Want To Hang Out With Some Friendly Sea Lions? Well, who doesn’t? It’s very easy to do on the west coast of the US – there are a lot of places to see them in the wild – including in… Read More ›
travel memoirs
Strike Some “El Dorado” Movie Gold! “Atlas Obscura” Celebrates Nevada’s Ghost Towns!
Want To Hang Out With John Wayne and James Caan? Well, the best I can do is take you to the place they filmed together – so you can recreate the action scenes for yourself! Welcome To The “Gold Rush”… Read More ›
Bending America’s Wild West! Amazing Photos By Aydin Buyuktas Capture A Surreal Sci-Fi Beauty!
Welcome To A Surreal American Junkyard! I came across this photo and was mesmerized: a junkyard full of abandoned cars, broken down, twisted and stretched out to give the entire image a surreal, science fiction quality. This is the amazing… Read More ›
Goodbye Drought! Let It Snow! California’s Incredible Food Provider! Talk About A “Rainy” Season!
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! For those who don’t live in California, the massive drought for the past decade has left this state parched for water… If you don’t know that the state delivers a massive… Read More ›
I Love “Octopus Balls”. Here Is The Delicious Reason Why…And A Recipe Too!
OK, complete disclosure: I love Octopus Balls. Now, you may want to know why, so let’s take a trip to find out together: Octopus Balls in Tokyo! It all began on my first trip to Tokyo, when I had a… Read More ›
Jackson Mississippi! A Southern Town With A Segregated Civil Rights History!
Welcome To Jackson! Well, that’s a friendly greeting! I visited Jackson, Mississippi in late 2015 with the best of intentions: and as I always do, I added a few days to my trip to have time to check out the… Read More ›
54 Blocks Of Broadway! Pt.1 & 2 – Great Hot Dogs! From Needle Park To Naked Cowboys!
Welcome To Times Square! Just A Few Of My Favorite 54 Blocks of Broadway! I found this gorgeous night time shot of New York’s iconic Times Square, and it made me think about what an amazing city this is…Time Square… Read More ›
The Shocking “Kent State” Massacre! Anti-War Protests! CSN&Y! An Era Of Political Activism!
48 Years Ago Today… I am a student of political history, and recent protest marches, and the reaction of the new administration, remind me of an era of political activism surrounding the Vietnam War in the late 60’s and early… Read More ›
Women’s March On Chicago! 250,000+ Strong! American Democracy At Work!
Chicago’s Women’s March – 250,000+ Strong! Chicago joined a slew of other cities in America and around the world for a women’s march to support equality and fairness, and to put America’s new President on notice. America Raises Its Voice!… Read More ›
The White House! America’s Most Unique “Rental Property”! Presidential Politics! Biggest President Scandals!
This House Has A New Tenant! Yes, we have a new President, who has taken up residence in the most famous “rental property” in the world! I have been lucky enough to go to Washington DC a few times, and… Read More ›
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