A Clash of Minds

If you watched the previous video you know that we spent a couple days in Oxford, MS, soaking up some culture (but no crawfish). Among other noteworthy achievements, Oxford proudly claims William Faulkner as a long time resident. Out for a stroll in the town square one evening, we ran into the man himself. Gwen [...]

Four Takes in Oxford

The Pitfalls of Charity

I hate getting ripped off. I guess most people do. But no matter how vigilant you are it tends to happen occasionally. You can deny it but you know it’s true. If there’s any comfort to be had at such moments, it’s usually in the elegance of the scam (you mean he’s not really a [...]

Shout Out!

This one’s for Jonah and Martin, the most blog-worthy dudes in New Orleans.

Totally unofficial NOLA update

While in New Orleans we got in touch with an organization called Common Ground in order to offer our labor for a day. They match up short and long-term volunteers with jobs that need doing in some of the areas most affected by Katrina. Although they’re more than a little disorganized [...]

Stuff 2.0

I nearly called this post “gear”, but then I saw through my self-deception and recognized it for what it was – more stuff. Turns out this whole blog thing takes a fair amount of technology. Here’s Gwen with our mobile office.

Sure, we could probably do with a single computer, but then one of us would [...]

Whole Fish (and gumbo)

Our first night in New Orleans we hit up Coop’s Place, a popular drinking hole and eatery on Decatur Street. We had the Taste Plate, which features Gumbo and Jambalaya (with sausage and rabbit), and ventured to try the special – a whole fried sheephead fish. I can’t resist ordering a whole fish when I [...]

Big Fat Ugly Footprint

No, that’s not Jesus’ footprint. It’s mine. Or maybe Christopher’s. I honestly can’t remember whose it is, but it doesn’t matter because it’s just a metaphor anyway. This post isn’t about feet – it’s about the relatively enormous environmental impact of our trip.
Lots of people are talking about gas prices these days, and as you [...]

We’re Mobile

Years ago, someone we met in passing hyped up Mobile. I don’t even remember who it was, let alone if they were a reliable source of information. But since then we’ve had a strange compulsion to visit Alabama’s third largest city. This is how we do things: eyes closed, a faint hunch, and absolutely no [...]

St. Joe’s

The Florida Panhandle, although better-known for its hicks and hurricanes, is an inexpensive, beautiful beach wonderland. The place is really something of a tropical paradise – seriously. We cruised along the gulf coastline along scenic route 98, hunting for a place to spend the night before entering Alabama. After basically closing our eyes and pointing [...]