Category Archives: Offbeat

Mintonette anyone? How about Hooverball?

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Ron Haines

Yes, Mintonette.  That was almost the name for what we now know as volleyball. And how do I know that?   Because I drove past this sign. And then I took a stroll on the internet.  Where I unearthed Hooverball too. … Continue reading →

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Hitchhiking butterfly

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Ron Haines

This iridescent blue fellow latched onto me at the Butterfly Rainforest in Gainesville, FL, this week and stayed there long enough for brother Roger to whip out his phone and take a picture. If you’re up that way, this is … Continue reading →

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Carhenge

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Ron Haines

I saw it briefly as I drove east on Route 2 in Alliance, Nebraska. Carhenge, the small sign said, and the arrow pointed left. It was too late to make the turn, so I continued on and doubled back. A … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Missing

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Ron Haines

I could walk the river! It had taken me over 100 days in 2003 to paddle the entire Mississippi River. There was a scale model of it in Jackson, Mississippi, covering a couple hundred acres. I could walk what I’d … Continue reading →

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Heeeeere’s Johnny!!!

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Ron Haines

I just realized today is Johnny Carson’s birthday so I figured it would be a good time to post a couple of photos from his boyhood home, Norfolk, NE, which I visited briefly earlier this summer. Watching his opening monologue … Continue reading →

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Porch envy

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Ron Haines

I have porch envy. It’s not on a par with my garage envy, and doesn’t come close to my boathouse envy, but it is real. For someone with porch envy, Southeast Florida is an OK place to live, because front … Continue reading →

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The eagle has landed

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Ron Haines

Just west of Hebron along Route 66 in Connecticut is a rock that really sticks out. Painted to resemble a bald eagle, it looms over the road and looks great from either direction. It wasn’t always an eagle. It has … Continue reading →

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Maine’s only curling club?

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Ron Haines

I guess I’m getting to be an old hand at ferreting out curling clubs on my meanderings around the northeast. The symbol on this sign was instantly recognizable as I drove along Route 3 in Belfast Maine. Very similar to … Continue reading →

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A new fashioned breakfast in an old fashioned building

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Ron Haines

I combined a couple of favorite pleasures one morning on my recent visit to California: Breakfast with an old friend and a look at a classic old gas station building that’s been recycled into a bakery and restaurant. My companion … Continue reading →

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Here’s Howe we got the sewing machine, the spring bed and a better bridge

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Ron Haines

This monument caught my eye as I drove through the south-central Massachusetts town of Spencer. It was on busy two-lane Route 9 (Main Street) in the center of town, in a well-kept yard in front of a three-story brick building. … Continue reading →

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