GentleJackJones
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| Registered on: | 3/28/2019 |
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re: Phoenix, Sedona, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon
Posted by GentleJackJones on 5/5/26 at 12:11 pm to wesfau
Sedona is real nice. I enjoy northern New Mexico (Taos, Santa Fe) more than Sedona, but it's still a nice town. If you like hiking and bike riding, Sedona is great. Yes, it's got the whole turquoise, tarot card/palm reading/vortex, Kokopelli vibe, but it's still a nice and fun town to visit.
Parts of it can feel pretty touristy and gimmicky - especially the part near the pink jeep tour/Saltrock Kitchen area (tons of turquoise shops, fudge, and "outlaw" type shops) - but it sure is beautiful everywhere you look.
We stayed opposite that end at The Wilde Resort and enjoyed it. Plenty comfortable with a nice restaurant/diner and bar in it. The Coffee Pot is good, greasy spoon breakfast and the Sedona Basecamp Beer Co. nearby is great to relax and take in the sights post hiking.
Mariposa is more for the views than the food, but the food is serviceable.
Pump House Station was a good restaurant and I liked the Art and Shopping Village across the street.
The ChocolaTree restaurant was nice to kick back and relax in.
Chapel of the Holy Cross Catholic Church is an absolute must.
Head to nearby Jerome, AZ for a fun side trip. It's this eclectic, somewhat ghost town. Grab a burger at the Haunted Hamburger.
Parts of it can feel pretty touristy and gimmicky - especially the part near the pink jeep tour/Saltrock Kitchen area (tons of turquoise shops, fudge, and "outlaw" type shops) - but it sure is beautiful everywhere you look.
We stayed opposite that end at The Wilde Resort and enjoyed it. Plenty comfortable with a nice restaurant/diner and bar in it. The Coffee Pot is good, greasy spoon breakfast and the Sedona Basecamp Beer Co. nearby is great to relax and take in the sights post hiking.
Mariposa is more for the views than the food, but the food is serviceable.
Pump House Station was a good restaurant and I liked the Art and Shopping Village across the street.
The ChocolaTree restaurant was nice to kick back and relax in.
Chapel of the Holy Cross Catholic Church is an absolute must.
Head to nearby Jerome, AZ for a fun side trip. It's this eclectic, somewhat ghost town. Grab a burger at the Haunted Hamburger.
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re: Some numbers ($) related to trophy hunting in Africa
Posted by GentleJackJones on 5/3/26 at 10:00 am to weagle1999
Locals eat lions and leopards? Didn't realize that.
re: Some numbers ($) related to trophy hunting in Africa
Posted by GentleJackJones on 5/3/26 at 9:01 am to castorinho
I’ll never understand why someone would want to hunt elephants and big cats.
re: Best Fight Songs in SEC
Posted by GentleJackJones on 5/1/26 at 6:36 am to JacieNY
re: Post A Cool Football Related Pic
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/30/26 at 9:21 pm to CoachFranWasHere
re: Are Converse cool?
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/26/26 at 1:01 pm to whitetiger1234
Depends. There’s a guy at the gym that wears them and works out in them. He squats and deadlifts like 1,000 pounds.
Conversely (pun intended), there’s a needle dick “barista” by said gym that’s surely a member of ANTIFA and couldn’t squat 100 pounds.
They are all over the place
Conversely (pun intended), there’s a needle dick “barista” by said gym that’s surely a member of ANTIFA and couldn’t squat 100 pounds.
They are all over the place
re: 5 States have the Northern Mockingbird as their State Bird
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/26/26 at 12:57 pm to LSURussian
I’ve never seen so much disregard for originality. You’ve got 10,000+ species of birds out there … pick something else.
re: What was your go-to adolescent eau-de-toilette?
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/24/26 at 7:29 pm to Crow Pie
re: Michigan football forcing women to get abortions: Harbaugh may return to burn it down
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/24/26 at 11:59 am to The Boat
quote:
HailHailtoHomo said he was ashamed and was no longer an LSU fan after LSU hired Lane Kiffin. Still waiting on him to stop starting stupid threads on the Rant, though.
Stuff like this is ok with him.
:lol: :bow:
re: United Kingdom officially announces smoking ban for the future
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/21/26 at 11:28 am to OysterPoBoy
Well, it kinda goes hand and hand with their history.
Stupid question: Baseball scholarships
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/21/26 at 6:52 am
Are SEC teams limited to 11 scholarships and not the full roster, correct? Most SEC teams rely on in-state talent and partial scholarships, right? What was the “loophole” that Vanderbilt, as a private school, utilized?
re: Top Blue Bloods of all time list
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/17/26 at 12:46 pm to captdalton
No particular order:
Alabama
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Michigan
Oklahoma
USC
That's it. Texas, Nebraska, Penn State, Georgia, LSU, etc. are in the next tier.
Alabama
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Michigan
Oklahoma
USC
That's it. Texas, Nebraska, Penn State, Georgia, LSU, etc. are in the next tier.
re: Cities outside Louisiana that remind you of New Orleans
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/15/26 at 6:49 pm to Roaad
Louisville
St Louis
St Louis
re: Lane Kiffin inciting violence on X.
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/13/26 at 10:59 am to Lucado
The Ole Miss / Lane Kiffin / LSU thing is getting to the point of being weird.
He coached Tennessee for 1 year.
He coached USC for 3.5 years.
He coached FAU for 3 years.
He coached Ole Miss for 6 years.
Point being, it isn't like he was some long-tenured OM coach. He has a history of jumping around. It would surprise me if he was at LSU for more than 8 years.
Johnny Vaught didn't rise from the dead, give OM two middle fingers, and yelled "Geaux Tigahs" while making his way to BR.
Give it a break...
He coached Tennessee for 1 year.
He coached USC for 3.5 years.
He coached FAU for 3 years.
He coached Ole Miss for 6 years.
Point being, it isn't like he was some long-tenured OM coach. He has a history of jumping around. It would surprise me if he was at LSU for more than 8 years.
Johnny Vaught didn't rise from the dead, give OM two middle fingers, and yelled "Geaux Tigahs" while making his way to BR.
Give it a break...
re: Where in New Orleans should our newly single, 35 y/o, female friend live?
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/11/26 at 4:24 pm to soccerfüt
What people have said is accurate (Uptown, St. Charles Ave., Garden Dist., Magazine Street, CBD, and Warehouse Dist.
An underrated spot, in my opinion, is the City Park Ave area. (Bienville, Orleans, Dumaine, Bienville, and Esplanade near Cabrini area). It's a little slower paced, but very local. A lot of good restaurants and bars too. Probably my favorite spot of New Orleans to be honest...
An underrated spot, in my opinion, is the City Park Ave area. (Bienville, Orleans, Dumaine, Bienville, and Esplanade near Cabrini area). It's a little slower paced, but very local. A lot of good restaurants and bars too. Probably my favorite spot of New Orleans to be honest...
re: What route do I go with real estate investing?
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/9/26 at 1:55 pm to kjacksonp
REITS perhaps?
I messed with residential real estate in the past and no more. It became too big of a hassle (not including taxes, insurance, etc.). Perhaps I just got some unfortunate tenants ... none terrible, just required a lot of work.
I messed with residential real estate in the past and no more. It became too big of a hassle (not including taxes, insurance, etc.). Perhaps I just got some unfortunate tenants ... none terrible, just required a lot of work.
re: Top college football coaching gigs
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/9/26 at 5:04 am to theCAW
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I’d put Ohio state over Georgia,
Hate to say it but I would put Ohio State at number one.
Notre Dame is a weird one too. I think they are top 10 but more towards the 8-10 range. For all of their strengths, they’ve got certain weaknesses to counterbalance them out.
re: Top college football coaching gigs
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/9/26 at 3:53 am to tigersbh
No Oregon?
re: What are your ties to LSU? Any legacy stories?
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/7/26 at 3:46 pm to Powerman
Grandma graduated from LSU
Grandpa graduated from Loyola
Parents went to USL.
I graduated from LSU - class of '04.
Older sister (no pics) graduated from LSU in '01.
The younger brother graduated from LSU in '09 (via BRCC - always like to make that jab).
Grandpa graduated from Loyola
Parents went to USL.
I graduated from LSU - class of '04.
Older sister (no pics) graduated from LSU in '01.
The younger brother graduated from LSU in '09 (via BRCC - always like to make that jab).
re: The BIG 10 is kicking arse and taking titles
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/7/26 at 12:51 pm to Madking
Regarding football, they've won 3* in a row for football.
Wake me up when they get to 7 in a row (by 4 different teams) or 13/20.
* Michigan cheated their asses off. I've never seen a program stoop to that level as going in disguise and filming opponents.
Regarding basketball, that was their first title in what ... 26 years?
The SEC has what...4 during that time span?
Wake me up when they get to 7 in a row (by 4 different teams) or 13/20.
* Michigan cheated their asses off. I've never seen a program stoop to that level as going in disguise and filming opponents.
Regarding basketball, that was their first title in what ... 26 years?
The SEC has what...4 during that time span?
re: House design features that bother you
Posted by GentleJackJones on 4/7/26 at 12:46 pm to Chucktown_Badger
quote:
I'd bet $100 that house is in Nashville. That style is everywhere around there.
Per the article - South Park neighborhood of Raleigh. But you're correct. We rented an AirBnB for the LSU-Vanderbilt game this past fall and stayed to a home similar to that style. The rood was flat, however, and not slanted. That's where the patio or "deck" was (the roof). It was hot as hell.
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