On the Road
Or, out of the house.
Ford Ironman 2008
We were in LaGrange, Kentucky at mile 38 in the 112-mile bike portion of the Ford Ironman Louisville 2008. The racers had just completed a 2.4-mile swim in the Ohio River, and they will make a 26.2-mile run after the bike section. Ford Ironman made its first debut last year, in 2007, and it’s already [...]
Stonehenge and Foamhenge Serendipity
The image above is from National Geographic, photographed by Ken Geiger. His rose-colored perspective on Stonehenge appeals to my heart, as I’ve been enamored with this pagan monument since I was a child. Now, the news is that this monument marks a burial ground that’s been around since 3000 BCE. This means that cremation (the [...]
A Seventeen-Year-Old’s Obsession with a Dead Singer in Paris
My daughter was accepted into a class trip to Paris last year. While on a tour of the Père Lachaise Cemetery, she made it a point to visit the gravesite of James Douglas Morrison (8 December 1943 – 3 July 1971) – otherwise known as Jim Morrison. While no one that I know of – [...]
I Don’t Drive 55. Do You?
Back in the good ol’ days when President Nixon was in the White House, a bill that required states to lower the maximum speed limit was signed on this date in 1974 to help conserve fuel during a gasoline shortage. According to the Yuma Daily Sun on 2 January 1974, all states had 60 days [...]
