Words Seldom Seen: Debauchery
Debauchery Noun: Excessive indulgence in sensory pleasures. Alcohol and sex are often involved. Example: “The debauchery of ancient Rome has often been exaggerated.”
Debauchery Noun: Excessive indulgence in sensory pleasures. Alcohol and sex are often involved. Example: “The debauchery of ancient Rome has often been exaggerated.”
I henge what I can when I can because I can. Other Henges on my blog. A good henge is a visual pun. For my very successful birthday this year I asked that I not be given “keeper stuff.” Lilli gave me a large bottle of my favorite Balsamic Vinegar from Pasadena. Nurit gave me the vacation I wanted in Yosemite. Bob K gave me a Haiku and Rebecca gave me a Costco size box of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. What I call the perfect… Read More »Reese’s Henge
For many years this has been one of my favorite ties. Since I retired and moved to Arizona my need for ties has fallen to almost zero. So when I was thinning my ties I noticed that this tie had this label: I’m not sure what the correlation between a tie and Stonehenge is but it is a perfect item to celebrate the Longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. BTW I kept this tie but gave a dozen or more to our… Read More »Summer Solstices
I’m feeling so good I’m thinking about making some henges. I am definitely symptom free for the second day in a row. But it is a little bit like pins and needles. You know when you got them but your not exactly sure when they went away. Photo is Matchbook Henge from a few years ago.
Here is a project you can do with all of that toilet paper you’re hoarding. We had a toilet paper Henge party back in 2010 to celebrate the announcement that they were going to stop using cores in the rolls. It didn’t happen but we sure had fun building the Henge. Yes alcohol was involved. click on the tiny little “2” below to see a few more photos including the “Offal Tower.”
“The greatest ability is dependability.” I created this stonehenge replica for the henge contest on the Facebook Group: CloneHenge. I took the photo with my iPhone using my headlamp to create the sunrise effect.
If you look in the upper right hand corner of this screenshot from the Facebook Super Bowl ad you will see me. I’m pretending to barbecue. Some people will see that my image is small and I was only on the screen for a second so they will be disappointed. And some will wonder what connections I had to get in a Super Bowl ad at all. For me it is confirmation that being a little bit quirky sometimes works. If you’re not different you… Read More »Clonehenge? Really
At Cortez Park in Phoenix I came across this stone sculpture. It has a henge-like quality. The park is on the Arizona Canal at about 35th Avenue. I have been walking the canalsRead More »Hengish Phoenix
I go up Piestewa Peak on the weekends with my hiking buddies and many weekdays day I hike the nearby trails in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. I often pick up a beautiful stone and bring it home. Yesterday I henged some of the stones from my pile. Read More »Piestewa Stone Henge