Category Archives: Travel
When I grow up…
It took Scott Weaver more than 35 years to design this amazing kinetic structure entitled “Rolling Through the Bay.” It is made out of over 100,000 toothpicks and depicts San Francisco with balls roll through it. Watch. It’s a viral … Continue reading
Famous Pets – Cobra escape!
I’ve been holed up writing writing writing to meet a book deadline and want nothing more than to be free, crawl outside and slither in the streets. As Jon Stewart said on the Daily Show last night, “The desire for … Continue reading
Holidays – Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Let me give you a green rundown. My neighborhood restaurant in Hurley, The Hurley Mountain Inn, once again served 12,000 pounds of corn beef and lots of green beer. Oh, and there were parades. So, in … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #bruce littlefield, Hurley Mountain Inn, leprechaun, parade, st. patricks day
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American Fun – The Super Bowl
Watch this 1967 newsreel featuring the first Super Bowl ever , which pit The Green Bay Packers against the Kansas City Chiefs. It was played in Los Angeles, and the Packers won 35-10. This year’s game, XLV, the Packers vs. … Continue reading
Dinner Party Talk – UFO in Jerusalem
Pine Bush, New York, near my farm is a hotbed of UFO activity in the Northeast. I’ve seen amateur video and talked to people in the UFO society who swear they’ve “seen things.” But I’ve never quite seen anything like … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #bruce littlefield, dome of the rock, ufo, ufo sighting
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Life 101 – Ice, Ice, Baby
Oh, this weather. I returned from Sundance to a house encrusted with ice, ice, baby. (At left, the view from my front porch.) On days like this, my grandfather used to say it was so cold his teeth were chattering … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #bruce littlefield, punxsutawney phil, snowstorm, spring
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What I’m Doing – Headed to Sundance
I’m escaping the bitter chill of New York City and heading to where the grass is greener, snow is whiter: Park City Utah for Sundance. I’ll be skiing and tweeting gossip, movies, and temperatures from there this week. SO, if … Continue reading
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Holidays – Happy National Fruitcake Toss Day!
The fruitcake is the laughing stock of Christmas foods. Legendary Tonight Show host Johnny Carson used to joke that there is really only one fruitcake in the world, it is just passed from family to family. Each January 3rd is … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #bruce littlefield, fruitcake, manitou springs
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Holidays – New Year’s Opossum Drop
What are YOU doing for New Year’s? Forget Snooki in a ball, especially now that it’s been moved to Jersey! Instead, how about ringing in the #NewYear with North Carolina’s infamous “Opossum Drop.” Yep, you’ve read correctly. In Brasstown, NC, … Continue reading
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Travel – Airport flash mob
I’m traveling around the country doing TV for TJ Maxx. Having been on a flight a day for the last week, as Johnny Cash sang, “I’ve been everywhere man!” Except for the old lady at Chicago O’Hare who was accosted … Continue reading
