Archive for October, 2009

Neverland

Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in blog | No Comments »

Classmates in my rural Missouri elementary school always responded the same breathless way when they found out I had been born in Canada: “But you can never be President!” True enough, ... Read more..

Happy Thanksgiving, eh?

Monday, October 12th, 2009 Posted in blog | No Comments »

Here in the USA we’re observing Columbus Day, a Monday holiday set aside to honor the “discoverer” of the Americas. But, of course, that’s utter nonsense, except maybe for Italian-Americans, ... Read more..

Telling the Difference

Thursday, October 1st, 2009 Posted in blog | No Comments »

The local TV news this morning featured a story about a new billboard that appeared overnight on eastbound I-70 here in my hometown of Blue Springs, Missouri. I suppose it’s ... Read more..