Browsing the archives for the Travel category
When President George W. Bush signed the Homeland Security Act into law in 2002, it was part of the largest reorganization of the American government since 1947. It also came to be the most diverse merger of federal functions, because it combined 22 government agencies into one organizations. The Homeland Security Act was a direct [...]
There was a recent study with disturbing findings about the mental health status of Europeans. They are saying that as many as 40% of the population has mental health issues. Now, that could easily become the butt of many jokes, but I find it very disturbing that so many people are suffering. The study also [...]
This play is coming back to the Ryman Auditorium this summer. I saw the first show had many years ago. I believe this is the third time it has shown here in town. It is a wonderful tribute to Patsy Cline and the actress, Mandy Barnett, not only look like Patsy but I swear to [...]
This weekend is the kickoff of some serious Mardi Gras parties. There are huge celebrations all weekend in Mobile, Alabama, New Orleans and Galveston, Texas. There are a lot of people in Memphis and Atlanta that used to live in New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina came through and they had to leave. But even though [...]
Last night on the David Letterman Show, he was asking people if they consider Denmark to be a Scandinavian country or not. He said that he knows geographically it is near the other Scandinavian countries, but he says the he thinks of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Greenland as the only Scandinavian countries. I disagree [...]