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The Best (Worst) Road Trip Ever
A rabbit hole can be a very dangerous place. And when that rabbit hole makes you plan a 1,815-mile road
What Hoosiers Taught Me About Life
Once, in 1998, I was exposed to actual Hoosiers. That’s the demonym for people who live in Indiana, and the
How the Government Segregated America
It was 1995, and I honestly had no idea how the government segregated America. I was just 17, more concerned
Can Generation X Be Saved?
I’m part of the lost generation. Or is it invisible? Forgotten? Nah—literally and figuratively, Generation X is just lost. That’s
My Favorite Book As of 2025
My favorite book is not the Bible. Nor is it Gone with the Wind, which I’ve heard is popular as
The One Thing Jimmy Carter Taught Me
If Jimmy Carter hadn’t lived a hundred years, I would have missed the obvious. When he started his presidency, I
My Wife’s Spanglish Sucks
The Western Hemisphere is where languages go to die—and get reborn as something that irritates Europeans. Take Spanglish for example.
How I Ended Up Near a Ditch—Again
It’s not very glorious living near a ditch. And when the ditch is filled with brown water, having no use
10 Fun Facts About Panama
You may be wondering how some rando who writes about the US thinks he has the right to take on
The Forgotten President I Suddenly Remembered
Saying the forgotten president is giving myself too much credit. Never-learned-about would be a better descriptor. I mean, besides Washington,
The Best (Worst) Road Trip Ever
A rabbit hole can be a very dangerous place. And when that rabbit hole makes you plan a 1,815-mile road
What Hoosiers Taught Me About Life
Once, in 1998, I was exposed to actual Hoosiers. That’s the demonym for people who live in Indiana, and the
How the Government Segregated America
It was 1995, and I honestly had no idea how the government segregated America. I was just 17, more concerned
Can Generation X Be Saved?
I’m part of the lost generation. Or is it invisible? Forgotten? Nah—literally and figuratively, Generation X is just lost. That’s
My Favorite Book As of 2025
My favorite book is not the Bible. Nor is it Gone with the Wind, which I’ve heard is popular as
The One Thing Jimmy Carter Taught Me
If Jimmy Carter hadn’t lived a hundred years, I would have missed the obvious. When he started his presidency, I
My Wife’s Spanglish Sucks
The Western Hemisphere is where languages go to die—and get reborn as something that irritates Europeans. Take Spanglish for example.
How I Ended Up Near a Ditch—Again
It’s not very glorious living near a ditch. And when the ditch is filled with brown water, having no use
10 Fun Facts About Panama
You may be wondering how some rando who writes about the US thinks he has the right to take on
The Forgotten President I Suddenly Remembered
Saying the forgotten president is giving myself too much credit. Never-learned-about would be a better descriptor. I mean, besides Washington,
