon us, theres not much time for ME. I also start grad school next month (going for my Masters in Library and Information Science), so my time isnt going to get much more freed up. I will finish this TR, though!
Twas the evening of Friday, Nov. 2nd As soon as I had a bit of rest, we were headed to my favorite park for some Food & Wine fun! http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...RDAB/086-1.jpg The first stop was for my hubby to get a beer from Craft Beers. If I remember correctly, he tried the Red Hook Pilsner. It didnt end up being one of his favorites. Our first stop for FOOD was Canada. Greg ordered the Chicken Chipotle Sausage with Sweet Corn Polenta and Minus 8 Onion Jam. It was one of our favorites from last year. I dont know if it was the onion jam but something about it was different this year. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...2/DSCN1986.jpg Thats just fine, though, because I was wowed by the Le Cellier Wild Mushroom Beef Filet Mignon with Truffle Butter Sauce. Although the meat was cooked a little too well for my liking (Im a medium rare kinda girl), it was still delicious. If I could ask for one thing to be different, it would be to have more sauce! Mmm! http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...2/DSCN1987.jpg The next stop was just for me! France! http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...2/DSCF1592.jpg I ordered the Coq au Vin sur Gratin de Macaroni (Red Wine Braised Chicken, Mushrooms, Pearl Onions and Macaroni Gratin). I wish the used beef instead of chicken. Im not a fan of chicken in a red wine sauce. However, I liked the pasta part of it. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...202012/089.jpg My favorite thing, though and the item that I had been waiting for the Crème Brulee au Lait (Chocolate Milk Crème Brulee topped with Caramelized Sugar)! http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...202012/090.jpg Sure, the sugar was a little, well, burnt, but it was still A-MAZING! I was one happy girl. Greg was apparently feeling adventurous when he took a list at the Food & Wine offerings this year, because he was up for trying mussels! (Bless his heart, he actually pronounced them MEW-SSELS. I got a good laugh, he didnt. The end.) According to the brochure, they are Steamed Mussels in Hoegaarden Beer Broth with Baguette. The smell alone was not appealing to me, so although Im branching out (had foie gras just a few month ago), I wasnt up for those! He thought that they were okay, he really enjoyed the broth. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...202012/093.jpg After Belgium, we stopped at Japan. Even though I was watching my intake of alcohol, I couldnt pass up the opportunity to try a Sake Strawberry Mist. It was FROZEN, like a slushie. They even put a little umbrella in it. At that moment, I definitely felt like I was on vacation. We both ordered a roll; I ordered the Karaage Hand Roll (Crispy Chicken Breast with Sushi Rice and Spicy Mayonnaise) and Greg ordered the Spicy Hand Roll (Tuna and Salmon with Chili Pepper, Soy Sauce & Sesame Oil topped with Kazan Volcano Sauce). http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...2/DSCN1989.jpg http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...2/DSCN1988.jpg I did NOT like the hand roll. The flavor was just not there for me. I also didnt like the way that the mayonnaise melted (yes!) after just a few minutes. Greg, on the other hand enjoyed both rolls. Hes my sushi man, I guess. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...B/DSCN1993.jpg (a nice man offered to take our photo for us when he saw Greg taking a picture of just me) Well, I was quite full after those booths (darn smaller appetite) but we stilled stopped in the caramel shop in Germany (how can you walk past that place without at least walking in there???). http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/GRDAB/096.jpg http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/GRDAB/097.jpg *Droooooool!* We took a ride on the Gran Fiesta Tour and I longed for a margarita. Im not a big drinker, in fact, I dont drink much at all but when you are advised against doing something, doesnt it make you want it that much more? I already had one, though and I wasnt about to press my luck and risk getting sick. It was about 730 and we decided to head out of Epcot via monorail. We were headed to the Poly. Heres another shot of Greg oogling over his pins: http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/GRDAB/099.jpg One of the things on our wish list to see was Hallowishes and that wish was about to come true! Since we were about an hour and a half early, we even snagged one of the hammocks. The entire scenario sounds romantic doesnt it? Here let me set the scene: Youre in Disney World with your significant other, swinging in a hammock on the beach at the Polynesian Resort watching a fireworks show over the Cinderella Castle. See?! Okay, only one problem. It was COLD! We both were wearing sweaters but with SANDALS. Oh, how I wish I had socks at that moment. It wouldve made the evening that much more perfect! The pictures didnt turn out great but heres one of the electrical parade: http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...B/DSCN2001.jpg And one from Hallowishes: http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/GRDAB/100.jpg It was a great ending to a great day! Up next: Is it still the middle of the night?! In other words, we get up realllllllly early. |
I'm here!! I hope you had a nice Christmas! I've been busy with the holidays and just found time to get back on the boards this week. Seems to be a pattern for me this time of year! I hope things settle down for you & you have some more time to update. I'll keep reading...
Those yummy Food & Wine pictures are bringing back memories from my October trip! Yum yum!! I just want to stay again that you two look so great in your trip pictures!! |
I hope everyones holiday was splendiferous!
I have to be honest, I thought about not finishing this TR since it doesn't seem like I have very many readers but I hate leaving things unfinished. We'll see, if traffic doesn't pick up, I may just nix it! Saturday, November 3 *BEEP! BEEP!* (Thats the sound of the alarm going off at 6 a.m.) We were sloooooooooow to get moving this morning but we made it to the bus stop about 7 a.m. Did I mention that it was early AND dark? Well, it was! http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...ps13569746.jpg Told you! We were the second family waiting at the bus stop and I believe we waited about 10-15 minutes for a bus to arrive. Our spirits were quite high for it being so early! http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...ps27eb6ded.jpg DHS is such a short ride from Pop, I love it! Rope Drop was at 8 a.m. (EMH) and we were the 2nd family at the turnstiles. I got SO excited because I saw my first bit of Disney Christmas decorations! Look!!! http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...ps79672b17.jpg YAY! Anyway, as soon as we were allowed in, we high-tailed it over to TSM and since there wasnt anybody in line for FPs, we grabbed some and entered the stand-by line. We walked right on. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...ps258b26f5.jpg http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7c0bbc79.jpg I won! (No surprises there. LOL!) We strolled (okay, maybe it was more of a brisk pace) over to RNRC and requested the front row. I love riding in the front row on this coaster, its so exhilarating! After our limo ride, we grabbed FPs for later. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...ps32d94c6f.jpg We rode Tower of Terror and then decided we should listen to our tummies and have something to eat. Apparently everybody else in DHS was hungry, too. They all wanted Starring Rolls as well. I joked with Greg that it was the longest line weve waited in all morning! It was true, too. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8aeb3e05.jpg http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...psc6a13bf7.jpg (We went halfsies on both the muffin and the cinnamon roll, BTW. The muffin was delicious, the cinnamon roll was nothing special.) Somewhere between selecting our food and us sitting down and eating, I sent Greg to TOT to grab FPs since our 930 window was opening momentarily and we had until just 940 to make it to TSM before those FPs were void. We quickly inhaled our food and downed our iced coffee (soooo good, BTW) and made it to TSM with less than 3 minutes to spare. Phew! (Somehow we had enough time to take this picture of me holding all of our FPs.) http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...psc406d5da.jpg I won, again! (Greg is quite the video game player so hes not too happy that I am more skilled than him on TSM.) http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...psabf82a9e.jpg I cant go to DHS and NOT do a drawing class, so we headed over there and were able to sneak in and snag a lap board. We got to draw Minnie! Greg always leaves a little grumpy because hes not much of an artist but he must enjoy the classes as well because he never complains when were there. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...ps32c47084.jpg http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2ece50a8.jpg After the drawing class, it was time to use our RNRC FPs. We didnt request front row this time as we were cutting it close with time before we needed to leave for our lunch ADR. This next decision was probably dumb but we walked back over to the animation building to see how long the line was to meet Wreck it Ralph. It was long (of course) but I snapped a few pictures and we were on our way. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2cf1251f.jpg On our way out we stopped to do two things. One to take some PP pictures: http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...ps33d868b6.jpg And to hand our TOT FPs off to someone. Greg chose a honeymooning couple (good choice, babe!) and they were very appreciative. Upon leaving DHS we hopped on board a Friendship Boat and got off at the YC/BC. http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5abf67fb.jpg I was getting worried about making it to our ADR in time and I knew we could walk to IG from YC/BC faster than the boat could take us. I was right and we beat the boat! However, we encountered a ridiculously long time at the IG gate. Of course all my worrying was for nothing. San Angel is very slow to seat people. I think it has something to do with the amount of servers they have for lunch. No matter, our food was delicious and we were even serenaded by another guest who was taking a ride on the boats. It was a funny moment, everyone in the restaurant clapped for him! http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...psdb00ec9d.jpg http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...pscc5c86f8.jpg We were tired and in need of a rest so we headed back to Pop, changed into our suits, and spent some time relaxing by the pool. It was a beautiful day! http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...ps53c18e9a.jpg Up next: We wait a really long time for a bus! |
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Today Arcosanti has become something of an arts and intellectual center; each year about 50,000 people attend hands-on construction and architecture workshops and concerts held on the grounds. But Soleri's vision of a community of 7,000 permanent residents living lightly on just 25 acres of the project's 4,000-acre preserve has yet to materialize. Construction is ongoing, but only 5 percent of the multi-use, earth-cast concrete buildings are finished, and fewer than 100 people call the project home.
Even so, Arcosanti makes quite an impression as it comes into view on the desert landscape. It evokes associations with both the European and Arabic Mediterranean, as well as cover art from a vintage paperback edition of Isaac Asimov.
I found the tour of Arcosanti less than compelling; our young guide, a nonresident, kept lapsing into Valley-girl-like cadences. But I did buy one of the lovely, naïve-styled wind bells, which are made here from bronze or ceramic and help underwrite the project. And the delicious vegetable moussaka I ate in the café of the visitors' center was much better for me -- and the environment -- than a Big Mac and fries.
One-hour tours are offered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily (520/632-7135; $6 per person). For workshop and concert information, go to www.arcosanti.org.
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Lives?
Sedona and the millennium go together like Dionne Warwick and psychics. Check out the Web site www.city.sedona.net/y2k.htm for information on what Red Rock Country will be doing
Copper Town Revival
I visited the old mining town of Jerome not out of historical curiosity but rather because of a pair of earrings I had admired on a stylish woman in Sedona. "You must go to Jerome," she'd said. "The shops are as good as Sedona's and the prices are lower."
It's a 45-minute drive from Sedona to Jerome. You end up 2,000 precipitous feet above the Verde Valley floor (and nearly a mile above sea level) on Cleopatra Hill. During the town's heyday in the twenties, some 15,000 people lived in grand houses and ramshackle shanties all over the hill. When blasting was under way in the copper mines, the whole town shook. By 1953, the phenomenally rich ore deposits that had made Jerome's fortune were finally played out, and the town was all but abandoned. A movie about its mining history is shown daily at the Jerome State Historic Park museum (520/634-5381).
Hippies and artists discovered Jerome in the sixties and seventies. The town is now a National Historic Landmark, and the well-preserved storefronts that line the switchbacking streets hold boutiques, galleries, and restaurants. My earring source had raved, and rightly so, about the selection at Raku Gallery (250 Hull Ave.; 520/639-0239). What she hadn't told me is that the gallery's two-story windows look out across the entire Verde Valley to the Mogollon Rim of the Colorado Plateau. It's a must-see view.
Sedona's Best-Kept Secret
There's a blaze in the outdoor fireplace on the grounds of Garland's Oak Creek Lodge. Guests like to sit out under the stars in Adirondack chairs, sip the lodge's wonderful cider, and gloat.
And well they should: getting a cabin here, especially on a weekend, is the leisure traveler's equivalent of gaining admission to Harvard.
It's not that Garland's, eight miles north of Sedona, is the haunt of the elite; nor is it exactly the lap of luxury. Mary Garland, who runs the place with her husband, Gary (his family also owns jewelry and rug stores in Sedona), describes the ambiance of the 16 pretty but unpretentious knotty pine cabins as "upscale camping." (She does note, however, that when Martha Stewart came here for a photo shoot, she deemed Garland's quite haimish.)
What Garland's has is peace (no televisions, no phones), an idyllic setting in Oak Creek Canyon, and glorious food: reasons enough for the fiercely loyal clientele to rebook their cabins for the same dates year after year after year.
It's certainly easy to understand how missing one of chef Amanda Stine's dinners could put a damper on the rest of your year. There's just a single seating each night in the rustic lodge's dining room, and only one dish for each of the four courses. But with entrées such as roast tenderloin of pork with lobster mushrooms and apple-cabbage compote, Stine proves that she's a master of vividly flavored New American cuisine. Ingredients often come from the lodge's own organic orchards and gardens; the cherry tomatoes in my salad were nothing short of a revelation.
Garland's Oak Creek Lodge Hwy. 89A, Oak Creek Canyon; 520/282-3343; doubles from $168, including breakfast and dinner; the prix fixe dinner is $30 per person for non-guests (reservations are required). The lodge is closed from November 15 through March.
Hollywood in Sedona
A feeling of déjÀ vu may come over you when you visit Sedona, but that doesn't necessarily mean you should run for the nearest workshop in past-lives regression. It could be that Sedona has left its imprint on your unconscious through appearances in a host of classic westerns.
Moviemaking at Sedona began in 1923 with Call of the Canyon; the screenplay was based on a novel set in the area by resident Zane Grey. More than 80 westerns followed, bringing to town just about every Hollywood cowboy: John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Sterling Hayden, Glenn Ford, Lee Marvin, Rock Hudson, Randolph Scott, Alan Ladd.
Even Elvis Presley rode through town to film the otherwise forgettable Stay Away Joe (1968). Bob Bradshaw, who worked on just about every Sedona movie as a double, bit player, or crew member after moving here in 1945, remembers the King fondly. "He could ride," the 81-year-old Bradshaw says. "And when people came around the set, he would go out of his way to give autographs."
Sedona never attained the status of Monument Valley as a location for westerns (and the great auteur of the genre, John Ford, didn't film here), but directors were attracted by the relatively temperate climate and wide variety of settings: desert ranges, red rock formations, canyons, and dramatic vista points, such as Schnebly Hill and Red Rock Crossing. Broken Arrow -- a 1950 racial-tolerance parable starring Jimmy Stewart as a peace-seeking army scout and a very hunky Jeff Chandler as Cochise -- is a virtual Sedona travelogue, showing off 30 different area locations. But if there's one western that should be inextricably associated with Sedona, it is Nicholas Ray's Johnny Guitar (1953). Beloved of cineastes (Martin Scorsese introduces the restored version, now available on videotape, and there's even a Johnny Guitar Society with its own Web site), it was filmed almost entirely in the area. The movie pits Joan Crawford against Mercedes McCambridge in a feverish psychosexual battle to the death, while the normally tough-as-nails Sterling Hayden, playing Crawford's lover, gets the lines of an ingenue: "Tell me something nice. . . . Lie to me. Tell me you waited. Tell me." Teetering between high camp and Wagnerian grandeur, Johnny Guitar's histrionics are very much at home in the surreal theatricality of the Sedona landscape, which looks even more lurid here, thanks to a film process known as Trucolor.
Bradshaw remembers well the making of Johnny Guitar. He rode with Ward Bond's posse, and rigged the hideout for Scott Brady and Ernest Borgnine under Coffee Pot Rock. He also still chuckles when he thinks of the enmity Joan Crawford created on the set: "Sterling Hayden came up to me one day and said, 'This is one of the best movie locations I've ever been on, except for that bitch.' "
While Sedona remains a popular backdrop for commercials, the feature-film business here ebbed when westerns fell out of favor with moviegoers, and the fragile desert landscape can't accommodate today's combustive blockbusters. But the sagas filmed in Sedona are not forgotten, according to Jim Eaton, president of the local historical society. "You can live on streets named Johnny Guitar, Gun Fury, Pony Soldier, and Last Wagon," he says with a laugh.
Shop to It!
Tlaquepaque (336 Hwy. 179; 520/282-4838) is the pride of Sedona, a pretty Spanish colonial shopping plaza shaded by graceful sycamores. But the charms of its labyrinthine layout can wear thin, and you have to navigate crowds on weekends. Some standouts among the 42 shops are Isadora, which specializes in handwoven clothing (520/282-6232); Mother Nature's Trading Co. (520/282-5932) for nature-themed kids' stuff and decorative objects; Esteban's (520/282-4686) for handsome pottery (set among a dizzying array of salsa-and-chip sets); and Cocopah (520/282-4928) for its mind-boggling collection of mostly handmade beads, some of which have been turned into chic eyeglass chains.
The favorite Sedona pastimes of scenery-gawking and spending are fused at the Old West-style Hillside Shops & Galleries (671 Hwy. 179; 520/282-4500). The Clay Pigeon (520/282-2845) and the Blue-Eyed Bear (520/282-4761) are good sources for crafts and jewelry, predominantly Southwestern and Native American in style. Favorite Clothing Co. (520/204-1920) has a fine selection of nubby, artsy-looking items for women.
Of Sedona's countless New Age retail vortexes, my vote goes to the Center for the New Age (341 Hwy. 179; 520/282-2085), which makes its home in a run-down house across the road from Tlaquepaque. The earnest but unimposing staff lets you browse the shelves in peace, and you can get a souvenir photograph of your aura for $31.50. A number of readers and healers work on-site; most sessions are held in private rooms upstairs, but I did overhear one in progress that included the pronouncement, "With that moon and those planets, you are a deeply intuitive person."
Both X-Files addicts and lovers of kitsch should find something to entertain them at Starport Sedona (273 N. Hwy. 89A; 520/282-7771): View a map of local UFO sightings or buy an abducted aliens are in my trunk license-plate frame.
Earnest renderings of Western and Native American themes seem to be the order of the day in many Sedona galleries -- not that there's anything wrong with that. But for a change of pace, visit the Hozho Center shopping mall (431 Hwy. 179), where Peggy Lanning-Eiseler runs two excellent galleries. The Lanning Gallery (520/282-6865) carries lacquered furniture by Eronga, an Indian artisans' collective in the Michoacán state of Mexico. The pieces bring to mind home design by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Across the hall, the Turquoise Tortoise (520/282-2262) carries work by top Native American artists and artisans.
The Garland name is synonymous with quality, selection, and expertise when it comes to Native American crafts. Garland's Navajo Rugs (411 Hwy. 179; 520/282-6632) is chock-full of weavings, kachina dolls, baskets, and pottery by modern artisans; there's also a small collector's room of antique items. At Garland's Indian Jewelry (Indian Gardens, Hwy. 89A; 520/282-6632), you'll find work from some of the best Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni craftsmen.
Uninventing the Wheel
"Did you see any medicine wheels?" a couple asked as they passed me on the Boynton Canyon trail. They were looking for the spiritually charged spoked stone circles that New Age acolytes have borrowed from Native American culture and build in Sedona's vortexes. The U.S. Forest Service, however, is doing its best to make sure you never see one. To the people who maintain the wilderness areas, medicine wheels and other New Age cairns are vandalism, plain and simple.
Picture Godzilla stomping on Manhattan and you get a good idea of the environmental impact of medicine wheels. When people stray off the Forest Service's painstakingly designed trails and move rocks around, communities of lichens, fungi, and other tiny living things that have taken hundreds of years to develop in the desert soil don't have a chance of surviving. And the fragile ecosystem isn't exactly enhanced by all the offerings left behind in medicine wheels -- feathers, beads, fetishes, crystals, medicine bags of herbs, even ashes and money.
Medicine wheels aren't just environmentally incorrect; they are anthropologically off-base as well. While much of Red Rock country is considered sacred by the Yavapai-Apache and Hopi, there's no evidence that any of the tribes who have inhabited the area ever used the wheels to express their spirituality -- it's a practice associated with the Great Plains Indians.
Luckily, the Forest Service may be seeing results. In 1997, 193 medicine wheels were discovered and disassembled; in 1998, the number was just 73.