The Kumachan – Page 173 – Unique perspectives. Independent voices.

International Spy Museum Hidden Shoe Compartment

Dave 2020-03-18

At the International Spy Museum located in Washington D.C. there are many interesting things that can be found. Here is a graphic depicting a hidden compartment in the heal of a shoe.

Irish Flu Shot

Dave 2020-03-17

Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona

Dave 2020-03-16

Winslow, Arizona is the home to a gigantic hole in the earth called Meteor Crater. This hole is so big it could fit downtown San Francisco in it. Here are a couple photos that I took with different camera equipment. The second photo I had to stitch multiple photos together to fit the whole crater in it and then I applied some filters to enhance it so more area within the crater was visible and it added a little more drama to the image.

Funny How Nature Made the Earth Flat

Dave 2020-03-13

For all the flat earth believers, it is crazy how the earth is the only thing that isn’t round.

Directions on Capitol Hill

Dave 2020-03-12

Doc Holliday’s Room in Tombstone

Dave 2020-03-11

Doc Holliday, friend of Wyatt Earp, room here in Fly’s Boarding House and Photography Gallery. Big Nose Kate, Doc’s girlfriend, had come for a visit. On October 26, 1881 five cowboys gathered outside of Doc’s room in the vacant lot next door, probably waiting to confront Doc. Wyatt Earp and his brothers, Virgil and Morgan Earp, and Doc Holliday entered the lot to disarm the cowboys. As Kate watched horrified from her window, over 25 shots were fired. Thirty seconds later, three men were dying and three men were wounded.

Although Big Nose Kate witnessed the O.K. corral gunfight, she was never called to testify at the murder inquest of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. Instead, she Tombstone forever, shortly after the gunfight.

The United States Supreme Court

Dave 2020-03-10

Waterworld Attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood

Dave 2020-03-09

While at Universal Studios Hollywood I was able to attend the Waterworld show. This was fun and exciting with lots of action. It is definitely a fun thing to do.

Funny Fishing Photos

Dave 2020-03-07

Posters of Geronimo

Dave 2020-03-06

Geronimo was an Apache Indian who was born in New Mexico 1829 and died in Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1909. He was popular in the south west and is a prominent figure of Native American history in the United States. These posters can be found and purchased in Tombstone, Arizona.

Back to the Future Movie Set and Memorabilia

Dave 2020-03-03

While taking the Universal Studios movie set tour we passed by the Back to the Future clock tower that was struck by lightening.

At the conclusion of the tour there were some items from the Back to the Future II movie that was autographed by Michael J. Fox for sale.

Global Warming is Real

Dave 2020-03-02

Ryukyu Island Lacquer Tray Gift to the State Department

Dave 2020-02-28

Diego tree wood, lacquer Okinawa, Ryukyu, Japan.

Arching above the choppy waves, the dragon on this tray emerges from his home, the ocean depths near the Ryukyu Islands. He seems fierce as he extends his three-clawed tiger paws at his side, but unlike the fire breathing terrors of European lore, this Asian dragon is benevolent and intelligent.

He is a symbol of identity for East Asian people, changing the number of claws (three for Japan, four for Korea, five for China) depending on his origins. In Japanese tradition, the dragon is a symbol of mystery and power.

Trade in lacquer ware dates back to the 1400s in Okinawa, where the climate is excellent for producing these valued articles.