Hello! And Happy Holidays, I suppose. Honestly, whatever with the holidays. I haven’t been in the spirit this year, what with the looming theocracy on the horizon. Or will it be a mediocracy? Perhaps we’re entering oligarchy territory. Maybe gerontocracy? Monarchy? How about a combo of all five? Theomedoligeronarchy? Yeah, that looks about right. WhateverContinue reading “I’ve Got A Word For This”
Category Archives: america
The Retreating Glacier
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Alaska, May 2013 Mendenhall Glacier started retreating in the mid-1700s following a period of glaciation that began 3,000 years ago. But in recent decades, Alaska has been warming twice as fast as the rest of the United States, helping to push the region’s glaciers into an especially steep decline.Continue reading “The Retreating Glacier”
Native Americans
Geronimo. Everyone knows his name and the famous picture of him kneeling with a rifle. That photo is arguably one of the best images ever taken of any human being, and there’s no denying the indomitable fierceness staring out of his eyes. He was a man that was pissed off, and he was going toContinue reading “Native Americans”
MAGA or Bust
I’ve been stewing in my thoughts for the last several days, and I feel the need to purge my brain. I hope that by typing them out, I can rid myself of some lingering concerns. I intend to do this only once, as I have no desire to make this a habit. To begin with,Continue reading “MAGA or Bust”
Splendid China
Splendid China was a theme park in near Orlando, Florida. It opened in 1993 and closed on December 31, 2003. It was a sister park to the Splendid China in Shenzhen, China, and cost $100 million to build. It was a 75-acre (30 ha) miniature park with more than 60 replicas at a one-tenth scaleContinue reading “Splendid China”
Childhood Memories
An excerpt from my travel memoir, Time Traveled (e-book or paperback) Growing up, my family only took one trip every couple of years, and it was the same trip every time. My parents weren’t the most creative travelers in the world, but they knew how to keep their kids happy because that unvarying vacation always took us to Florida.Continue reading “Childhood Memories”
Lassen, America’s “Other” Yellowstone
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Lassen, CA Aug 19 – 23, 2008 Lassen Volcanic National Park is an American national park in northeastern California. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak, the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range. (A plug dome volcano is aContinue reading “Lassen, America’s “Other” Yellowstone”
Midwestern Snapshots
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Wisconsin, May 8 – Jun 3, 2008 I used to have to go back home to Wisconsin a lot to visit my ailing mother. Most of the time, I just stayed in Milwaukee, but sometimes I would take a little road trip to clear out my head. Here is a randomContinue reading “Midwestern Snapshots”
Monterey and Santa Cruz, CA
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Spring Santa Cruz, 2007 “[Cannery Row’s] inhabitants are, as the man once said, ‘whores, pimps, gamblers, and sons of bitches,’ by which he meant everybody. Had the man looked through another peephole he might have said, ‘saints and angels and martyrs and holy men,’ and he would have meantContinue reading “Monterey and Santa Cruz, CA”
Old Cars
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Old Cars, Mar 12, 2007 There’s something artistic about old cars rotting in the desert. How does every junkyard have a resident cat? My books Memory Road Trip (e-book or paperback) and Time Traveled (e-book or paperback) are both available! You can also find them at most major international book sites.
Krista Marson 