You
notice your car overheating before you drive
it.
Anyone driving with their windows down is dubbed
as having "Mexican" air conditioning...
The reporters, trying to prove a point, actually
BURN the egg they're cooking on the sidewalk.
You can say Hohokam and people don't think you're
laughing.
You no longer associate bridges (or rivers)
with water.
You know what a dust devil is.
You see more irrigation water flowing down the
street than there is in the Salt River.
You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour
drink.
Umbrellas are not for rain. In fact, they aren't
waterproof.
You can say 120 degrees without fainting.
You don't think it's unusual if a road is built
in the river bed.
You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour
and it will be over 100 degrees.
You quickly discover (in July) that it only
takes two fingers to drive your car.
You run your air conditioner in the middle of
winter so you can use your fireplace.
You can make sun tea outside faster than instant
tea in the microwave.
You notice the best parking place is determined
by shade instead of distance.
You
realize that Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.
You put on fresh sunscreen just to go check
the mailbox.
Hotter
water comes from the cold water tap than the
hot one.
You can (correctly) pronounce the words: "Saguaro",
"Tempe", "Gila Bend", "San
Xavier", "Canyon de Chelly",
"Mogollon Rim", "Tumacacori",
"Cholla", and "Tlaquepague".
It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation,
and not one person is moving on the streets.
You actually burn your hand opening the car
door.
Sunscreen is sold year round, kept right at
the checkout counter.
Even businessmen in three piece suits carry
squirt bottles of drinking water.
Hot air balloons can't go up, because the air
outside is hotter than the air inside (this
DOES happen).
No one would dream of putting vinyl upholstery
in a car.
You can understand the reason for a town named
"Why".
The distances are so great you speak in how
many "hours" and "minutes"
it takes to get somewhere rather than miles.
Dust on your friends' furniture starts looking
ambient.
You are driving 82 MPH on I-10, and everyone
is passing you, except a '68 Ford from West
Virginia.
All the medicine in your bathroom cabinet has
labels in only Spanish, ¿si?
You learn that, "OK bye bye" is phone
Spanish for "Good-bye."
Your two favorite colors are beige and copper
patina.
You realize that the words, "Qué Paso?"
are not followed by, "the butter."
Jalopeños taste bland.
An abandoned copper mine and 600 miles of tailings
are a major tourist attraction.
You get excited about rain.
Phoenix
Winter
(To
the tune of Winter Wonderland)
Palm
Trees wave, are you listening?
In the pool the water's glistening,
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight,
Livin' in a Phoenix Wonderland.
Gone
away is the blizzard,
Here to stay is the lizard.
A warm sunny day, we like it that way,
Livin' in a Phoenix Wonderland.
In
the desert we will have a picnic,
Cactus, sand, rattlesnakes and sun.
Christmas dinner is an old tradition,
It's pinto beans and tacos by the ton.
Later
on we'll perspire,
Temperatures rise higher,
A warm sunny day, we like it that way,
Living in a Phoenix Wonderland...
Native
Americans
CHEROKEE
PRAYER BLESSING
May
the warm winds of heaven
Blow softly upon your house.
May the Great Spirit
Bless all who enter there.
May your moccasins
Make happy tracks
In many snows,
And may the rainbow
Always touch your
shoulder.
I
really love native American culture and art.
I am particularly fond of Lee Bogle's
artwork, which is simply amazing. The above
pieces are by him, the one on the left is called
"Soulmates", and the one on the right
"Comforters". The one below, however,
is my very favorite. It is called "Lovers".
Native
American Commandments
Remain close
to the Great Spirit
Show great respect for
your fellow beings
Give assistance and kindness
wherever needed
Be truthful and honest
at all times
Do what you know to be
right
Look after the well being
of mind and body
Treat the earth and all
that dwell thereon with respect
Take full responsibility
for your actions
Dedicate a share of your
efforts to the greater good
Work together for the
benefit of all mankind
Kokopelli
Ko-ko-pel-li
(kô kô pel´ lê) n. {der. Hopi "kokopilau"
(koko = wood, pilau = hump)} the humpbacked
Flute Player, mythical Hopi symbol of fertility,
replenishment, music, dance, and mischief.
The mysterious
Kokopelli character is found in a number of
Native American cultures, being especially prominent
in the Anazasi culture of the "Four Corners"
area. The figure represents a mischievous trickster
or the Minstrel, spirit of music. Kokopelli
is distinguished by his dancing pose, a hunchback
and flute. His whimsical nature, charitable
deeds, and vital spirit give him a prominent
position in Native American mysticism.
Kokopelli
has been a sacred figure to Native Americans
of the Southwestern United States for thousands
of years. Found painted and carved on rock walls
and boulders throughout this region, Kokopelli
is one of the most intriguing and widespread
images to have survived from ancient Anasazi
Indian mythology, and is a prominent figure
in Hopi and Zuni legends. Kokopelli is also
revered by current-day descendants including
the Hopi, Taos and Acoma pueblo peoples.
Kokopelli
is considered a symbol of fertility who brought
well-being to the people, assuring success in
hunting, planting and growing crops, and human
conception. His "hump" was often considered
a bag of gifts, a sack carrying the seeds of
plants and flowers he would scatter every spring.
Warming the earth by playing his flute and singing
songs, Kokopelli would melt the winter snow
and create rain, ensuring a good harvest. Kokopelli
often displayed a long phallus, symbolizing
the fertile seeds of human reproduction.
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