Road Trips: America the Weird

8/11/25 – We’re going to start giving assignments because this is a little ridiculous. As an article on the National Review mentioned, America is a weird country. We cannot be inventive if we lose our eccentricities. They need to remain part of who we are. America, land of the free and the weird. We are also a large country with creative corners in many cities, including rural ones. For the young peoples: Take some road trips; bring entire CD albums to share (good time to learn about prior generations’ music); drive to some midsize or, ideally, rural cities and find their artistic or simply weird sides; take pictures with both film and digital cameras. If you want an additional challenge, develop the black and white film yourself in a darkroom. Do not go on social media. You’re documenting the trip with the cameras. Review and select the best pictures later. Hint: There are many cities in the country. You should not have a hard time finding them.