Simon Says Postcards 5/01/2012
In the UK, unlike in the USA, the royalty never have to stand for election. They do however star in a...
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Sconehenge
Thanks to the alert reporting and cosmopolitan culinary interests of reader Stephanie M. we have been made aware of the...
How Lake Avenue Got Its Name
Lake Avenue is one of the major streets in Pasadena. Before the revival of Old Pasadena it was also the main shopping...
Happy Birthday Israel
The State of Israel was 64 years old this week which makes it about middle aged as nations go. Happy Birthday...
Americans
I was researching an immigration topic and came across this Census Bureau map showing the top ancestry by county in the...
Political Email
I received an email yesterday from "The Consumer Watchdog Campaign." They apparently want the government to impose...
April 26, 2012 Maxim
"By teaching others we teach ourselves." Mexican Proverb Courtesy of Oscar G. Jessie Seiler in...
Ruminations.com
"I always give my future self way to much credit when it comes to remembering passwords" Every month in The Funny...
Simon Says Postcards 4/24/2012
"If you're lucky enough to travel, you're lucky enough!" Lilli Burrow on the plane to the UK. The London...
Remembering When
"You despair when you recall how much you've forgotten." James Lileks National Review Columist The Hasting...
