mashdownbabylon

Moving On

After 18 months of regular use, Mashdown is being retired in favor of JoelSchalit.com . Gotta keep the branding simple, right? One site now hosts all, including the successor to this blog.

Even though I was inclined to carry over the Babylon-themed title, I figured that with the impending move to the United Kingdom, it was time to hang that geographic hat up for obvious reasons.

To wit, the photograph above, taken on the highway to 29 Palms earlier this summer, is also featured in the first post of my new blog. The site's not totally complete yet, but its ready to receive visitors.

American Oriental

The main supermarket in 29 Palms, California, home to the largest Marines base in the U.S.

Back from Iraq, the troops bring home a taste for middle eastern food, American-style.

The new desert couture: three keffiyehs, next to a U.S. flag in a surplus store down the street.