11 | July | 2014 | Bill Chance

Well-done drone video of the city I live in. It’s crazy how few people are visible in these shots – I only saw one guy on a bicycle going by the Perot Museum. Yes, I’ve ridden my bike on that same sidewalk – but it can’t be me, the place was crowded when I went by.

Farming the apocalypse

When my life came crashing down I took shelter on my farm, surviving with 11th-century tools like the sickle and scythe

This is a very interesting article – sort of a postmodern Walden vibe.

I’ve been to Rocky Mount and I used to read Omni – so I feel a very tenuous connection. Oh, and from my experiences – I concur with his opinion on the versatility and usefullness of a good mattock.

Stylish bike rider, French Quarter, New Orleans

Take back the streets, ladies — two wheels at a time

This one had been defaced by someone that used white paint to add crude breasts. I photoshopped that out.
You are welcome.

Chichen Itza

I’m sorry to say that I’ve only been to one of these.

The Ultimate Travel Destination Bucket List

When I was a little kid I loved a book about archaeology called Gods Graves and Scholars. I was always fascinated by this photo from Chichen Itza

Chichen Itza – from the book Gods, Graves, and Scholars

A decade or so ago, I found myself in the exact same spot – sort of cool. It turns out that photo was taken from the top of the great pyramid.

Chichen Itza

New York Times article from sixteen years ago – long before anyone ever thought of the word “blog.” The best I could tell at the time I started (July 1996), I had the somewhere around the thirteenth “Online Diary” in existence – now there are an estimated (by Wikipedia) 156 Million Blogs in.