So, this spring I went to Mexico City for a visit; I’d never been, but heard good things, and it didn’t disappoint – great people, food, culture, history, and weather. I stayed in Condesa, where people were walking everywhere, the jacarandas were in full bloom, and the sidewalk cafes were popping. Spent time in Roma,ContinueContinue reading “Xochimilco Axolotl”
Category Archives: history
Megiddo
Sometimes I’ll be putting some pix up on the socials and I start writing and I wind up with a mini essay of sorts. This is one of those times; harkening back to December holidays, when I met my son and his girlfriend in Chicago for the week, he saw his mom’s parents, we sawContinueContinue reading “Megiddo”
The Grassy Knoll
Here’s a micro essay from Labor Day week, when I was visiting my son in Dallas. Although I played in Dallas back in the day and passed by the book depository a time or two on trips, I’d never visited The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and the infamous Grassy Knoll. I always wantedContinueContinue reading “The Grassy Knoll”
Buckminster Fuller
Buckminster Fuller was bad ass, as the kids say, if they still say that. He was a visionary, and the vision was to try and find new ways for people to live together more efficiently, as opposed to working towards new ways for people to lose their jobs so he could own twelve more houses.ContinueContinue reading “Buckminster Fuller”
Good Trouble – Nashville March
Some snaps from the John Lewis “Good Trouble’ march in Nashville, Saturday, July 19, 2025 A.D.. These went on all over the country, but in Nashville, there is annual celebration, as Lewis had deep roots here, connected to the Civil Rights movement and his time in the city, as he graduated from both Fisk UniversityContinueContinue reading “Good Trouble – Nashville March”
Doug Hoekstra 