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..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..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..