October 2010
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True Size | Picture of the Day
“In addition to the well known social issues of illiteracy and innumeracy, there should also be a concept as “immapancy”, meaning insufficient geographical knowledge.”
As a map-nerd and a geography-geek, I couldn’t agree more.
This shows the true size of Africa. It is hard to map how huge this continent is so to give it some perspective, Kai Krause created a...
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Map | Photo of the Day
What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do - especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road. ~William Least Heat Moon
We traveled (and moved) a lot when I was a little girl. I used to say I learned how to read a...
From “The more things change, the more they remain the same” category:
Revolution by John Lennon
You say you want a revolution.
Well, you know, we all want to change the world.
You tell me that it’s evolution.
Well, you know, we all want to change the world.
But when you talk about destruction, don’t you know that you can count me out
Don’t you know...
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Gas Pump with Clothesline | Photo of the Day
Sometimes it’s necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly. ~Edward Albee
This photo reminds me of Oklahoma when I was a little girl. My father’s family is from there and when we’d visit there would be such wonderful things to get into. There were pipes coming out the ground that didn’t go anywhere and things in the...
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James and the Fire | Photo of the Day
To poke a wood fire is more solid enjoyment than almost anything else in the world. ~Charles Dudley Warner
Photo courtesy of Clay Perry