I’ve never been a huge fan of Ralph Nader. Of course, some of this is explained by my long ago engagement with a man who was an ardent member of the Seattle Corvair club. Nader didn’t kill the Corvair – American’s never could handle the unusual styling– but he didn’t help. I am aware of […]
Month: February 2004
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Travel now while I still have the chance
Reading the new stories out today, if I don’t do my global traveling in the next few years, I might never have the chance: Observer story about a leaked climate report from the Pentagon (found at Allan’s) Australia having record breaking heat waves However, President Bush joins with the Church to assure us that these things can’t […]
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Life in Missouri
I wasn’t in a crowd mood yesterday so didn’t go to the Grand Mardi Gras parade in St. Louis. Besides, I’d rather focus on the true Mardi Gras parade Tuesday night. I plan on taking my digital camera and my film camera will have the ISO 400 B & W film–what is, I feel, the […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. When we were younger, our academic achievements weren’t measured from our growing conversational ability or how many facts we knew, but in how well we understood borders. There was that important moment when we would color in the coloring book and actually manage to stay within the lines. (Not to […]
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Cape Girardeau
Today was sunny and in the 60’s (that’s ‘warm’ in Celsius). Since issues are still open on the book I am foot loose and loosed my feet to Cape Girardeau today. Cape Girardeau is a Lovely little town on the Mississippi, with a smaller college (Southeastern), some great architecture, and about the friendliest people I’ve […]