Year: 2011
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Happiness is a Warm Gun
A three-part interview with Aldous Huxley by Mike Wallace presented May 18th, 1958. A startling interview. Unlike the totalitarian approach envisaged by George Orwell, Huxey suggests dictators of the brave new world will use happiness as a weapon instead of repression. Happiness is a weapon.
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Last Day
in: TravelWe spent our last day continuing our tour of archeological / historical sites. Arizona has a large number of Pueblos, and we visited several of them, including those at Wupatki National Park and Montezuma’s Castle (shown below). Of the sites we visited, the buildings at Montezuma and the Navajo National Monument were in the best…
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Sedona Hikes
in: TravelSedona is replete with hiking trails. For $5 per day or $15 for a week one can purchase a ticket that provides entry to any one of them. Since being here we have hiked the Courthouse Butte Loop, Fay Canyon and Doe Mountain. The pass also provides entry into the archeological sites Honanki and Palatki.…
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Golf in Country
in: TravelWe had a chance to play a game at Seven Canyons Golf Club. Formerly a private club it now accepts public play. With the turn in the economy the course has fallen on hard times and we were told is in receivership. Those who invested in a membership of $175,000 have lost it all. Like…