Tag: USA
Misread News Item #2, The Earth
I misread the following news title today: “Earth Has Tilted 31.5 Inches. That Shouldn’t Happen.”– Popular Mechanics, July 13, 2023 I really thought for an instant that the sentence went as below. I was quite worried for […]
How Benjamin Franklin’s Kevlar Saved America
John Adams, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Second U.S. President, and all around unpleasant guy, had this to say about America’s Independence Day: “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shows, […]
World War I Leads To American Independence
Flags are cool. Of course, these flags hang at the Albion Fire Station, so maybe they’re hot. Your flag may vary. Ever since Christopher Columbus first landed in the New World and […]
Happy July 2nd, America!
John Adams, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Second U.S. President, and all around unpleasant guy, had this to say about America’s Independence Day: “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shows, […]
How The First World War Led To American Independence
Ever since Christopher Columbus first landed in the New World and hid all the Viking artifacts, America has been a land of opportunity, independence, and smallpox. Eventually the British colonists decided to go off and […]
Tarragon Chicken and the Great Depression
French Entree TARRAGON CHICKEN (Poulet à Estragon) INGREDIENTS 3 chicken breasts ⅛ teaspoon pepper ¼ teaspoon salt 1 shallot 3 green onions 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup dry white wine ⅔ […]
Searching For Toilets: My Travels Through Europe
This book will be coming out on April 1st. Traveling around Europe is a lot like the cover. You can spend a lot of time looking for a public bathroom or even a restaurant with […]
A F’Rigging Ponderable
As an existentialist, I ponder, if a certain-candidate-who-shall-remain-nameless wins the election, is the election still rigged? And do we contest it because it’s rigged? And, does this mean the other candidate’s classified emails were just […]
An Excerpt From Democracy In America, Revised Edition
INTRODUCTION: This happened recently in Miami. Is it: a) Proof that the Advertising team at Marlboro shouldn’t have gone with the lowest bidder? b) A public service announcement cleverly hinting at the dangers of smoking? […]