

NOTE: In May 2006, I took a 2 week trip to Italy. I blogged every day except for the last. Until now. This post has sat half-written on my hard drive for seven months. It’s still not the greatest, but I’m tired of looking at the file and feeling guilty for neglecting it for so long. So here it is, in all it’s half-assed glory. As you’re reading it, pretend it’s May 25, 2006. And pretend the writing is better. Continue reading

Canton’s roots are blue collar, through and through. The neighborhood sprouted in the late 1800s to house a surge of European immigrants. Many worked factory jobs at the National Brewing Company, the American Can Company, and Bethlehem Steel. Continue reading

As long as I’m catching up on old photos, here’s some I took back in September. They’re from around Brewer’s Hill and the Canton industrial area. Continue reading

Here are some long overdue pics from Hampden’s HonFest 2006. The Festival was back in May. I’ve just now gotten around to going through all the pictures from it.
(For thos’yall from oudatown, Honfest is ‘zackly the kin’a festvul where you kin see Bawlmer at iss’ finess. Evrybody gets all dolldup and heads downeyavnue in Hamden. If yer ever downin bawlmer in May, you should defnully check it out, hon.) Continue reading

Last Thursday there was an all out monsoon.

In a desperate effort to get up-to-date on my pictures, I’m forgoing cleverness and just posting a buttload of photos from the rest of the Charleston trip. Enjoy. Continue reading

In refreshing contrast to I-95, Route 17 through the South Carolina Lowcountry is a very scenic drive. The highway skims through salt marshes and lush forests that seem to grow straight out of the water. Continue reading

Charleston isn’t real. It’s too pretty. Too clean. Too polite. I pinched myself but it was still there. I pinched myself again but people started to stare and lead their children across the street.