Riding the Rails with Mike Brodie

“In 2002, a teenaged Mike Brodie began 10 years of hopping freight trains. He covered 50,000 miles through 46 states, which he tracked using his trusty Railroad Atlas of North America. In 2004,… Read More →

Merry Christmas To Our World

The holiday season has arrived and in a few days (or depending on your time zone, a day) many people will celebrate this winter celebration, Christmas. One of the unique experiences about blogging… Read More →

A few things I’ll miss about this place

In preparing for my upcoming move to New Orleans, it has caused me to do quite a bit of reflecting on my life in this city. Having lived here for 18 years it… Read More →

Dear Pinterest, thank you for making me work overtime

Dear Pinterest, I have been meaning to write you for a few months but unfortunately the down time in my world is far and few. See, ever since I took a jaunt in… Read More →

Six Degrees of Blogging

Public Service Announcement from Free Penny Press: Word Press is a very large blogging site and at times can be a bit daunting on finding blogs of interest to read. The Freshly Pressed… Read More →

One artist + one abandoned building = one brilliant idea

Artist and New Orleans resident, Candy Chang has taken what some would consider an eyesore and allowed the community to create a wonderful piece of art. She takes an abandoned building and creates… Read More →

Books on Wheels, Donkey or Camel

In 1905, Mary Titcomb of Washington County, Maryland had an idea. Find a way to get books to the rural dwellers who otherwise would not have had access to them. Hence, the first… Read More →

Cabins, cottages and other cool huts

While prowling the cyber world I came across a rather cool website devoted specifically to cabins, cottages and huts. I have always wanted a place away from the city, a place in which… Read More →

How to avoid the Scarlet “T” in New Orleans

The countdown has started. One year from now I will be pulling up the U-haul, loading my possessions and leaving the land of sunshine and palm trees bound for New Orleans. Pretty damn… Read More →

Backyard Road-trip-Part2

I mentioned in an earlier post one does not need alot of money to do a bit of traveling. Unless you live in the Mojave Desert, there is sure to be something of… Read More →