Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, based the cornerstone of his marketing campaign in the mid-80s on “Made in America”, offering to pay 5% more for goods manufactured in the United States — a practice and ethic long gone at the world’s largest retail store. Today, consulting firm Retail Forward estimates that 50% to 60% [...]
At five in the morning, we left for San Jose airport, five bags to be checked and five carry-ons in tow, two adults and two kids leaving for a mostly annual vacation. I alone knew that the two weeks were going to be spent in Virginia, close to the Shenandoah National Forest.
The first leg of [...]
Two weekends ago, I decided that our family was going to have a monthly mandatory “field trip”, an educational outing that combines a bit of local history with a sprinkle of fun. Our inaugural excursion was to Lou’s Living Donut Museum near downtown San Jose, California.
The original Lou was one Lucius Ades, a decorated World [...]
OK, I’m in the mood for a good stirring up!
Having reread the myriad responses (both idiotic and intelligent) to the Those Stupid Americans… article stemming from a vast group consisting of Americans and their mainly European and Australian counterparts, I am consistently lead back to a single point: many cultures unjustly despise individual Americans for [...]
Controversy revolves around the tropical paradise of Wake Island, part of Eneen-Kio Atoll, the collection of three islands also known as Wake Atoll, located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The island is claimed by both the United States and the Marshall Islands. It is further claimed as an independent sovereignty in the name [...]
Dear American Airlines:
This letter is a complaint concerning one of your most recent policies.
Apparently your policymakers have not experienced the difficulties of traveling with small children, as the airline personnel assisting with ticketing and boarding no longer allow those passengers needing extra time to preboard or even those with handicaps and wheelchairs early access to [...]
I was reminded the other day of how hated we Americans are. An admittedly stupid website was reporting that Pippi Longstocking is a Satanic character, and the visiting Swedes (Sweden being the country of Pippi’s origin) let their opinions fly:
Another stupid American; the world is full of them!
You’re probably a stupid American áššhølë!
I wipe my [...]
Today marked the final day of cleanup of the World Trade Center, and once again we were subjected to 24-hour coverage of reruns of the crashing planes, the fireballs, the falling towers, the choking dust storms generated by cascading debris. Speech after political speech. Endless statistics of the numbers of missing people and unattributed body [...]
Emphasizing inequality paves the way for continued inequality and discrimination. People say they want to be equal, but constantly disprove it by their own actions.
