A wayward collection of art, imagery & observations.

Ten Curiosities about July 4th
Ten Curiosities about July 4th
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Party Checklist: 1) Food & drink? ✔ 2) Legal Fireworks? (Mostly.) ✔ How about some amusing facts to fill awkward silences? Now we're talking... Read More
Ode to Jonnycake
Ode to Jonnycake
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Ah, Johnnycake. Er, make that Jonnycake. Or Journey cake, Shawnee cake, or... Cornbread. (Depending on your zip code, grandmother, etc.) Read More
Spring Bites: Farmers Market
Spring Bites: Farmers Market
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"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." -- Margaret Atwood Read More
Origins: Los Angeles
Origins: Los Angeles
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Sunshine? Check. Tanned/toned beach gods/goddesses? Check. Soul crushing traffic straight out of a bad -- and not "good" bad -- Hollywood horror film? Check, check, check. Like it or not,... Read More
Road Trip
Road Trip
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The quintessential American travel experience since forever. It goes a little something like this: 1) Roll down the window. 2) Turn up the music. 3) Hit the gas. Read More
Always Time for Hank
Always Time for Hank
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It's not that Hank was one of those harried men, always wondering what time it was and if he was late for something. No, he loved the sheer presence of... Read More
The Traveler
The Traveler
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"A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity." -- Robert Frost Read More
Halloween 101
Halloween 101
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"Bring forth the raisins and the nuts; Tonight All-Hallows' Spectre struts along the moonlit way." ~ John Kendrick Bangs Read More
Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth
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"Salt is what makes things taste bad when it isn't in them." ~ Anonymous Read More
Will Travel, Have Food
Will Travel, Have Food
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Flight delayed? You are now cleared to land at the following eight airport restaurants. Read More
Sounds: Al Green
Sounds: Al Green
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Added to the National Recording Registry as a "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" work of art... Al Green's signature song always delivers. Read More
Bee a Honey Expert
Bee a Honey Expert
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"Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers." ~ Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine Read More
Let's Get Lost
Let's Get Lost
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"And then the steps. Oh Lord, the steps! I was told they actually had a Department of Steps." Read More
Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July
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You-know-who-putting his you-know-what you-know-where. Read More
A Tuxing Question
A Tuxing Question
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"When you are asked to a 'bowling party', it is perhaps better form to wear your dinner jacket or Tuxedo...." ~ The Complete Bachelor: Manners for Men (1896) Read More
Sounds: Righteous Brothers
Sounds: Righteous Brothers
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Let's get it out of the way: "Ghost". Yes. We know. Still amazing on the ears. Read More
A Great Tree Has Fallen
A Great Tree Has Fallen
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Maya Angelou was one of those people for whom the living of life itself was a craft. Read More
How Sweet it Is: Apples + Honey
How Sweet it Is: Apples + Honey
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"The pedigree of honey does not concern the bee; a clover, any time, to him is aristocracy." ~ Emily Dickinson Read More
First Flight: "The Journal"
First Flight: "The Journal"
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Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome aboard Fight# 001 of The Firecracker Journal. Read More