Category Archives: Countries

In This Land

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

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Hitt Wash Crossing

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

30 July, 2007 Hitt Wash Santa Maria Mountains Northwest Arizona, USA The white Toyota Tacoma pickup slowly moved into the water, dipping its front wheels in gradually and proceeding until the rears were also half submerged. It paused on the …

Ladies and Gentlemen

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

The crowd of 8,000 was a ten on the scale of eclectic. From the upper stratosphere of the moneyed, to the denizens of the Free Box corner, to the blue collared working class whose cowboy hats were authentic, to the …

My Favorite Cubs Game

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

One summer afternoon, sometime in the mid-80s, we were sitting around the kitchen table at my friend Floyd’s place. It was the 2nd story of a typical Chicago brick three flat in Wrigleyville. The back door was open, the flies …

Aren’t You Afraid?

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

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Reflections on China

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

A friend asked me for some thoughts on China based on my research and travels. Please see the PDF document at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/china-reflections.pdf

Year One

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Just before midnight local time on the night of 27-28 August, 2005, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather buoy #42003, located in the Gulf of Mexico roughly at the intersection of a line directly south of Panama City, …

22 Men

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

While visiting the R.B. McLean Mill National Historical Site, the last remaining commercial scale steam powered sawmill in North America, I had the opportunity to speak with one of the volunteers who keeps the place going and operates the mill …

The Rhythm

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Turkey Creek Community Gulfport, MississippiSaturday, September 24, 2005     The sky in the east begins to lighten. The rhythm begins.   I slip out of bed, make my way to the front of the trailer, slip on my shoes …

Down at Del Mar

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

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