Comments on: Arizona, Part One http://jackburnslives.com/blog/2009/06/21/arizona-part-one/ Social and Environmental Commentary in the Spirit of Edward Abbey Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:38:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Hayduke http://jackburnslives.com/blog/2009/06/21/arizona-part-one/#comment-321 Hayduke Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:38:33 +0000 http://jackburnslives.com/blog/?p=864#comment-321 Why do we want to travel quickly for long distances? Where do we stop feeding our desires and begin living our ideals? We only live on this poor beat up and much abused earth thing one time. No going back and doing it over. No second chances, no one gets out alive. Why not do it right the first time? Why do we want to travel quickly for long distances?

Where do we stop feeding our desires and begin living our ideals? We only live on this poor beat up and much abused earth thing one time. No going back and doing it over. No second chances, no one gets out alive.

Why not do it right the first time?

]]> By: Mary Falls http://jackburnslives.com/blog/2009/06/21/arizona-part-one/#comment-320 Mary Falls Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:31:20 +0000 http://jackburnslives.com/blog/?p=864#comment-320 Nice reporting, Jack; I'm glad you and your wife had a good time. It kind of makes up for the down side of things you found there. Been to Sedona twice, myself; not for much more than a drive through after the marvelous descent through Oak Canyon from Flagstaff. I was so amazed by that trek and the red rocks around us, the town itself was rather minimal as far as making an impression went. But you are right about the overdone homes in the area. Those rocks would have been far more appealing without all that *money* sticking up in the midst of them. ;-)) We were only there long enough for the fat-cat tourists to go shopping for more *stuff*! Nice reporting, Jack; I’m glad you and your wife had
a good time. It kind of makes up for the down side of things you found there. Been to Sedona twice, myself; not for much more than a drive through after the marvelous descent through Oak Canyon from Flagstaff. I was so amazed by that trek and the red rocks around us, the town itself was rather minimal as far as making an impression went.

But you are right about the overdone homes in the area. Those
rocks would have been far more appealing without all that *money*
sticking up in the midst of them. ;-) )

We were only there long enough for the fat-cat tourists to go
shopping for more *stuff*!

]]> By: James Phelps http://jackburnslives.com/blog/2009/06/21/arizona-part-one/#comment-319 James Phelps Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:30:05 +0000 http://jackburnslives.com/blog/?p=864#comment-319 I was thinking of my sister the whole time I was reading your insightful and informative report. She and her husband have purchased an air-conditioned hovel somewhere in the Phoenix suburbs. They'll be moving there from northern Illinois in the Fall. I'm moved to share your words with them, but mildly despair at the possible futility of thinking that even your well chosen phrases would have any tellingly positive effect. In any event, I am glad you choose phrases and share words. Ed bless you, my friend. . . . I was thinking of my sister the whole time I was reading your insightful and informative report. She and her husband have purchased an air-conditioned hovel somewhere in the Phoenix suburbs. They’ll be moving there from northern Illinois in the Fall. I’m moved to share your words with them, but mildly despair at the possible futility of thinking that even your well chosen phrases would have any tellingly positive effect. In any event, I am glad you choose phrases and share words.

Ed bless you, my friend. . . .

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