Evenagelo’s: An Immigrant Becomes an Icon
Take a walk down East San Francisco Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and just two blocks from the Plaza you’ll find a bar that stands as a...
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May 236 min read
Their Last Meal, Bonnie & Clyde
The Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum in Gibsland, LA, is the place to go to learn all about the notorious couple's last day.
Mar 297 min read
Margie Mattingly Samuels Makes Her Mark
Margaret Mattingly was born in 1916 in Bardstown, Kentucky. Admittedly, that’s not the most tantalizing lead for a story but, please,...
Mar 275 min read
Part Two: It’s Time! Human Sacrifice at Chichen Itza!
As promised in Part One of my Chichen Itza posts, it’s time to discuss human sacrifices because, really, who doesn’t like a good...
Mar 266 min read
Part One: Vanished City of Chichen Itza
It’s mind boggling to me that a place once inhabited by 50,000 people no longer exists. These places where there’s maybe a handful of...
Mar 227 min read
Rebecca Ruth, Bourbon Balls and Surviving
In honor of Women’s History Month I’d like to introduce you to Ruth Hanly Booe, a little known figure but one who was definitely a...
Mar 197 min read
9/11 Memorial & Museum in Photos
September 11, 2001. 9/11. Anyone in their 30s or older remembers where they were at 7:46 a.m. (CST), or shortly thereafter as they heard...
Mar 139 min read
Of Whiskys and Speakeasies, Edinburgh
It’s no secret, I’m partial to whiskey (in this case, whisky) and speakeasies. As well as craft beers but we’ll save those for another...
Mar 45 min read
Edinburgh, Epicenter of All Things Harry Potter
Edinburgh, Scotland, is, without a doubt, the epicenter for any diehard Harry Potter fan. Darling Daughter (DD) and I can claim space in...
Feb 96 min read
Salton Sea: Desert Oasis to Post-Apocalyptic Disaster
It was a 400-square-mile oasis in the middle of the California desert. Less than 70 miles from Palm Springs and Joshua Tree, and just 35...
Feb 42 min read
2023: Oh, the Places You’ll Go
From Iceland to Belize, Los Angeles to Key West, it was a whirlwind year. My 2023 goal was 30,000 miles and by my count I hit 33,000, and...
Oct 8, 20234 min read
Big Jack and Nederland
“I was just 19 when I came here the first time. I walked in and there was this mountain of a man with a long beard and big, bushy, hair...
Oct 3, 20235 min read
The Arches Won't Last Forever
Decades, centuries, millenia, no one knows when. What they do know is that it will happen. The famous formations and arches of Arches...
Sep 29, 20235 min read
Oregon's Beautiful Haystack, Sisters and the Devils
Twenty-two years ago, October, 2001, to be specific, entirely by chance, I happened upon what I thought then, and still do, is one of the...
Jul 27, 20234 min read
Junior Birdmen - Biplane Flights
I learned the Junior Birdmen song in junior high, seems appropriate enough. Up in the air Junior Birdmen Up in the air upside down Up in...
Jul 22, 20235 min read
Pack Up & Go to Places Unknown
It’s 3:05 p.m. Sunday and I’m sitting in the airport waiting my return flight home. Three days ago, Thursday morning, I’d just arrived at...
Jul 5, 20239 min read
Christmas in June - Hallmark ChristmasCon
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” It’s Christmas in July! If you’re questioning that, just turn on your Hallmark Channel...
Jul 1, 20235 min read
Mood of Project Runway
When you travel to a big city for the first time, like New York City for example, you naturally have a list of things you just have to...
Jun 28, 20234 min read
Stonewall Pride
When you get to be of a certain age, the age at which I find myself, you see discussed all sorts of historical events, events that...
May 20, 20233 min read
Helen Keller's Moon Trees
It's a tradition for astronauts to take a personal item or two into space with them. Mementos they bring back home, reminders of an...
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