Tag: USA
All the articles with the tag "USA".
San Diego from a Cessna
I was lucky to join in on a quick flight over San Diego county. We flew west to the ocean, roughly following HW 8, then north along the coast to Carlsbad before heading east to Escondido and then sout…
The Lost Coast, Humboldt, California
We have driven through Northern California on road trips before, but have never made the trek to what is known as the Lost Coast. The Lost Coast is a remote area of Northern California which has staye…
Monument Valley and Antelope Canyon - South West Road Trip
We hadn't planned the timing of our visit to Monument Valley, but it turned out to be a perfect day. As the sun went down the valley turned a gentle pink and the full moon rose between the two mittens…
Bryce Canyon National Park
I've been going through my backlog of photos and gradually tagging, editing, and posting them. The most recently completed batch is from our south west trip a couple of years back: Photos of Bryce Can…
Zion National Park
Last fall we took a road trip through some of the South West - I've finally got around to posting photos from the first part of that trip to Zion National Park. We were very lucky with the timing as s…
The shocking increase in federal disability payments
This American Life in coordination with Planet Money created a show which dives deep into structural issues related to employment which have been dogging the US (and frankly other wealthy western nati…
Citizenship
I intended to do a write-up about my experience becoming a US Citizen last year. However, as is frequently the case, if I don't start on a post right away it never happens. Fortunately, Dafna Linzer w…
Trip to Yukon and Alaska
Photos of Yukon and Alaska I've finally gotten around to posting photos from our trip through Haines, Skagway, and Whitehorse in June/July. It was unseasonably cold, even for the north, but that didn'…
Our trip to Washington, DC
Photos of our trip to Washington, DC I took the opportunity to visit a good friend and explore our nation's capitol for the first time in late April. We missed the cherry blossoms, but new spring grow…
Joblessness and its effects on society
The Atlantic has a an interesting article posted called How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America . Don Peck has taken an in depth look at the mental and cultural changes that are likely for those …