Monthly Archives July 2008

Welcome to Idaho

Found just off I-84 in Caldwell, Idaho—

This might have to go has already gone to Colbert.
Caldwell is described in my motel’s guest directory as “a desert brought to bloom by the wonders of irrigation.” That may be true, but “making statism unpopular” sounds like somebody’s idea of Caldwell’s claim to fame.
Last time I drove [...]

M is for Manhattan

Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge from the Manhattan Bridge
One of the BEST things we did in New York was take the Gray Line Night Loop tour of Manhattan. We totally lucked out by getting an amazing tour guide; he was a school teacher from Brooklyn who does evening tours on the open-air double-decker bus. [...]