Is That A Cannon or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
In which I fire a big, booming Civil War-era cannon, and develop a crush not only on a 67-year old cannoneer, but also really the entire state of Tennessee.
Messin' With Sasquatch
Hunter S. Thompson once wrote, “It never got weird enough for me.” But very occasionally it does indeed get happily weird enough – especially if you mix an antique store, Bigfoot, a professional wrestler, Mothman and a graveyard into one bizarre, potent stew of unabashed freaki-deakiness.
Speak for the Trees
Despite the heartache and horror of the Gulf oil spill, there was one small, shining bit of good news: Franklin County, Florida, one of the northern hemisphere’s most critical – and pristine – ecosystems remains as yet untouched.
Bee's Knees
How Shawnee, one of my very favorite places in Pa, is happily proving sometimes it IS easy being green.
Twain Shall Meet
At the Mark Twain House and Museum I not only discover a life-sized Lego statue of the writer, but learn enough about the man to feel a bit jealous of his wife.
Boulder's Best Bets
Boulder: It’s not just not the former home of Mork and Mindy.
(Five) Things To Do In Denver Before You're Dead
Largely forgotten, Things to do in Denver When You’re Dead", was a 1995 crime film that I simply adored. But despite it’s large and magnificent cast, beautifully written screenplay and superior directing, it was not exactly a love sonnet to the Mile High City. Maybe if Jimmy the Saint, The Man with the Plan and Critical Bill hadn’t been so busy trying to kill each other, they could have taken time to enjoy Denver’s many cultural offerings.
Two Things I Learned Horseback Riding Through Rocky Mtn Natl Park
Neither fear of projectile vomiting nor plunging down mountain sides will keep this brother/sister team from Rocky Mountain National Park joyriding.