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Photo Memory of the Week
Blog-Memory + Tweet of the Week
Blog Post: National Treasure #3 - Canada/USA Border
The longest undefended border in the world.
[🎞️ Geoglobetales]pic.twitter.com/ae0KX9T4lW
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) April 3, 2024
Posted: 2024 Apr 13
License Plate of the Week
Music of the Week
Tweet of the Week – Eclipse Photo Edition
Posted: 2024 Apr 13
I can't stand fake eclipse photos. It's amazing enough without any embellishment. This is my favorite shot from Monday, taken with my iPhone 15. https://t.co/ZmLceQnHhQ pic.twitter.com/LPGuC0cIMA
— Tim Urban (@waitbutwhy) April 12, 2024
Tag Archives: Travel
Mind the Hole
Holes in the desert, ranging from the Grand Canyon to burrows for tiny rodents, inspire awe, albeit short-lived. Skunks, on the other hand, inspire a more focused mindfulness. Standing on the edge of a hole in the ground, I take … Continue reading
We Got a Few of My Favourite Things
The last of eight observations on a recent Caribbean cruise, with apologies to both Toby Keith and Oscar Hammerstein II. Favourite question and answer on an island tour: Fellow traveller: Are the roads always busy like this? Guide: Not sometimes. … Continue reading
We Got Buyers, We Got Accosters
As we move through the Caribbean, the view changes with the location, but two things stay the same. The wind keeps blowing, and the crew keeps selling. Continue reading
We Got Rich Folks, We Got Poor Folks
The sixth of eight observations on a recent Caribbean cruise. In my own mind, I’m not rich: I work for a living, I make trade-offs, I watch my budget. But the Caribbean islands make me feel as uncomfortably rich as … Continue reading
We Got Photo Takers, and Music Makers
The fifth of eight observations on a recent Caribbean cruise. Brring, brring. It’s oh-six-hundred and something-or-other. The automated wake-up phone call startles me awake, as it has every morning since we sailed. We always seem to be (over)eating at sunset, … Continue reading
We Got Shoppers, We Got Sellers
The fourth of eight observations on a recent Caribbean cruise. Making my still-uncertain way from cabin to, well, anywhere on this ship, I pass shops selling cruise line souvenirs, jewelry, fine timepieces (aka ‘watches’), specialty liquors, leather accessories, and modern … Continue reading
We Got Tipplers, We Got Boozers
The third of eight observations on a recent Caribbean cruise. On this first sea day, the schedule includes what seems an odd assortment of entertainment: two-hour glass-blowing demonstrations by Corning staff, live music sets by an a cappella group, and … Continue reading
We Got Walkers, We Got Joggers. We Got Cursed Lollygaggers.
The second of eight observations on a recent Caribbean cruise. Good news! It is the morrow, food is still being proffered, and we are making headway on cataloguing our environment, even if we don’t entirely understand it yet. One must … Continue reading
We Got Tanners, We Got Burners
The first of eight observations on a recent Caribbean cruise, with apologies to Toby Keith. We got winners, we got losers Chain smokers and boozers And we got yuppies, we got bikers We got thirsty hitchhikers And the girls next … Continue reading