Tom was a good sport and accompanied me on a fact-finding trip for a story—the kind of hard-hitting news I’m known for: We went to Granbury’s historic courthouse square to take in the holiday trimmings. What you see in this photo is Tom’s manly bits receding for shelter. This was full-throttle vanilla candles, ruffled gingham [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Christmas on the Courthouse Square
Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Thanksgiving Parade is Flyover New York City
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Of all Thanksgiving traditions, I am most loyal to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. No, I’m not on Macy’s payroll, but back in the day, it was a hometown thing. I went to it many times as a child. Bundled up against the November chill, I’d park my little bottom on a curb, usually on [...]
A Fresh Take on U.S. Travel
Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Some days, it feels like we’re all overthinking travel. So, with my nieces in town for Thanksgiving, I decided to get nine-year-old S.’s fresher-than-most (in several different yet usually charming ways) and back-to-basics take on travel in the U.S. Her sister, six-year-old J., was kind enough to contribute the artwork. She was paid in pretzels. [...]
Thanksgiving: Different Tastes for Different States
Posted in Uncategorized on November 20, 2009 | 15 Comments »
What is everyone thinking about these days? Food. Of course. Holiday traditions, laden tables, houses redolent with sautéed and simmered love. There’s something cooking in every kitchen in America this time of year, but it’s likely to vary a little from place to place. After all, in those early Thanksgiving days, people pretty much ate [...]
From the Overpass
Posted in Uncategorized on November 18, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It really doesn’t matter where this photo was shot*. Looking down on the tracks from an overpass, it struck me that this view is so quintessentially American. It’s a stretch of wild running alongside industry and can-do. It also just makes me want to go, to see what’s out there. While I’ve looked down from [...]
Calling Don Draper: Selling the States
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2009 | 27 Comments »
While looking for something else this weekend (which remains unfound), I came across a travel magazine published by Greyhound in 1955, which I bought somewhere sometime and forgot all about. As is often the case with vintage magazines, the best part of the pub is the ads. Here’s one for Wisconsin, starring Dad in a [...]
Three-fer Friday: Shhh… We're in Our Quiet Places
Posted in Uncategorized on November 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Once the holidays hit, finding a quiet moment can be–let’s call it–challenging. So, before we all get swept away, let’s take a trip to some extreme quiet. This week’s Three-fer Friday celebrates, to borrow Björk’s words, places that are “oh, so quiet [and] oh, so still.” Please take them along–or, of course, call up one [...]
Delaware Gets Dissed
Posted in Uncategorized on November 11, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Sometimes, to amuse myself, I try to list all 50 states from memory. I probably shouldn’t admit how bad I am at this game but I really stink at it. Still, nobody can blame me for often forgetting poor, forgettable Delaware. How forgettable is it? I can’t remember if I’ve ever been there. Maybe I [...]
When Food Photography Goes Wrong
Posted in Uncategorized on November 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
That photo to the left? Now that’s a pie worth eating. I know. I’ve had some of Grand Traverse Pie Company‘s cherry pie and it, my friends, is tasty. So, this morning on Twitter, when I clicked through to a photo writer Mike Barish posted of the latest SkyMall cover, I was horrified to find that there, [...]
We’ve Moved
Posted in Do this!, tagged flyover america, hosting, URL change on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hi — Thanks for visiting. We recently moved to a new web host and our permanent URL has changed to http://www.readflyoveramerica.com. Follow us on a reader or your blogroll? Please change the link from http://flyoveramerica.wordpress.com to http://www.readflyoveramerica.com. See you there!
