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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Redeeming Myself - There's Beauty in Santa Barbara
Hey, rather than start a new post here, stop by my new posting at Edhat.com
It's a story of redemption, after ripping so many hideous landscapes in my hometown.
Just got this from a City Councilman in Santa Barbara - thought I'd share... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Billy, I just loved your Edhat piece today. What you revealed is the world as seen on two (or four) feet is qualitatively different than on four (or two if a motor is involved) llantas.
On behalf of my two dogs, I want to especially appreciate your tip of the hat to the olfactory dimension. On my better days, when not too hurried and caught up in the next fire-putting-out exercise, this is how I see and feel Santa Barbara.
Billy--I'll have to have that article with me if I ever make it back to Santa Barbara. That was great. Makes me miss the west coast. When we left, we ordered Peets for years.
My word to be verified is "scadotle." Is that in your thesaurus? --Kate
Some gorgeous shots of SB--love the closeups. Also love the Presidio sign--it's so retro in color and design. Awesome! The glass flowers put me in mind of Chihuly, even though I know they're not. If you like Chihuly, here's a post I did a while back about an exhibit of his work integrated into the conservatory at Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus.
Kate, do you mean skedaddle, or something else entirely?
Monica: They do look like Chihuly and might well be, but the store was closed and I was just looking for images. I'll let you know if I get in there soon.
I wasn't after anything, actually; that's just the "word" I had to type to prove that I'm a human and not a giant spam machine. Today's is "macions." It's weird--often they're unpronouncable, but recently (or is it just your blog?) they're word-like non-words. --Kate
Just got this from a City Councilman in Santa Barbara - thought I'd share...
ReplyDelete~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Billy,
I just loved your Edhat piece today. What you revealed is the world as seen on two (or four) feet is qualitatively different than on four (or two if a motor is involved) llantas.
On behalf of my two dogs, I want to especially appreciate your tip of the hat to the olfactory dimension. On my better days, when not too hurried and caught up in the next fire-putting-out exercise, this is how I see and feel Santa Barbara.
Thank you,
Grant
Grant House
Councilmember
City of Santa Barbara
Billy--I'll have to have that article with me if I ever make it back to Santa Barbara. That was great. Makes me miss the west coast. When we left, we ordered Peets for years.
ReplyDeleteMy word to be verified is "scadotle." Is that in your thesaurus?
--Kate
Some gorgeous shots of SB--love the closeups. Also love the Presidio sign--it's so retro in color and design. Awesome! The glass flowers put me in mind of Chihuly, even though I know they're not. If you like Chihuly, here's a post I did a while back about an exhibit of his work integrated into the conservatory at Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus.
ReplyDeleteKate, do you mean skedaddle, or something else entirely?
~ Monica
Monica: They do look like Chihuly and might well be, but the store was closed and I was just looking for images. I'll let you know if I get in there soon.
ReplyDeleteKate - I'll check on scadotle. New to me (as opposed to skedaddle).
ReplyDeleteKate: No dice on scadotle. I think here's what you're after:
ReplyDeleteske⋅dad⋅dle / skɪˈdædl/
Pronunciation [ski-dad-l]
verb, -dled, -dling, noun Informal.
–verb (used without object)
1. to run away hurriedly; flee
I wasn't after anything, actually; that's just the "word" I had to type to prove that I'm a human and not a giant spam machine. Today's is "macions." It's weird--often they're unpronouncable, but recently (or is it just your blog?) they're word-like non-words.
ReplyDelete--Kate