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Category Archives: Good Ole USA

Bubba’s Chikin & Thangs

April 16, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 4 Comments

Seriously. How could anyone resist finding out what “thangs” Bubba served up with chikin? I’m kidding. This is the kind of place you’d probably drive by, but secretly wonder about. […]

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Destinations, Good Ole USA, Restaurant Reviews

Standing Trial in 18th Century Courts

April 12, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 11 Comments

Attending a mock trial at the Virginia Courthouse in Colonial Williamsburg was enlightening. We entered the small chamber and the bailiff asked for volunteers. Some were chosen to be Councilmen. […]

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Destinations, Good Ole USA

Colonial Williamsburg

April 8, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 6 Comments

A comedian once remarked, “Colonial Williamsburg is Disneyland for old people.” Maybe so, though that wasn’t my experience. It was a fabricated world of people in period costume taking visitors […]

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Destinations, Good Ole USA

Is Your Crowning Glory a Peruke?

April 3, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 12 Comments

Is your crowning glory a peruke? I hope not. Unless you’re rich. Even then, people would probably make fun of you in this day and age, because a peruke is […]

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Crazy About Crazy Horse

January 20, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 12 Comments

I’ve been to South Dakota twice now. The first time was in 1996 and as we were roaming from one remarkable sight to another, we dismissed going to see the […]

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A Train Ride Through Time

January 4, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 18 Comments

Here we are in 2018 — a date that would have sounded preposterous in 1880. And yet, we can still experience a bit of 1880 technology today in of all […]

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Buffalo on Every Corner

December 5, 2017by Browsing the Atlas 24 Comments

Downtown Custer, South Dakota is little more than a strip of shops ranging from Western-style tourist shops and galleries, to Tarot card readers, souvenir hawkers, and thrift stores. Custer has […]

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Stop at Wall Drug

November 26, 2017by Browsing the Atlas 17 Comments

Almost the minute we crossed the state line into South Dakota, we began to see old-fashioned billboards: 5 Cent Coffee Every Day at Wall Drug Free Ice Water! Wall Drug […]

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The Neon Boneyard

November 10, 2017by Browsing the Atlas 19 Comments

The Neon Boneyard, where old signs go to die.   Ever since I visited the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, I’ve been fascinated with old neon signs. So many of […]

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Destinations, Good Ole USA, Museums & Tours

Danke Schoen, Wayne Newton!

November 3, 2017by Browsing the Atlas 18 Comments

During a recent conference I attended in Las Vegas, I was very excited to be invited to an evening event at Casa de Shenandoah – the home & museum of […]

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