Monthly Archives: September 2010
13 Overpasses
I went on a road trip, and saw a lot more road than I like. For instance: 1. Squint. It’s there. 2. If you look closely under the over pass you’ll see the Butte strip mine. They dug out an entire mountain. 3. I just thought it looked neat. South Dakota? I lost track. 4. Wisconsin. Check out the bicyclist. 5. Wyoming 6. Minnesota 7. More Minnesota. Sorry about the bugs, but isn’t this a wild interchange? 8. Back to […]
Ah Maria, A Long Distance Scolding
Watching Marie Antoinette take her place in the history books was not easy for her mother. Snubbing the king’s mistress would prove the least of Marie’s mistakes. In 1774, King Louis XV died. The Dauphin became King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette became Queen of France and life did not improve. For Maria Theresa things became, if such were possible, even worse. France was still vital to Austria’s long term strategy of containing Prussia. Maria still had a very full plate, […]
Jackelope Jackelope
In keeping with Nessa’s Rabbit-Rabbit good luck charm, I’m posting a rabbit on the first of the month. Quick! Say “Rabbit Rabbit” in my comments to bring us both good luck. Better yet, post your own picture of a rabbit and we can wish each other good rabbit fortune for the month. You may notice my rabbit is a little odd this month. It has horns. That’s because Mr. Al captured a wylie jackelope in the wilds of Wall Drug. […]
