Category Archives: Travel
The Roads of Summer
What makes us want to get up and go? In 1903, after making a $50 bet he could drive to New York City in 90 days, Horatio Nelson Jackson, a doctor from Vermont accompanied by a former professional bicyclist and … Continue reading
Dating Tipper Gore
I’m thinking of dating Tipper Gore. After all; she gets the house doesn’t she? Oh wait, two houses now. The one in Nashville with ten bathrooms and the one on the west coast in Montecito, CA with only nine bathrooms. … Continue reading
Gaza Peace Aid Ship: Everyone On the Cruise Was Named ‘Mohammed’
from the comments on the superb Canadian blog Small Dead Animals…. “Call me cynical, but I would bet a goat load of shekels that the “peace activists” were testing the Israelis with a manifest that did not include much in … Continue reading
Le Mans 2010 ~ list of entries
Full list with driver names, etc. can be found here…
I Need Me Some Time
I’d like you to fill out the following short compatibility survey: 1. Do you live in coastal metropolitan area? Y N 2. Have you completed post-graduate studies in political science, journalism, art, design, semiotics, or coffee preparation? Y N 3. … Continue reading
Nashville Floods
This is I-24 SE Nashville at dusk May 1st. Photo from JIm Cantore/Weather Channel. I was on I-24 an hour or two earlier but on the NW side which is a bit more elevated. So far five reported dead in … Continue reading
Carina Nebula ~ Pandora Must Be Here Somewhere
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, just released, celebrates the 20th anniversary of Hubble’s launch. This turbulent cosmic pinnacle lies within a stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, 7,500 light-years distant. Seen is the chaotic activity atop a three-light-year-tall pillar … Continue reading
Obama & Biden: Jet Set Greenies
Obama and Biden to Celebrate Earth Day by Tying Up New York Air Traffic APRIL 21ST, 2010 • BY MATT MOLNAR On a day when many Americans will be reflecting upon how they can reduce their impact on the environment, … Continue reading
Smokin’: A List of Flights Cancelled Due to Iceland Volcano
Here is a glance of the flight disruptions and airspace closures across Europe and beyond, caused by a lingering volcanic ash plume drifting from Iceland. U.K.: All airspace closed until at least 0600 GMT Sunday (2 a.m. EDT Saturday). British … Continue reading