No matter what you call it, and there are a surprising number of terms, when you gotta go, you gotta go and if you are in downtown Prescott, heeding that call offers you a number of options.
We speak, as you've surmised, of the toilet. Also known as the john, the loo, the head, the restroom, the washroom, the throne room, the 'facilities', the netty, the men's/ladies room, watercloset (for you James Joyce fans) and for the other fancies among us, the lavatory - from the Latin lavatorium, and not to be confused with laboratory, but of course you wouldn't. (Or if you did, some physicist was doubtless be pissed - no pun intended.) Thursday, January 05, 2012
In mid-December we saw a blip on the news about Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta quietly taking down the flag and declaring an official end to the war in Iraq, the longest armed conflict in our nation's history. For millions of Americans and millions more in the rest of the world, of course, it will never be over. (1 comments) Thursday, January 05, 2012
So how does a 21-year-old "girl" stroll into the highly-regarded (and highly-competitive) Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival and walk away with first-place bragging rights, a blue ribbon, and a check for $500? Thursday, January 05, 2012
The first single off the new album "The Darndest Thing," an 8-song, 35-minute ride from Sassparilla; an indie band out of Portland, Ore. The five-piece's roots music is all over the place, deftly connecting the unlikely but combative intersection of country-blues and punk. Thursday, January 05, 2012
It is that time of year when we rack our brains for gift ideas and what's better than music? Rather than check off the Top Ten on Billboard or iTunes, why not go off the charts for some tried and true favorites from locals who offered two favorites from their collections. ... Thursday, December 01, 2011
Now that the holidays have passed and most everyone - especially me - has eaten too much of the "fun stuff," it is time for a simple and healthy recipe. Thursday, January 05, 2012
This month I'm throwing you a curve ball, err ... a gift. No, it's not for under the tree. It does not have to be for Christmas. But it is for the cold and windy weather - it is chili, that wonderful dish that warms you from head to toe. (1 comments) Thursday, December 01, 2011
Once there was a painter who struggled to master a peculiar and elaborate style of abstraction, and yet had gained a measure of renown. Each season his students would gather the courage to ask him the same question: "How do you start a painting?" (1 comments) Thursday, January 05, 2012
In her varied professional career, Mary Kaye O'Neill never saw herself as an artist.
She was, at times, an elementary school teacher, a career counselor at Maryland's Prince George Community College (she holds a Masters of Education in Counseling), a legislative assistant to a U.S. Congressman and a certified massage therapist. Thursday, November 03, 2011
I usually try to avoid the mainstream titles when writing here, but Rise of the Planet of the Apes was just too good to pass up. Thursday, January 05, 2012
Since starting the Prescott Film Festival with the Monthly Series in 2009, 152 films, (shorts and features) have been screened, and 81 filmmakers, screenwriters, actors and directors have attended. This begs the question, "Where are they now?" and "What does the film festival circuit do for filmmakers?" Thursday, January 05, 2012
THANKS FOR THE BREAK-IN - This month's check of police reports offers up the question of "in the wrong place at the wrong time" as well as "you might want to pick a better place to get warm, next time." You judge. Thursday, January 05, 2012
