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Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


SuziQ - Mar 28, 2014 2:59:41 pm PDT #23881 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

( continues...) no idea. I was struck by the obvious age. The wear and tear that carved the canyon and all the nooks and crannies over millennia. And also the feeling that a supreme being had a hand in creating this inspiring place. That is not a common feeling for me but it was impossible to ignore.

By this time any worry I had about the helicopter was forgotten. I was completely awe struck. Once we were a few minutes away from the canyon, it disappeared from view. How is that possible. We hadn't gone that far.

I live in the foothills below the Rockies and I marvel at their majesty on a daily basis and yet, the canyon was exponentially different.

As we got back to our car I asked CJ if he wanted to spend more time or if we should head home since it would be hard to beat the ride and view we had just experienced. We ended up driving along the East Rim road which have us multiple glimpses of the canyon, multiple chances to be filled with awe again, and multiple chances to say goodbye.


-t - Mar 28, 2014 2:59:53 pm PDT #23882 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Mmm, that salad sounds delish, Laura. I had a salad with pecans and blue cheese for lunch, and strawberries for breakfast, so, close!


Calli - Mar 28, 2014 3:07:56 pm PDT #23883 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

That sounds like an amazing experience, SuziQ!


SuziQ - Mar 28, 2014 3:23:38 pm PDT #23884 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

We are stopped for dinner so I showed the above to CJ. He wants me to add that he got closer to the edge than I did. He was just concerned about his clumsy mom.

They don't let you take any personal items on the skywalk but I would have loved to have gotten a picture of CJ laying face down on the glass, flipping out over the view.

The typos...


-t - Mar 28, 2014 3:24:49 pm PDT #23885 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm so glad you're having such a great experience, Suzi!


Sue - Mar 28, 2014 3:36:40 pm PDT #23886 of 30000
hip deep in pie

Aw, Suzi, that's amazing.

I was at the Grand Canyon briefly in my trip across the US in the 90s. I'd love to go back to that area.


Scrappy - Mar 28, 2014 4:06:17 pm PDT #23887 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

That made me smile so much, Suzi!


Consuela - Mar 28, 2014 4:36:47 pm PDT #23888 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Suzie, that sounds awesome.

I am posting from the spa at the Claremont Hotel, which is a ridiculously posh 19th century hotel, a great white palace on the hill above Berkeley. Got a 90 minute massage, sat in the hot tub with a view of the bay, and now I'm lounging until I'm dry enough to change and go home to my pedestrian life where nobody gives me a fresh warm robe when I get out of the shower...


§ ita § - Mar 28, 2014 4:51:23 pm PDT #23889 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't often think of the Grand Canyon, but you have represented it beautifully, Suzi.

Consuela, do you want a stranger standing in your bathroom? Maybe they were warming the robe by sitting on it? Or wearing it?


Strix - Mar 28, 2014 5:07:40 pm PDT #23890 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Well, hey, its's ita! Lovely to see you again!

And I am not the only person to wear nightgowns out! HA! The one I wore out most often is pretty damned threadbare now, so it's demoted to around the house wear, and fast-food runs.