Destination: Annapolis, MD. Part 2 Fixes at Fifers

Each region in the United States had its regional specialty. Our forefathers, as they settled in the regions, slowly discovered the fruits of the lands and traded with one another using the indigenous specialties to increase the growing power of the country. In the modern era we have refrigerated transportation by truck and even air transportation for express service. We soon discovered that several factors affected the freshness of whatever we were transporting, stress in livestock or refrigeration complications, despite the advances in technology we came to accept that product freshness can only be maintained by keeping food local and regional.

The Chesapeake Bay region is known for its shellfish and fisheries. Its easy access to estuaries and the ocean have stressed the region’s wildlife populations through overfishing sending the populations dwindling. I remember once seeing an image showing the “catches” throughout the years getting smaller and smaller as time goes on and overfishing takes over.

Destination: Annapolis, MD. Part 1, History and Hypertension

Overcome by the needs and wants of the modern working human, one can’t help but be overwhelm by our most base desires. Food. Food was what our nomadic ancestors chased after as sustenance and was a driving factor in the evolution of our social structure as we know it. We may all not agree on what to eat but we can damn well be sure that we need to eat.

DESTINATION: BLOCK ISLAND. THE SOLITARY ISLE REVISITED Part 2

There is something therapeutic about waking up next to a large body of water. Some people get it, others don’t. I suppose I’m fortunate enough to get it. It could be the ions and negatively charged whatever’s but I really enjoy being next to large bodies of water. In this case the body of water is literally across the street being the Atlantic Ocean.

    

The wisp of the fresh ocean air awakens you and riding on a boat so early in the morning can wake up and revitalize your body more than coffee can, at least I think so. The cold sea air with the bucking of the boat on open ocean has made many people lose their balance and ultimately their last meal. I’ll admit that when I was younger I had a massive case of sea sickness which I eventually overcame. But the imagery, the sensations, the simple joy of riding a boat to a destination and suddenly losing sight of land is exciting.

 

Destination: Block Island. The Solitary Isle Revisited

It is a very very rare thing that I fall in love with a place that I travel to, I’ve learned to understand and appreciate each location’s specialty whether it be the looming desert hills as the sun crests over their peaks in the cool mornings or the wide expanse of ocean that stands before my feet as I wade in the cool surf and even the sound of the forests in the dark. Each place has it’s own thing to offer from how welcoming it’s inhabitants are and what amenities and attractions each place has to offer.

       

Now here is Block Island. This post is titled “Side B” because this trip to Block Island is actually my second one. I just never got around to posting the first trip because A: I got lazy; and B: I have no excuse aside from being lazy. Regardless on this return trip I wanted to recapture what made me fall in love with the island to begin with and to see what exactly it was that brought about my allure with this sleepy island village. So come and join me as I revisit the Island and pick apart my mind as I figure out why Block Island holds a special place in my heart.

An insight to a Gelatinous Man’s Mind. Flight.

Flight. One of Man’s greatest achievements that has brought the world together. The concepts of which has perplexed man as far back in recorded history with the ancient Egyptians all the way into the classical era with inventions by Galileo and Leonardo Da Vinci. History culminating into the Industrial era with the famed attempt of the Wright brothers proof of concept and their flight over a small hill in the Eastern United States. Little did they know that their fixed wing wooden aircraft would evolve and soon conquer the skies, bridge gaps, and unify information and people together unlike any other invention.

Payatas, Part 3

Payatas, Part 2

Regional Diagnostics: Payatas, Quezon City, Philippines

Regional Diagnostics. Payatas Localization. Prepared by “Jan Panlaqui” IAJPS

Payatas. Part 1

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