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Mardis Gras Bands 2012 As I mention in my main Mardis Gras post, some of the best parts of Mardis Gras parades are the New Orleans area high school bands. The best ones are often from the mostly-black high schools. I started trying More...
Iran: The Islamic Republic #8 in a series that started here. One of the first sights I visited in Iran was a perfectly preserved and functioning 17th Century Armenian Christian church, the Holy Savior Cathedral – complete with crosses and More... →
Good Karma: Gujarat, India India's westernmost state is home to 60 million people and a handful of endangered Asiatic Wild Ass. Gujarat is the birthplace of both Mahatma Gandhi and current Indian Prime Minister Modi. One morning I was at a massive flower More... →
Superheroes Saving Kids in Houston At any given time in Houston, there are over 5,000 kids in the custody of Child Protective Services (CPS), having been taken from their homes based on suspected severe abuse or neglect. Just try to picture what a group of 5,000 kids More... →
Clovis: Seeking my Inner Cave Man? How big a nerd do you have to be to spend your birthday poking around a couple of obscure museums and an archaeological site in rural New Mexico? Apparently, finding the bones or fossils of a (“wooly”) Mammoth in North America is More... →