08 Aug
2016
Negotiating the Northeast Corridor by car is a distinctive experience, made memorable for the deteriorating infrastructure, abundance of tollbooths, and […]
29 Jul
2016
Anyone who has visited downtown Knoxville, Tennessee in the last ten or so years has seen a remarkable transformation. What […]
24 Jul
2016
You know how you feel about that one acquaintance who’s just a little too proud to be from Texas? Well, […]
19 Jul
2016
Since the Victorian Age, Niagara Falls has been a beacon for tourists. From all over the world they come to […]
16 Jul
2016
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (or as the cool kids call it, MIT) is a bit of an anomaly as […]
02 Jul
2016
A visit to New York City is a feast for the senses, if not an occasional affront (some of those […]
12 Jun
2016
Summer is now in full swing so it must be time to think about getting away for a relaxing, well-deserved […]
02 Jun
2016
Many of the topics I cover here are amusing – and usually free – little diversions from what I perceive […]
27 May
2016
California has a (well-deserved) reputation for being an automobile-oriented place. Since most of the urban settlement there took place well […]
20 May
2016
Wesley W. Posvar Hall, a formidable building at the University of Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania, is the largest academic building […]