Category: America

Magnificent Obelisk: The Washington Monument 4 Ways

Magnificent Obelisk: The Washington Monument 4 Ways

The Washington Monument is beautiful, and striking, the epitome of elegant simplicity and also illustrative that we have not yet reached our ideals. Our ambitions larger than our capabilities, we yearn to grow, to learn, to become better.

Ally Ally Oxen Free (Time to Begin Again)

Ally Ally Oxen Free (Time to Begin Again)

Without guile, sarcasm, irony, mockery, I-Told-You-So-ism, satire or derision, the message I wish to share today, inauguration day, is this Kingston Trio song.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day

We are remembering, honoring and celebrating today, and wish you all a happy and safe Memorial Day 2020.

Memorial Day 2018 Redux

Memorial Day 2018 Redux

Reposting the Glover Gardens 2018 salute to Memorial Day.

Technicolor in California

Technicolor in California

Everything was eye candy on the Santa Monica Pier.

Haiku: Thank You to Veterans

Haiku: Thank You to Veterans

Thanking American veterans for their service with a haiku and the flag that hangs proudly at DCA.

Poems from People-Watching at the DMV

Poems from People-Watching at the DMV

Forced waiting in public is a perfect people-watching opportunity that can turn into poetry or prose. Here’s what arose from my recent visit to the DMV to get my driver’s license renewed, when I waited over an hour for my number to be called.

Haiku: Two Words

Haiku: Two Words

Important words: I voted.

Purple Mountain Majesties

Purple Mountain Majesties

This is my patriotism: I want it to be America the Beautiful forever. For my kids, and yours.

Haiku: Texas Cow Eyes

Haiku: Texas Cow Eyes

A longhorn and a calf pose in a pasture in Round Top, Texas.

A Little Bit of Americana Deep in the Heart of Texas

A Little Bit of Americana Deep in the Heart of Texas

Americana abounds at the 2018 Chili Cookoff in tiny Round Top, Texas (pop. 90).


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