Twenty Years of Schoolin'

Because the days of cheap petrol seem to be gone, I've become all the more obsessed with travels past and future. May just have to walk the Earth. Meantime, a used VHS copy of Andrei Codrescu's documentary Road Scholar is on its way, and more on that soon. For fans of New Orleans, there's his collection of short bits to check out, New Orleans, Mon Amour: Twenty Years of Writings from the City -- nod to the film Hiroshima, Mon Amour -- (Algonquin Books formerly of Chapel Hill, 2006, not to be confused with a new "experimental movie" of the same main title). Salute to Bubs and his Sprawling Ramshackle Compound, too, for a number of recent New Orleans-themed posts.




create your own visited states map

I've spent at least a day or a night in forty-seven states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands sometime over the past twenty-eight years. Missed Utah, Alaska and Hawaii. Four members of my family have spent a lot of time in Alaska, so there's a vicarious thrill from that.

Most desired travel destinations outside the USA and its territories for moi, one way or another and sooner rather than later, God willing:

Vietnam; Cuba; Spain (return visit); France (ditto.); Buenos Aires, Argentina.


Meanwhile, Detroit is just fine for further exploration. We've got two Trader Joe's and various conservation projects in process, plenty to do and see right here. So the world is in fresh turmoil. Be resilient. If we can't walk the Earth, we can always walk around the block or read a book.

Today's Rune: Signals.