Scene from a side road

Small UK cars

2008-05-15T07:30:51Z

One of the first things an American traveler in Great Britain notices is all the very small cars! In our neighborhood at home, the prototypical vehicle is some variety of SUV. But the cars one immediately notices after landing at Heathrow are li...

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Here is one bitter Pennsylvanian!

2008-04-19T01:00:07Z

Take a look: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marylee-smithwick/far-more-than-bitter-mess_b_97494.html She is bitter and proud of it! This last summer, we drove through much of Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, as well as parts of Michigan, and wer...

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What to eat?

2008-04-17T23:01:11Z

I have had some trouble figuring out what, if anything, is actually good for a person to eat. When we consulted a dietician a couple months ago, I asked her directly, and she did not name one food. Not one! But, then later in the conversation,...

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ABC's (so-called) "debate"

2008-04-17T00:48:41Z

After 30 minutes of frustrated watching, I have turned off the disgraceful "debate" being hosted by ABC News and moderated by Charles Gibson, with George Stephanopoulos in yjr second chair. Every single question in the first third of this 90 minu...

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Springsteen endorses Obama

2008-04-16T22:42:32Z

See Associated Press. Or see Springsteen's own web page. Part of what he says is: "After the terrible damage done over the past eight years, a great American reclamation project needs to be undertaken. I believe that Senator Obama is the best ...

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The "nice day" rule

2008-04-16T21:35:56Z

It has been a beautiful day here--a little windy, but clear and warm. According to the Chicago Tribune, this is the first day that the temperature has reached 70 degrees since October. So I invoked the "nice day" rule, which is: if the weather...

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A "better" lunch!

2008-04-16T13:43:52Z

Just to make it clear that I don't always eat things like fried mac and cheese for lunch, here is an iPhoto of what we enjoyed yesterday noon: This was good food, and much more healthy I think. At a little coffee shop that caters to the yog...

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Hillary steps up to the bar

2008-04-16T03:11:08Z

When Hillary was drinking with "the guys" in an Indiana bar, talking hunting and bowling and trying to show that she is not at all an "elitist" like Barack Obama is . . . And to demonstrate that she is completely sympatico with workers who have ...

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John McCain on MSNBC's "College Tour"

2008-04-15T22:50:47Z

I have been watching John McCain on this 60 minute interview show, hosted by Chris Matthews, and am so struck by how much better McCain seems to me than Hillary Clinton! It is astonishing. On "the issues," there is an awful lot he stands for th...

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Warning: Income Taxes Ahead!

2008-04-15T02:00:46Z

Tomorrow is April 15th. Have you filed your income taxes yet? Or at least an extension? I can't believe how much trouble taxes have become--how much paperwork there is. Looking through various items that my late wife had in her desk, I found he...

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