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Forget Democrats and Republicans. There’s a different Blue State, Red State divide — that between which states have In-N-Out Burger locations and those that have Dunkin’ Donuts.
As you can see in the map above, much of the western half of the United States lacks Dunkin’ Donuts. Meanwhile, I constantly hear from visitors to California that [...]
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A few years ago, I did a post called Watching The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade From Abroad, which talked about how hard it is to view the parade from outside the US. I thought I’d do a little update. I think it’s still hard to watch the parade outside American, given some feedback I received from [...]
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My fifth grader is having to learn US geography — in particular, to look at a blank map and write in the correct name for each of the states. I think that’s great. I love maps and geography. But that’s a lot of states. I’ve been sharing with him a number of ways I’ve somehow [...]
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Your Halloween pumpkins don’t have the same old boring designs. Get some pumpkin stencils and carving! You can make some amazing stuff, including Star Wars pumpkins or for Twilight fans, Edward and Bella. How about Jay Leno? The Kool Aide guy? A Cylon pumpkin? Some tips and links, below. Like many, I’ve been carving pumpkins for [...]
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I got an email from American Citizens Abroad asking for people to lobby against a proposed insurance health care excise tax that would impact those living outside the US. Apparently, coverage you have outside the US wouldn’t exempt you from the tax. From what ACA sent me: ACA is requesting that all members and supports email, fax [...]
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Did you realize the US Census doesn’t count Americans who live abroad? It was pretty annoying to me last time. I wanted to be counted! More important, when there’s not a good count, in turn there’s less representation and support for the rights of Americans abroad. Some new numbers are in. According to an ACA newsletter [...]
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“Whether you’re a pundit, a professor or the president, if you’re a black man you better know your place,” writes Keith Boykin in White Men Can’t Judge over at the Huffington Post, about the Henry Louis Gates arrest saga. I’d rephrase that to lose the words “black man” when dealing with the police. That’s because [...]
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Apparently, some people believe President Barack Obama wants to turn the United States into a socialist country — with fears that this would be a terrible step in the wrong direction. Fair to say, most people with these fears have never lived in a socialist country. I have, in Britain, for 12 [...]
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Euphoria over Obama’s win, followed by disbelief and despair over over Proposition 8’s ban on gay marriage passing in California. I’ll be out protesting tomorrow at South Coast Plaza in Orange County as part of a nationwide campaign. Please consider going to a location yourself. And if you’re against gay marriage, please, some words to [...]
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Throughout the day, people go through my trash cans. It’s a depressing sight. Among the streets of affluent Newport Beach are legions of trash pickers, pulling out cans, bottles and other recyclable material. Most are Latinos, recent immigrants or illegal immigrants, I would guess. Often they might be accompanied by one or two small children. [...]
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