New Mexico may be distinctly weird, but Arizona has its own distinct “flavor” as a place with a sly sense of humor. Freshly escaped from…
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The story of my camper-van road trip from CA to FL in my last free summer before I have to focus on my dissertation.
Mostly Texas
Texas has somewhat of a bad reputation in the rest of the country. For example, I told some of the folks I know that I’d…
Continue ReadingLaissez les bons temps rouler! part 1
I think I’m in love. :) I have never been in a city like New Orleans before, or seen a neighborhood like the French Quarter.…
Continue ReadingFlorida & ideological violence
Jumping back in time, some thoughts from a few days ago while in Gainesville: It’s a lovely morning in Florida — yes, I made it…
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I’m in N’Awlins! It is… an astonishing mix. Dignified antebellum grande dames draped with Mardi Gras beads on their wrought-iron upper balconies sit cheek-by-jowl with…
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Pausing in a McDonald’s just outside Beaumont, TX on Sunday the 15th; driving progresses well, & I should be safely in Gainesville, FL at the…
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Went through Winslow, AZ. Alas, no flatbed Fords, let alone girls, my lord… slowing down to take a look at me. Then again, I’d really…
Continue ReadingCaving & ruminations on complexity
Writing this just after finishing the cavern tour in Sonora. Carlsbad’s caverns are much larger, of course, and the rock formations are more… clustered by…
Continue ReadingLazy musings on power
Friday the 13th has always been a lucky day for me, oddly enough. I got my first horse on Friday the 13th, and 13 was…
Continue ReadingBeyond grandeur
Woohooo! I have not only scored a drop-in campsite at the Grand Canyon, but I have also showered and laundered! No worries, I shall modestly…
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