It's like looking behind the curtain to see how the Wizard runs Oz. Check out the inside of the Fukuburger truck.
I miss it and am glad we got to know it before we left Vegas.
Category Archives: Geography
EFF’s Guide to Protecting Electronic Devices and Data at the U.S. Border | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Some good advice from the EFF on how to handle your electronic devices safely at border crossings.
Given that the TSA just blatantly sold itself like a cheap whore to Michael Chertoff's naked picture taking company, don't think those asshats work for you and me anymore. If they ever did at all.
Mining pollution may be hurting Minn’s wild rice | Minnesota Public Radio News
Every time I used to get sent up to Minnesota, some restaurant was trying to push it's wild rice soup on me. Basically, one of the things I tie to the Upper Midwest is wild rice soup.
So it was a shame this morning to hear that "progress" is killing off the wild rice.
Take A Ride on the Tequila Express – CBS News Video
Zzyzx: Weird Name, Weirder Town
This town is one of the more odd parts of the drive to southern California. Read up on Zzyzx here.
Midlife Crisis: State Of The European Union : NPR
Pretty good series on how the EU is faces the challenges of the modern day.
Not coincidentally, NPR has been doing some good reporting of late since that FAUX News-spouting tool Steve Inskeep has been on vacation or whatever.
The American right’s trendy new constitutional doctrine: Gut feelings : Damned Pundit :: Las Vegas CityLife
Another taste of the incredible levels of hypocrisy and stupidity coming from the GOP here in Nevada.
Thanks to Hugh Jackson for doing what so few others are willing to do.
Along The Grand Trunk Road : NPR
This was a pretty good series based on mostly rural India and Pakistan and the young folks who live there.
Even for having conservative weasel Steve Inskeep involved, the stories were pretty much free of bias and inanity.
This is the kind of stuff NPR excels at and I hope they keep at it.
Hidden gems: America’s 20 least-visited National Monuments – latimes.com
I am glad to say that I've visited some of these. And it would be cool to visit the rest if at all possible.
Coin-operated slots bring back sound of old Vegas – Las Vegas Sun
Now, granted, I hated working on coin slots. They were loud, dirty, and full of sharp parts. But it *is* nice to see them still out on a few slot floors.