Get a Fountain Just Like Those at Fountain Place. Yesterday, Neiman Marcus released its Christmas book. The release comes two weeks later than last year as shoppers are shopping later. Some of the more extravagant gifts include a million dollar fountain (designed by the same firm that designed Fountain Place’s fountains) and 10 2012 Ferrari FFs worth $395,000 each. As the recession continues on, more and more of the gifts in the catalog are more reasonably priced (i.e. less than $250). Personally, I’d like the “woman-cave,” which is much like the inside of the bottle on I Dream of Jeannie.
Ferris Wheel Possible Downtown. Dallas County Commissioners want to bring a 17-story Ferris wheel to the middle of Founders Plaza. It would follow the same idea as the observation decks/Ferris wheels in cities like London and Paris. If all goes according to plan, the Ferris wheel will be spinning by March 2012. And if all goes according to my plan, I will have an I Dream of Jeannie “woman-cave” in one of those seats.
Game 1 of World Series Tonight. Right. So. I’m on the bandwagon. I’ve watched some games now. (Still can’t get the channel changer to work, but have found a good bar.) And I’m pumped for tonight’s game. Here are a few articles talking about things about tonight’s game. I’d love to give you analysis, but it’s difficult as I’m just relearning baseball terms. So read and deduce for yourself.
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so, we can’t pay for the jail, or roads or hospitals, but we can pay for a Ferris wheel? I’m flummoxed. And what’s wrong with the Ferris wheel we already have? I took my 85 year old mother in law to the fair. I’m always taken with just how cool fair park is. And by the Way, Texas Discovery Garden is the coolest. There were literally thousands of monarchs on migration there.
Krista, re: TV channel changer won’t work. This is just a shot in the dark but do this: with your TV turned on, UNPLUG it. Wait about 15-20 seconds, then plug it back in and turn it on. This only works SOMETIMES for RECENT models, but it’s worth a shot. (If you TV has a built in computer, it’s rebooting it when you do that).
Shouldn’t that wheel be in Ferris Plaza? And while you’re stuck up there, can JWP take your car?
I’m with Bill. We just keep looking for ways to spend money other than for basic services. And not just because of the cost, but a Ferris Wheel next to the stark Kennedy memorial? Seriously?
If you’ve found a good bar, Krista, then you’re already a winner in the postseason. Congratulations!
I’m in favor of anything that makes the downtown even more wacky.
How about investing in a great park and ferris wheel that we already have? Look at the Prater amusement park in Vienna. It’s a public park, open year round and only 3-4 stops from downtown on the street car.
http://www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/prater
A giant wheel going nowhere seems an admirable bit of self-reflection on the part of the county commissioners. But after the Ferris wheel is up, can we plant evidence that one of JFK’s shooters was up there Nov. 22?