Primitive and Modern
Chatty is back from her fabulous trip back through time in Northern Arizona. She came home (it felt good to be home); she kissed The Wiz (it felt good to kiss The Wiz); then she noticed that The Wiz was coughing his head off, sneezing, trembling like an aspen, puffing like a grampus, and altogether QUITE unwell.
Sadly, Chatty noticed this AFTER she had kissed him…
The upshot is that we are now both as sick as dogs (but not OUR dogs, who are perfectly healthy - and wondering why we spend so much time groaning and ignoring them), so a run-down of Chatty’s trip will have to wait until she can sit up and face her monitor with a bit of enjoyment and enthusiasm.
Meanwhile, since one of her pictures fit beautifully with Tink's Word Challenge for the week, here is Chatty’s brief entry for the words “primitive” and “modern”:
Please note: Chatty is posting early for the Weekly Word Challenge, because she is going to sleep as soon as she posts this!
Primitive – 20-room abode for 35 people, hewn into a solid rock cliff overlooking a beautiful stream - built circa 1100 A.D. – which has lasted 9 centuries to date, and shows no signs of deteriorating:
Modern - 1 giant box crammed with necessary and unnecessary items for sale to the multitudes - built circa 2004 – projected to last at least 7 years (maybe even 10!), before breakdown of all plywood and plastic used in construction necessitates complete re-furbish…and new bank loan…
And – to those of you who cry:
“But who could live without running water? What about flush toilets?”
Chatty replies:
Well, they weren’t called The Sinagua (“without water”) Indians for nothing!
Besides, you haven’t been to her local WalMart - where on any given trip to its restroom one often finds neither…
Ah, progress!
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And, although Chatty is more than a day late and a dollar short here, she has a Wordzzle...just the mini this week, considering her weakened state, but still...for what it's worth...
The words for the mini-Wordzzle were:
mercury
investments
purring
death penalty
convalescent homes
"Even though the babe du jour had informed him that she didn’t start new relationships when Mercury was in retrograde, she had quickly succumbed to the charms of his bank account and was practically purring now, being filled as she was with the champagne and caviar he had ordered from room service. He looked over at her and smirked – she smiled back seductively as she lounged on the satin sheets. He wondered briefly about the hundreds of clients he had counseled to make those investments in convalescent homes, knowing full well that those investments would tank, but what the heck – so far giving bad investment advice didn’t result in the death penalty. Besides, his bags were packed, his plane ticket was tucked in his wallet, his Swiss bank account was bulging…and the babe was willing. Life was good.
His reverie was suddenly interrupted.
Who the hell was knocking on the door at this time of night?"
Sadly, Chatty noticed this AFTER she had kissed him…
The upshot is that we are now both as sick as dogs (but not OUR dogs, who are perfectly healthy - and wondering why we spend so much time groaning and ignoring them), so a run-down of Chatty’s trip will have to wait until she can sit up and face her monitor with a bit of enjoyment and enthusiasm.
Meanwhile, since one of her pictures fit beautifully with Tink's Word Challenge for the week, here is Chatty’s brief entry for the words “primitive” and “modern”:
Please note: Chatty is posting early for the Weekly Word Challenge, because she is going to sleep as soon as she posts this!
Primitive – 20-room abode for 35 people, hewn into a solid rock cliff overlooking a beautiful stream - built circa 1100 A.D. – which has lasted 9 centuries to date, and shows no signs of deteriorating:
Modern - 1 giant box crammed with necessary and unnecessary items for sale to the multitudes - built circa 2004 – projected to last at least 7 years (maybe even 10!), before breakdown of all plywood and plastic used in construction necessitates complete re-furbish…and new bank loan…
And – to those of you who cry:
“But who could live without running water? What about flush toilets?”
Chatty replies:
Well, they weren’t called The Sinagua (“without water”) Indians for nothing!
Besides, you haven’t been to her local WalMart - where on any given trip to its restroom one often finds neither…
Ah, progress!
_____________________________________
And, although Chatty is more than a day late and a dollar short here, she has a Wordzzle...just the mini this week, considering her weakened state, but still...for what it's worth...
The words for the mini-Wordzzle were:
mercury
investments
purring
death penalty
convalescent homes
"Even though the babe du jour had informed him that she didn’t start new relationships when Mercury was in retrograde, she had quickly succumbed to the charms of his bank account and was practically purring now, being filled as she was with the champagne and caviar he had ordered from room service. He looked over at her and smirked – she smiled back seductively as she lounged on the satin sheets. He wondered briefly about the hundreds of clients he had counseled to make those investments in convalescent homes, knowing full well that those investments would tank, but what the heck – so far giving bad investment advice didn’t result in the death penalty. Besides, his bags were packed, his plane ticket was tucked in his wallet, his Swiss bank account was bulging…and the babe was willing. Life was good.
His reverie was suddenly interrupted.
Who the hell was knocking on the door at this time of night?"
Posted by CCC at 9/22/2008 9:20 PM 
Categories: Arizona, Wordzzles, Weekly Word Challenge, Anecdotes, The Wiz
Categories: Arizona, Wordzzles, Weekly Word Challenge, Anecdotes, The Wiz
Chatty, you're back!!
Chatty, you're sick.
LOVE your primitive and modern (and it sounds like you've been to my local Wal*Mart) and I look forward to the rest of your photos.
Now get plenty of rest & fluids, and feel better soon!
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OH.MY.GAWD! I love your comparison between the Primitive and Modern! Beautiful! Some day I'll tell you about my Wal-Mart boycott
9 centuries! Isn't that amazing?
You are such a skilled story teller! I love to read your Wordzzles!
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Oh Chatty, get better!
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Sorry you are feeling so under the weather, but glad you played anyway. I thought this was delightful. Glad you went with the darkside. Hope sleep brings relief from groaning and misery. I think it's usually the best cure there is.
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Absolutely perfect examples!
Love the wordzzle.
Feel better soon!
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"so far" ... sounds like some fat cats that've been in the news lately
LOVED your primitive picture!
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Wow! Who can compete with that WWC play!! Isn't it completely incredible what they could do so far back then with so little?
Though, I will add. It took them generations to complete stuff that would last a multitude of decades, and millions of years...it now takes months to build something that will last 7 - 10 years. Hmmmm. Sum'thin' to that....
Way to go!!! Oh, and...please feel better!
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The jig is up, surely it's the coppers.
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I love the abode! I always wanted to go visit them. Do they let you go in them?
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I love the abode! I always wanted to go visit them. Do they let you go inside? Great comparison, Chatty. If I were giving points out for these you'd get double.
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Hey Chatty--the last of the four mugs is done and I will post a pic and contact you Saturday, OK?
Thanks! gr
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