If I could put my finger on it, I’d bottle it and sell it. I came down here originally in 1972 with some drunken fraternity guys and had never seen anything like it — the climate, the smells. It’s the cradle of music; it just flipped me. Someone suggested that there’s an incomplete part of [...]
[18 Jun 2010]
There is great faith here, and living in the breach, under different flags, has taught each generation that suffering is as much a part of life as great feasts and celebration. The joy of Mardi Gras cannot exist without the sacrifice of Lent. Wright Thompson captures the city those 43 words. He has several hundred [...]
[17 Dec 2009]
Photo by dherrera_96 New York, and LA are bad for traffic, but according to a new survey by GPS maker TomTom, Seattle takes the cake. TomTom used data from Tele Atlas speed profiles to determine the percentage of congested roadways in a given city. [Via Elliott.org]
[2 Dec 2009]
While in Morocco with S., the one question neither of us could escape was "Where are you from?" Our answer was always "the United States." But that answer wasn’t always the most satisfying one for the asker. You see, I am black, but my skin tone is kind of beige. I’m the same shade of [...]
[1 Nov 2008]
This was supposed to be the last in a chronological series about my Morocco trip. But work and some quality time with my west coast piece got in the way of me posting. At least the hotel was a 2 minute walk from the beach. We spent our last two days in Morocco at Club [...]
[22 Oct 2008]
Saba, originally uploaded by tiffanybbrown. This was the only day during our seven night stay that we could see Saba from our balcony. It’s a beautiful view.
[18 Nov 2007]