IVIV (8): From an Ancient Indian Word Meaning

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Can't help but think of Arbusto Energy, Dubya's faux-oil company.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbusto_Energy

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>

>"The bank deposit form Sloane Wolfmann had given Doc was from Arbolada
>Savings and Loan in Ojai...." (IV, Ch. 8, p. 111)
>
>
>There is no direct cue from the narrator that this the next day, but
>considering that Doc spent the night tripping, and now Aunt Reet's
>office is open, it's safe to assume that this is the seventh day of
>the narrative, Monday, March 30, 1970.
>
>"Arbolada Savings and Loan in Ojai"
>
>While the actual bank is apparently fictional, there is a neighborhood
>in the Ojai Valley named "Arbolada." It is, at least today, one the
>most expensive and desirable neighborhoods in the area. In Spanish,
>"arbolada" refers to a woodland.
>
>http://inherent-vice.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_8#Page_111
>
>The Ojai Arbolada was one of Ojai's first developed subdivisions. It
>was designed and developed by Edward Libby around 1922. In the
>beginning the original price of a lot started at $10,000 and sales
>were slow. It was not until 1958 that the subdivision really took off
>and many of the homes there were built. The subdivision is unique in
>that each home enjoys from 1/2 to 2 acreas and the area is covered in
>native Oaks trees.
>
>Today the Arbolada is considered one of the high end neighborhoods for
>the City of Ojai....
>
>http://www.discoverojai.com/Arbolada.html
>