Random Past Posts
Fighting Irish Hanging on my living room wall is a framed copy of a November 1957 Sports Illustrated, with a picture of Sooner All-American Clendon Thomas on the cover. Back then, the Sooners were defending back-to-back national champs, they were riding More...
Chicago Double Feature September 12, 2012 update: I made another trip through Chicago last weekend, so I added the wide shot now at the bottom of this post, and the mafia hit picture now in the 'rotating' gallery. Even if you’ve never heard of Chicago’s Second City comedy institute, More...
Tikal, Guatemala: After Dark in the Great Plaza Over a thousand years ago, the temples and altars of Tikal’s Great Plaza were the site of gruesome rituals of human sacrifice. At night, there are no lights, and the low, scream-like roar of howler monkeys fills the air. It’s More...
New Orleans Mardis Gras 2014: Bon Temps* Riding a float in one of the big New Orleans Mardis Gras parades isn’t like you probably think. Everybody seems to ask me the same question: I’m sure I threw at least 2,000 strings of beads, cups, toys, or More...
New Zealand Roadtrip Of course New Zealand has plenty of famously beautiful spots, but maybe the most striking thing about it is just how pretty the 'ordinary' roadsides and countrysides are. I wound up with several images that hadn't found a 'home' in More...