Author Archives: Ken Dowell

Americans Discover Vacation: As Well As Discrimination and Bigotry

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Ken Dowell

From the very beginning vacationland America was a reflection of the society of which it was a part. And for racial and religious minorities that meant discrimination and bigotry. Continue reading →

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Shit We Used to Say

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Ken Dowell

The brown bagger headed for the ice box with a shit-eating grin on his face. Continue reading →

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Americans Discover Vacation: Finding the Time

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Ken Dowell

The history of American vacationing in the 19th and early 20th century is a story of gradual growth in the number of people who went on vacation and the places they choose to go.  But by well into the 20th … Continue reading →

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Light Show!

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Ken Dowell

A tunnel of lights, some reflections and a Christmas tree Continue reading →

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Americans Discover Vacation: Women on the Loose

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Ken Dowell

When a gas station attendant advised Katherine Hulme not to try to cross the Big Horns, she blew him a kiss and drove on. Continue reading →

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Digital Deception: You know you’re a sockpuppet if…

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Ken Dowell

You know you’re a sockpuppet
if… your profile image is of an attractive young woman wearing a bikini. Continue reading →

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Americans Discover Vacation: Overcoming Our Heritage

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Since a good percentage of the American public with some disposable income in the 19th century was pretty Waspy, the whole idea of vacation took hold rather slowly here. Continue reading →

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Every Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Thanksgiving 2014. Montclair vs. Bloomfield Continue reading →

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A Few Great Music Documentaries

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Stories of Sixto Rodriguez, Darlene Love, Booker T. and David Bromberg Continue reading →

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WashPo’s Baron: The Future of News is About Entrepreneurs and Ideas

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron tells FIU students “nothing is more important than ideas.” Continue reading →

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