I’m in Mississippi as a guest of the Visit the Delta tourism board. Nearly all my travel expenses are paid for. I’d been driving for an hour or more and it didn’t seem possible that I was heading in the right direction. The land was flat and open and mostly brown and above the sky …
I’ve been reading Faulkner, I think that’s why these photos look the way the do. I’ve got more pics on Instagram. And if you’re wondering, I shoot a Panasonic Lumix.
I’m in Mississippi as a guest of the Visit the Delta tourism board. Nearly all my travel expenses are paid for. I must have looked somewhat disoriented because he asked me if I was visiting. He then went on a tear about the airport. Memphis was a Northwest hub once, then Delta, but it’s been …
People who are either of The South or love The South do light right up when you tell them you’re off to explore their turf. “Oh, sure,” they concede, “you’re going to be confronted with all kinds of right wing craziness that you’re just not used to here out west. But there’s other stuff too…” …
Like me, you’ve probably noticed that we don’t yet have flying cars, nor are we wallowing in leisure time — I mean, we might be, but that’s because we’re underemployed. (No, wait, that’s me.) Technology was supposed to free us from the tyranny of work and traffic and genetics, but no, that hasn’t happened and …