Driving on boring Interstate highways, any idiosyncrasy is welcome. A semi-truck trailer celebrating a guy in a turban carrying an AK-47? Not what you expect in Louisiana. Sidhu Moose Wala (1993–2022) was a Punjabi singer who helped other Punjabi artists go mainstream says Wikipedia, which goes on to say a Canada-based gangster, active in Punjab, […]
Moseying 2023
A road trip across the USA in 2023 by Danny Schweers, his wife and their dog, mostly on back roads. Click on any thumbnail or headline to see the full post.
Day 10, Waffle House
We have a thing for Waffle House. That could be their advertising slogan! To be honest, the slogan would have to be longer — “We have a thing for Waffle House but most people don’t.” My favorite breakfast is eggs over easy, bacon, hash browns, wheat toast, and hot tea with cream. My wife likes […]
Day 12, Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas was my home for 30 years. I moved there from San Diego in 1970 at age 24 to study philosophy of science in The University’s graduate program and stayed in Austin to work in publishing, to play seriously with photography, to marry three times, and to let Jesus find me. I still think […]
Day 12, Keep Austin Weird
“The Live Music Capital of the World” may be the City of Austin’s trademarked slogan, but “Keep Austin Weird” appears on many bumper stickers, a slogan that expresses what many feel, that success is spoiling the city, has replaced quirky with slick. They long for the old days when Leslie used to stand in the […]
Day 12, Remote Work
Our god-daughter Emma has a daughter, just one year old but already spinning tunes. Her dad works for one of the very big computer companies. If he must, he can drive the 20 miles or so to his office in Austin, Texas, but rarely does. He is part of a team but none of his […]
Day 13, Dog Walkers, Taxes, and Ghosts.
The hike-and-bike trail around Lady Bird Lake attracts hundreds, even thousands of people every day. They walk, jog, bicycle, and use their wheelchairs. Some have dogs. This day was the first time I saw professional dog walkers, two women with some twenty leashed animals. My wife and I (and our dog) were staying with friends […]
Day 13, Prophecy
Sandra surprised me by saying she wanted to meet while I was in Austin in April, 2023. My wife and I were staying at the B&B of our mutual friend, Ann. In this photo, Sandra on the right, Ann on the left. Years ago, Sandra, a devout Christian, had married a Jew with strong ties […]
Day 13, Two Cities
If others can post photos of family on the Internet, so can I! Here is one of my god-daughters with her parents. We met at Vic & Al’s on Manor Road in Austin. We ate in a little alcove that had a curtain we were able to use to separate us from the boisterous Monday […]
Day 15, Wind Farms
Wind farms were a surprise to us as we drove across the western USA in April. We saw wind farms from Texas to California and across Colorado to Iowa. As of 2020, only 5.9% of my electricity here in Delaware comes from renewable sources, while 34.5% comes from nuclear power and 20.6% comes from coal. […]
Day 15, Grain Elevators
As you move east to west, silos are replaced by elevators. The difference is that silos are a way of fermenting plant matter to be used later as feed while elevators are a way to preserve grain without it fermenting, to be sold later as prices and demand dictate. That’s my understanding, the understanding of […]