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1989, December: A hunting trip to Maine (part one)

15 Aug 2026 15 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey $0.01

The first time I ever get to fire a real gun will occur in my freshman year of high school, during this big hunting trip some of us take to Maine. Though my brother and I and a couple of our cousins had accompanied Dad K and an uncle or two on...

The Balkans 2001 (3): Into Kosovo

15 Aug 2026 5 minute read 0 comments rah $0.11

After the night in the truly dreadful Brahm's Hotel in Skopje (read yesterday's post), the five of us were ready to embark on the final part of our journey. Having been told that we wouldn't be able to leave Skopje and that the border was closed beca...

Sinaloan License Plate

14 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.05

Zelle: [email protected] It may be a threatit may be baitit's a silver-plated Hummerwith a Sinaloan license plate *** I want my fishing boats andhorse back! My computer walkingupright,no more time fordoubting, Casino trees aresproutingon...

The Balkans 2001 (2): Skopje & The Worst Hotel in the World!

14 Aug 2026 4 minute read 1 comment rah $0.07

Yesterday I shared about how, after leaving Albania, we had entered Macedonia on our way to Kosovo and arrived in Tetovo just about exactly when a Macedonian counter offensive began. I then described how we, that being George, two Americans (whose na...

The Wannabe Wow

11 Aug 2026 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.04

Recorded almost entirely on a broken 4-track on cassette tapes purchased exclusively  at the dollar store, All The Diamonds You Can Eat is a bumpy ride through the lo-fi part of town.  From the soaring, cracked-out "A Beautiful Place," through the or...

Visiting The Ruins Of An 18th-Century Skate Park

7 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.05

I like signs, especially handpainted Mexican business signs.  From the tire shop to monkey toys to an outlaw haircut, you can get anything in Mexico. I visited the ruins of an 18th-century skate park today.  Built in 1774 by a bunch of 18th-cent...

Floating Through The Low-Flying Sea

6 Aug 2026 1 minute read 3 comments Nathan Payne $0.08

I shot some video today of my walk to the church, and a conversation I had with a Vaquero.  It felt forced, watching it later.  I'm not really a content Creator.  I'm a writer.  I filter what I see, and write about it Later.  Writing is like making c...

Neil The Seal’s Final Tab For This Years Catastrophic Molt

4 Aug 2026 1 minute read 8 comments Cje95 $0.17

The world’s favorite southern elephant seal's final tab came in, and I think the city is starting to figure out how to handle him. His 15-night stay cost the city of Clarence a little over $31k, with almost all of it dealing with staffing and labor....

Jurassic trails, barbecue, Chełm Mountain and a shop

1 Aug 2026 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68 $0.10

I definitely consider our return trip to the Jura last week a success. The first reason was the perfect weather; it wasn't too hot. Nasz ponowny zeszłotygodniowy wyjazd na Jurę zdecydowanie zaliczam do udanych. Pierwszym powodem była idealna pogoda...

An Eternity of Now

1 Aug 2026 2 minute read 4 comments Nathan Payne $0.04

"Go where you're treated best."The Nomad Capitalist So, we crossed the Rubicon.  The future is finally behind us.  Almost a year and a half back in the US, the entire purpose of which was to say goodbye, or so it appears from the present moment.  A p...