Posted in Rants, State-by-State, Uncategorized on Nov 11th, 2009
Sometimes, to amuse myself, I try to list all 50 states from memory. I probably shouldn’t admit how bad I am at this game but I really stink at it. Still, nobody can blame me for often forgetting poor, forgettable Delaware. How forgettable is it? I can’t remember if I’ve ever been there. Maybe I [...]
Posted in Rants, State-by-State on Sep 3rd, 2009
“How are you m’lady?”
It would have been nice to smile back at the man asking me the question. After all, he had a really big staff. Alas, he also had a jester hat on his head, bells a-tinkling. And I was at the New York Renaissance Faire. As an adult. On my birthday. In my [...]
Posted in Rants, Uncategorized on May 27th, 2009
It happened again last night. I was at a café with friends when one, who has traveled extensively in Europe, asked me for advice about an inexpensive summer vacation for herself and her two college-age-ish sons.
I suggested Cody, Wyoming, right outside the east gate of Yellowstone National Park. (“I hate hiking,” one son grumbled.) I [...]
Posted in Rants, State-by-State, Uncategorized on Mar 20th, 2009
Twitterers are all a-twitter about the fun they’re having at SXSW in Austin, and the party is only just getting started. But are long-time locals having as much fun being descended upon by the hipster masses? I polled a few of my Austin buddies about the fun they’re having … or not.
Ruth Pennebaker, a blogger [...]
Posted in Rants, State-by-State on Mar 13th, 2009
I have to admit that I am among those who laughed and laughed at this harsh Saturday Night Live skit that had Hawaiian officials in a huff.
The Gallup Well-Being Index recently ranked Hawaii as the second happiest state in the nation, after Utah, but my limited experience with the state (three visits) introduced me to [...]
Posted in American Style, Rants, Uncategorized on Jan 15th, 2009
Business Week” recently ran a list of America’s Most and Least Favorite Cities, and my home town of Dallas ranked ninth least favorite. Adding insult to injury, the article says, “The top negative attributes, according to the survey, were the people—their backgrounds, talents, and perspectives (49%); environment—climate, park space, natural resources (39%); and image (38%).”
Well. [...]
