Dark Tourism part deux

I suspect there is some story at this location, but without taking the time to research it, and certainly no signage at the site, this ruin is just a mystery.

To see the location, visit this link.

Dark Tourism in Maryland

On a recent trip to Maryland's Eastern Shore to visit family, we stopped by the Mystery Loves Company Bookstore in Oxford.  (funny thing, they had the doors wide open and and a window AC blasting, talk about waste, but that is another story).

We picked up a copy of Burgoynes' Haunted Eastern Shore (MD) and began to read about the local area.

One that intrigued me was The Hanging Tree, Tunis Mills.  Well, we found it and it is not too far from downtown Easton.

I'll let you research the validity of the claim of this Dark Tourism attraction, but to find it, check out my Panoramio (and Google Earth) location.

Olympic Memories

so far....Kudos to:

Afghanistan
Argentina
Hong Kong
Kuwait
Latvia
Morocco
Puerto Rico
Saudi Arabia
Tajikistan
Trinidad & Tobago
Uzbekistan

have all earned medal for their countries!!  It is a bronze one, but still a medal.  Congrats to you and all Olympians on Earth.

Great New England Air Show

Well, the Great New England Air Show was this weekend, so anyone with a lick of sense avoided Exit Five on the Pike.  Now, I don't have anything against recreational flying.  I mean, I do a fair share of carbon emissions every time I fly somewhere.

But what does bother me is the glorification of the war machines.  Sure, these craft rescue people from floods and other natural disasters, but they also transport weapons and the personnel trained to use them.

OK, I will get off my soapbox and tell you about my friend Rod Warnick's paper titled "Purchase decision involvement: Event management segments and related event behavior" that you can find on this site.  The abstract:

The goal of this research was to examine the relationships between different levels of event purchase decision involvement (PDI) segments and their respective event behaviors (e.g., expenditures, travel behavior, event consumption and satisfaction). The specific purpose was to answer two major research questions: 1) Can PDI identify different levels or segments of event attendees?; and 2) Do the PDI segments differ by their tendency to travel, spend, and consume at an event?

Community Preservation Act Funding Improved

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's FY13 Budget includes increased funding for the CPA.    Not only will more state matching money be available to towns that have adopted the CPA, changes permit money to be used on repairs to parks and recreation facilities.

We all know that in poor economies, parks are often the first to see decreased funding.  Park managers are hard pressed when money needs to go to schools, police and fire protection.

Since the poor economy has meant fewer home sales, and more and more communities have adopted the CPA, what little money the Commonwealth may have is being stretched to the limit.  This change by Gov. Patrick is an improvement and will help "preserve" Massachusetts' communities into our future.

See this previous Blog.

I am feeling very Olympic today, how about you?

Sanka said this in one of my favorite movies, Cool Runnings.  If you have not seen it, order it on Netflix.  It is a wonderful film and a beautiful story.

Watching the Olympics on TV is inspirational.  I always root for the underdogs.  I like it when the US wins of course, but when a first time athlete arrives on the floor, I can feel proud for the Olympic Athlete.

A truly remarkable experience!

BTW: Sanka was played by Doug E. Doug.

When both political parties object to a tourism project ...

it must be bad.

According to a report in the Turks and Caicos Sun both PNP and PDM object to the proposed construction of a 28 story skyscraper in the Grace Bay area of Providenciales.

"The Progressive National Party (PNP) and the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) have both registered their objection to the proposed 28-storey hotel in Grace Bay, Providenciales. "

Probably an attempt to rejuvenate the sagging economy, this building may increase the capacity to recieve tourists but will redefine the characteristics of the Caribbean island.