Monday, February 28, 2022

Mandai, Republic of Singapore

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! What do we put in bottles? Let's hope it is not anything alive. "Yellow-crested cockatoos are poached for the illegal pet trade. Stuffed into plastic bottles and smuggled. 2 out of 5 don't survive." That's one of many things you can learn  by visiting a zoo! Be sure to see yesterday's post. [2016]

Sunday, February 27, 2022

Sturgis, South Dakota, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! What do we put in bottles? Libations for bikers who pass through Sturgis for the annual bike rally. By the way, does what we said earlier this month about a flat roof seems to apply here? Be sure to see tomorrow's post. [2019]

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Northwood, Iowa, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! It may be time to re-design our street signs and let them help sell the places where we live. How would you evaluate the design? the color? the font? the emblem? the cartouche? How would you evaluate the street names themselves? Be sure to see yesterday's post. [2019]

Friday, February 25, 2022

Celebration, Florida, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! It may be time to celebrate our street signs and let them help sell the places where we live. How would you evaluate the design? the color? the font? the emblem? the cartouche? How would you evaluate the street names themselves? Be sure to see tomorrow's post. [2017]

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! Every city has signs like this. Some organization ought to sponsor a Covid sign contest: What city has the most creative? the most empathetic? the most threatening? Maybe there should even be an award for the most generic. Be sure to see yesterday's post. [2021]

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! Let's hope somebody is archiving these signs for the Covid museum, or at least documenting them digitally. Here is one you could find only in Milwaukee. See how they have incorporated the city's name (airport code) into the message? Be sure to see tomorrow's post.[2021]
 

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

New York, New York, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22/22 is a palindrome too (a 5-digit palindrome)! On this day in 1877, the U.S. Congress accepted Lady Liberty as a gift from France, but she didn't make her appearance in New York Harbor until 1885, when (because of the original torch) she was classified as a lighthouse. Be sure to see yesterday's post. [2020]

Monday, February 21, 2022

Greeley, Colorado, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! She is not in New York Harbor but on a courthouse lawn in Colorado. She was one of perhaps 200 that originated as a BSA project in the euphoria over winning World War II. BSA? That's Boy Scouts of America. Be sure to see tomorrow's post. [2013]

Sunday, February 20, 2022

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! Montreal is Toronto's chief rival (although it used to be the other way around). Built in the neo-Gothic style over a hundred years ago, Saint-Édouard Church could easily be mistaken for a cathedral. Be sure to see yesterday's post. [2009]

Saturday, February 19, 2022

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! Guadalajara is Mexico City's chief rival. As such, it has an exquisite collection of churches, including this neo-Gothic one dedicated to the Holy Sacraments. Construction took 75 years, and it's not even a cathedral. Be sure to see tomorrow's post.[2007]

Friday, February 18, 2022

Mansura, Louisiana, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! The veterans got this one right. The world globe here is tilted on its axis just the way it should be (unlike some others). It's part of the parish's veterans memorial. Remember: In Louisiana, parish equals county. Be sure to see yesterday's post. [2022]

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Seoul, South Korea

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! Geographically Yours has complained repeatedly about any world globe that is not tilted 23½° on its axis, but here is a unique instance of one tilted too much. Perhaps it is so people on the street can see Korea. Be sure to see tomorrow's post. [2016]

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! The Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into law in 1990, was one of the 20th-century's greatest pieces of legislation. Both sides of the political spectrum came together and solved some problems for millions of Americans. Times sure have changed. Be sure to to see yesterday's post. [2021]

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Bucharest, Romania

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! Have you ever boarded a trolley bus from the rear? Have you ever boarded a bus from the rear? Have you ever boarded a bus? The answer to all three questions from most Americans would be no (at least not since their school-bus days). Be sure to see tomorrow's post. [2014]

Monday, February 14, 2022

New Roads, Louisiana, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! You are running out of time to put those cards into the hands of loved ones. If you haven't already mailed them, better deliver them in person. Happy Valentine's Day! Be sure to see yesterday's post. [2022]

Sunday, February 13, 2022

Schaan, Liechtenstein

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! Two problems with this steeple-bound clock: (1) the church and (2) the mountains. The former preaches a timeless eternity. The latter observes a different measure of time. Be sure to see tomorrow's post. [1984]

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! "The one victory we can ever call complete will be that one which proclaims that there is not a slave on the face of God's green earth." So wrote Mr. Lincoln in 1842, long before he was President. Here he is signing the Emancipation Proclamation. Be sure to see yesterday's post. [2016]

Friday, February 11, 2022

Charleston, Illinois, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! Here is what a chain-saw artist created to help Charlestonians celebrate Lincoln's birthday. Locals call him "Tiny Head Abe." But why did the city have to put him behind a chain-link fence? Be sure to see tomorrow's post. [2017]

Thursday, February 10, 2022

South Charleston, West Virginia, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! No one should have to tolerate a flat roof. Do something with it! Let it help you sell paint and contribute to your branding efforts. Be sure to see yesterday's post. [2010]

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Burlingame, Kansas, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! No one should have to tolerate a flat roof. Do something with it! Let it help you sell motorcycles and contribute to your branding efforts. Be sure to see tomorrow's post. [2021]

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Ocean City, Maryland, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! A town's economic base can inspire artistic creativity. Let other community's take note: Water towers don't have to be blank slates. Give them a job to do building the spirit of place. Be sure to see yesterday's post. [2021]
 

Monday, February 7, 2022

Tipton, Missouri, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! A billiard ball towering above a Dutch bakery: That makes sense since billiards was brought to America by the Dutch. But the water tower was inspired by the town's economic base: The Fischer Manufacturing Co. built billiard tables. Be sure to see tomorrow's post. [2015]

Sunday, February 6, 2022

Nederland, Texas, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! With a name like Nederland (first e is long), you should expect to see something Dutch. Many of the early settlers were from the Netherlands, so in 1969 the windmill was erected, but the main street in town is still named Boston Avenue. Go figure! Be sure to see yesterday's post. [2022]

Saturday, February 5, 2022

Malacca, Malaysia

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! The Dutch took Malacca from the Portuguese in the 1600s. To commemorate that era, the city has built a Dutch windmill. It seems to be a rare case, at least in Asia, of post-colonial history proudly incorporating colonial themes. Be sure to see tomorrow's post. [2011]

Friday, February 4, 2022

South Wales, New York, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! Two arms, two legs, and too rusty. Even though it's his only job in life, receiving the daily mail and newspaper is better than being consigned to the other side of that chain-link fence. Be sure to see yesterday's post. [2013]

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Philippi, West Virginia, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! Two arms, two legs, and too yellow. But, don't we all wish we had somebody like him to receive the mail? With that car, he should be able to drive those bills right in to the dining room table. Be sure to see tomorrow's post. [2014]

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

February is all about the number two, and 2/2/22 is a palindrome too! Thumbs up for French fries. Or, should we say Flemish fries (or Vlaamse frites) because Bonaire is part of the Netherlands? Or maybe just patat. Be sure to see yesterday's post. Today is a 4-digit palindrome; a 5-digit palindrome comes up on 2/22/22. [2017]

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Tappahannock, Virginia, USA

February is all about the number two, and 2/22 is a palindrome too! And you thought only ice cream could be eaten out of a cone! Does anyone know what happened to Tappahannock's most famous resident when the drive-in closed? Could he have migrated abroad to join his cousin? Be sure to see tomorrow's post. [2015]