(Part one was posted yesterday) Why did the Islanders topple all the Moai? It is important to note, that EVERY standing Moai you see on the island, was re-erected in the past 60-70 years. Every Moai was toppled by the… Read More ›
History
Crossing off the Bucket Lists: Easter Island!
Recently, I had the pleasure to cross another travel destination off my bucket list. There was an off-season sale on flight and hotel packages from Santiago to Easter Island, so we pounced and made the trip. It’s been on the… Read More ›
The World’s First Ghetto
In the early 16th century, Venetian Jews, numbering under 1000, were forced to move into a northeastern section of San Marcos, into an area formerly occupied by an older foundry, which in the local dialect was il ghetto, a word… Read More ›
The End of the Chisholm Trail
As part of our business, a couple of people from my small company go in and out of southern Saskatchewan, frequently driving across the border north of Williston, North Dakota. The last bit of civilization, if you can call it… Read More ›
The common use of the “N” word Fallacy
I grew up in the South. Certainly below the Mason Dixon line, I was born in Washington DC and grew up in Maryland. Maryland has a state anthem, that once you get past the first few verses pretty much says… Read More ›
Friday Flicks! Omaha Beach Then and Now
To all the brave people who faced the long shore, guns firing, no shelter, because they had to. Courage is doing something even when you are afraid. Thank you all. Sixty years later, with my sons in 2004, on the… Read More ›
My First Betel Nut: Adventures in Papua New Guinea
Betel nut (areca catechu) chewing is an incredibly popular pastime in Papua New Guinea. I don’t know what the percentage of the population is who engages in the practice, but it must be in the range of 70-80%. Children are… Read More ›
The Great Texas Death March and Armadillo Tour
(Note: Jeff and I went on this trip together almost six years ago. Recently we decided to each write about it, from our own perspective, and post the stories without seeing each other’s versions first. I had a great time… Read More ›
Pierce Homestead, and why I’d like to be a guide there
President Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire native and our 14th President, was born and raised in Hillsborough. I live one town over from Hillsborough, in the small town of Antrim. The state of New Hampshire has a peculiar relationship with Pierce…. Read More ›
The Slightly Less Traveled Bahamas
If you Google anything regarding staircases in the Bahamas, you end up with descriptions of the Queen’s Staircase in Nassau, which I wrote about last fall here. I’ll get to that in a bit. When Jeff, Paperskater, and I went… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 