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isPermaLink="false">http://mertonium.com/?p=1045</guid> <description><![CDATA[Site Brief If you are one of the handful of people who are familiar with Amerikan John (my collection of travel photos) then you know that I collect photos of American imagery on signs/products in foreign countries.  Its eye-opening (and usually funny) to see how we Americans are perceived outside our borders &#8211; at least...<a
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isPermaLink="false">http://mertonium.com/?p=1034</guid> <description><![CDATA[Porteños (people from Buenos Aires) define plazas as small parks, usually around a square block.  Buenos Aires has at least 53 official plazas dotted throughout the city.  I know this because I just looked at all of their fan pages on Facebook.  Yes, if you want, you can become a fan of every plaza in Buenos...<a
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isPermaLink="false">http://mertonium.com/?p=976</guid> <description><![CDATA[With just a few hours before I start traveling again I decided to take a photo of all of the stuff I&#8217;m taking with me. I&#8217;m pretty chuffed to not have to carry very much. Six months in South America, let&#8217;s do this.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://mertonium.com/2010/08/preparations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2010 MPFM Salsa Contest</title><link>http://mertonium.com/2010/07/2010-mpfm-salsa-contest/</link> <comments>http://mertonium.com/2010/07/2010-mpfm-salsa-contest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:09:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[amerika]]></category> <category><![CDATA[champion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[delicious]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iowa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mt pleasant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[salsa]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://mertonium.com/?p=954</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today the Mt. Pleasant Farmers Market hosted a salsa contest. I entered a batch of freshly made Green Thunder. An hour and a half of tense taste testing later, Green Thunder was crowned champion. Here are the photos.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://mertonium.com/2010/07/2010-mpfm-salsa-contest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Coming Home</title><link>http://mertonium.com/2010/06/coming-home/</link> <comments>http://mertonium.com/2010/06/coming-home/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:36:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Photographs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[awesome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[beer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[guns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iowa]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://mertonium.com/?p=751</guid> <description><![CDATA[This photo represents the simple pleasures of going home.  In my case, returning to rural Iowa means standing in the driveway, shooting beer cans with a pellet rifle.  Good times.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://mertonium.com/2010/06/coming-home/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Malta Half Marathon</title><link>http://mertonium.com/2010/05/the-malta-half-marathon/</link> <comments>http://mertonium.com/2010/05/the-malta-half-marathon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 18:53:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[half marathon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I'm not a runner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[street]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://mertonium.com/?p=733</guid> <description><![CDATA[From the start, I could tell that 2010 was going to be a year of extraordinary events. First on the list: run a half marathon.  Living in Scotland, February is not a good time to spend 2 consecutive hours outdoors.  This is why my girlfriend and I decided to go to the small, Mediterranean island...<a
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isPermaLink="false">http://mertonium.com/?p=703</guid> <description><![CDATA[As you may know, I can&#8217;t stop taking photos of products or signs that I think sound funny. Here is a collection of gems from my recent banger rally through Scandinavia.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://mertonium.com/2010/05/scandinavian-signs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pimpernel Petroleum</title><link>http://mertonium.com/2010/03/pimpernel-petroleum/</link> <comments>http://mertonium.com/2010/03/pimpernel-petroleum/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:53:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Photographs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[outdoor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photoshop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[scotland]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://mertonium.com/?p=674</guid> <description><![CDATA[Luss is one of a few villages on the edge of Loch Lomond.  There is also a Scottish nursery rhyme about a rough bus that goes between Luss &#38; Glasgow.  For a bit of a laugh, I made the image above to commemorate the Sunday afternoon drive which led us to Luss.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://mertonium.com/2010/03/pimpernel-petroleum/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Maltese Number Plate Typeset</title><link>http://mertonium.com/2010/03/maltese-number-plate-typography/</link> <comments>http://mertonium.com/2010/03/maltese-number-plate-typography/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:16:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photographs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[awesome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[street]]></category> <category><![CDATA[typeset]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://mertonium.com/?p=659</guid> <description><![CDATA[The last weekend in February, my girlfriend &#38; I flew to Malta to see the country and run in the Malta Half Marathon.  We ended up (as usual) spending a lot of time wondering.  We walked through the streets of Sliema, Valletta and a few smaller towns along the coast.  It was during these walks...<a
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