The Ghosts of Wah-Shun-Gah Days Past
I haven't been making as many major posts lately, and I'm sorry to those who depend on this site for guidance, inspiration, and the will to live; all three of you, wherever you are.
DC: I wanna go back, waaaah
It's been two months now since I left Washington, D.C. and two weeks since I made a short visit to see all the places I had been missing. The trip was both surreal and bittersweet. I had believed it would be much longer than a month and a half until I came back to Washington, and as I walked by the government buildings and monuments it was very strange. I had missed these things and I was happy to be so close to them once again, but I was not longer a credentialed DC reporter and could not do the one thing I wanted to do the most: cover something.
WSGD: Hiding from the tourists
-This weekend is Wah-Shun-Gah days here in Council Grove; it's a crappy little small-town festival complete with parade, flea market, and carnival. It's named after the last full-blooded Kaw chief -- guess what his name could be -- who died some time ago on the tribe's reservation in Oklahoma.
I guess you could say taking his people's land wasn't enough, we took his name as well.
-The town is full of indian-wannabees covered in feathers and leathers and slapping their mouths while screaming thinking they're honoring someone's heritage, maybe even their own.
-There were two interesting things during the parade: first, my two youngest brothers won first and second prizes for "kid on bicycle." I'd be proud, but they were the only two that entered. They split the prizemoney and are now each $37.50 richer.
The second interesting occurance was that these guys were in the parade, the same ones I interviewed at the Inauguration.
My new camera: it's about damned time
I ordered my new camera Wednesday from B&H photography, it'll get here Monday.
Here's what I have purchased:
B&H Canon 20D Kit: $1,599
Spare Battery: $49
Remote Cord: $49
After Shipping: $1,731.45*
And I just went on Amazon.com to buy this, cause they had the best price:
Lexar Media RW021001 Adapter, Cf 32 Bit Cardbus Adapter
*There's a $100 rebate
DC: I wanna go back, waaaah
It's been two months now since I left Washington, D.C. and two weeks since I made a short visit to see all the places I had been missing. The trip was both surreal and bittersweet. I had believed it would be much longer than a month and a half until I came back to Washington, and as I walked by the government buildings and monuments it was very strange. I had missed these things and I was happy to be so close to them once again, but I was not longer a credentialed DC reporter and could not do the one thing I wanted to do the most: cover something.
WSGD: Hiding from the tourists
-This weekend is Wah-Shun-Gah days here in Council Grove; it's a crappy little small-town festival complete with parade, flea market, and carnival. It's named after the last full-blooded Kaw chief -- guess what his name could be -- who died some time ago on the tribe's reservation in Oklahoma.
I guess you could say taking his people's land wasn't enough, we took his name as well.
-The town is full of indian-wannabees covered in feathers and leathers and slapping their mouths while screaming thinking they're honoring someone's heritage, maybe even their own.
-There were two interesting things during the parade: first, my two youngest brothers won first and second prizes for "kid on bicycle." I'd be proud, but they were the only two that entered. They split the prizemoney and are now each $37.50 richer.
The second interesting occurance was that these guys were in the parade, the same ones I interviewed at the Inauguration.
My new camera: it's about damned time
I ordered my new camera Wednesday from B&H photography, it'll get here Monday.
Here's what I have purchased:
B&H Canon 20D Kit: $1,599
Spare Battery: $49
Remote Cord: $49
After Shipping: $1,731.45*
And I just went on Amazon.com to buy this, cause they had the best price:
Lexar Media RW021001 Adapter, Cf 32 Bit Cardbus Adapter
*There's a $100 rebate
posted by Logan C. Adams at 6/18/2005 06:15:00 PM
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