For years, the State Department has produced Background Notes on the countries of the world. I enjoy this service. I once wrote an entire blog post praising it. Quoting myself: Its Background Notes section gives all of the hard facts you could ever want on any country: flag, map, major cities, terrain, climate, languages, religions, … Read more
My friend Jan and I were about tenth in line at the newly-opened Panera Bread in Madison today, when she said “why did we do this? We should have gone somewhere we’d be served.” Amen. Exactly. Actually her comment was particularly hilarious because I had shallowly complained to Lea just this weekend that Jan had … Read more
Because I am pro-business, pro-First Amendment, and pro-tasty sandwiches, I had breakfast at the Madison Chick-fil-A today. Here’s my view before 6:30 this morning (ninth car back): Glad to get in first thing. Shortly after noon, Madison police were actively warning people off the area because traffic was backed up in both directions. Because we … Read more