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Category Archives: American Life

A bit of a conundrum

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Apparently, girls now think they are smarter than boys. Oh, really? If they’re so smart, how come it took them so long to figure out something so obvious?

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Pretending it’s not there

Friday, August 27, 2010

This post from Paul Krugman got me thinking. The post features a youtube of Al Jolson singing Brother, Can You Spare a Dime, with lyrics penned by Yip Harburg, who went on to pen the words for The Wizard of Oz. The song tells the story of a the working men who served in World […]

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New Feature-Southern Bumper Stickers

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

My brother in law is currently residing in the South. I won’t say where, for fear of exposing his identity. He suggested I might feature some literary classics from that region, in the form of its bumper stickers, which he will be sending along on an irregular basis. Bumper sticker thinking is simplistic at best, […]

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Amazingly well preserved

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Could this be true? Happy Birthday to My Happy Meal (via Americablog) If so, we really need good health care in this country.

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Free range kids

Monday, August 31, 2009

My wife and I subscribe to Funny Times, which is indeed funny. However, the current issue (not on line) has a not terribly funny, but entertaining interview with sometime Funny Times contributor Lenore Skenazy, who has lately earned the sobriquet: “America’s Worst Mom”. Her crime? She let her 9 year old son take the subway […]

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