"The Golden Driller" is as tall asthe Statue of Liberty, sans pedestal.Yesterday we got an earlier start, and drove through the state of Kansas to Tulsa. When I was planning…
Newsflash: Kansas City is a hidden gem. This is actually a really cool city, and I would love to spend more time here. This is totally unexpected!We had a slow…
Canadian and other non-US readers might not realize that Kansas City is in the state of Missouri. There is also a small, less famous Kansas City in Kansas, just over…
Yesterday we took our time in the morning, then headed back out to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, housed in the same building as the American Jazz Museum. What was…
In 1993 I read a story in the New York Times: a father and his young daughter ate at Stroud's, a Kansas City institution, known for pan-fried chicken, large portions,…
Yesterday we were up early, packed up the car, and drove to Kansas City. The STL Airbnb was lovely; the host and I left each other outstanding reviews.Driving and billboardsThe…
STL City FlagYesterday was a really fun day. We hung around in the morning, mostly making plans, then headed into the downtown to Soulard, a historic neighbourhood that is part…
Yesterday we hung around the Airbnb apartment in the morning, stopped at a supermarket to pick up some food for lunch, then headed just over the state line to Illinois,…
We're kind of doing this trip in reverse order of importance. The things we most want to see -- the impetus for the trip -- are coming last, a function…
The only slightly disconcerting issue of this trip was the border. I don't need to elaborate why. It is a very strange time to be traveling to this very strange…
I worked on Saturday, then we had two ridiculously busy days. But whatever, we were getting ready to leave, so I was happy. A cleaner bailed at the last minute,…
1982-1994Wmtc has some new readers who are interested in following my travels. I feel I should warn you new folks: it's a lot of words. Like, all text. We do…
Aaron Gunn, the Conservative candidate for North Island-Powell River (my riding), is a bigot and a residential school denier. Pierre Poilievre stands by him, denying the denialism, claiming that the…
Allan recently shared with me a sobering piece by Greg Palast. It illustrates so much of what is wrong with both the US's fake electoral system and the major media.…
I've been off social media for a few months now, and I'm unsure about whether or not I'll return. Mostly, it feels good. Another step towards the minimal. More focused.…
Canadians are supposedly choosing to boycott travel to the US now. I include that "supposedly" because most Canadians were probably not going to travel to the US anyway. But if…
Canada is in the throes of a massive patriotic lovefest, pushing back against the expansionist rhetoric pouring out of the White House. I often marvel at the fearfulness and timidity…
I've written many times about my views on the practice of shunning certain art or entertainment based on the morals or habits of the creator. In short, I don't do…
Revolutionary thought of the day: "I think real folk stuff scares most of the boys around Wahsington. A folk song is what's wrong and how to fix it, or it…
Where is the resistance? My question is not "where is the outrage, why is no one resisting," and so forth.There is always resistance. I know it's out there. It must…
