Category Archives: USA
Easily Confused, # 11
New York Marathon in 2011: New York Marathon in 2012:
No donations for victims of Sandy
After the havoc and destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean and in the Eastern United States, appeals for help and donations have popped up as reliably as Christmas chocolate will hit the shops around this time of the year. … Continue reading
Where is Charlie Wilson when you need him?
Charlie Wilson was a member of the US House of Representatives who in the 1980s lobbied intensively for arming the Afghan rebels against the Soviet Union. He personally secured a lot of the funding for the Afghan Mujahideen from the … Continue reading
Easily Confused, # 7
Clint Eastwood arguing with an empty chair: Mitt Romney having a debate with an empty podium:
Two actors, two very different messages
In the country that gave us Hollywood, it won’t come as a surprise that actors weigh in on the upcoming Presidential election. And I don’t even mean Clint Eastwood. First, Chuck Norris (plus wife). We haven’t heard from him in … Continue reading
“Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck
Since 2008 or 2009, I have heard the expression “worst recession since the Great Depression” more times than banks have asked for another bailout. I got tired and fed up by that constantly repeated statement because as little as I know … Continue reading
Why are New Jersey and Vermont in the Axis of Evil?
The National Geographic Photo Contest 2012 is open. The section “who may enter” of the rules includes the following list of countries whose residents are barred from participating: Contest is open only to individuals who have reached the age of … Continue reading
Easily Confused (4) Men with Chairs
The copy: The original:
Easily confused, # 3
The Old Man and the Sea: The Old Man and the Seat: I am no big fan of Ernest Hemingway and I am usually a big fan of Clint Eastwood, but between these two options I prefer option no. 1.
The Happy Hermit 