WORDPLAY the border between two countries that part of a settled, civilized country which lies next to an unexplored or undeveloped region the developing, often still uncivilized or lawless, region… more →
My eBlogM.E. Windham wrote 19 hours ago: Dear Diary, There were two things in the paper today about Bob Hope. In the Herald it said that Para … more →
the calendar girls wrote 2 months ago: tonight we just headed east to go to the south, at south. we got the cajun combo which was some sort … more →
papundits wrote 2 months ago: William J Federer’s American Minute. The size of the U.S. doubled APRIL 30, 1803, with the Louisiana … more →
LW wrote 2 months ago: Nick Faber, Jeremy Griffin, and Jenny Nicholson offer a very nifty free service: one submits a titl … more →
Administrator wrote 2 months ago: The treaty authorizing the Louisiana Purchase was approved on April 30th, 1803. Exactly nine years … more →
Candace Keener wrote 3 months ago: Out with the old, in with the new! My entries on Friday now will pertain to our most recently publis … more →
diane wrote 3 months ago: Iowa is No. 2 on the Happiness Index, which rates states on their financial health. So how was our f … more →
Stan wrote 3 months ago: WORDPLAY the border between two countries that part of a settled, civilized country which lies nex … more →
Stan wrote 3 months ago: Missionaries and traders. Long before Americans explored the Far West the country had been known to … more →
Stan wrote 3 months ago: Cowboys and cattle trails. Vast herds of cattle were bred in Texas and driven northward into the Gre … more →
Stan wrote 3 months ago: Australia Colonization of Australia did not begin until 1788, five years after the American Revoluti … more →
Joel wrote 4 months ago: On the last day of April in 1803, the United States pretty much doubled in size as Robert Liv … more →
Randy Roberts wrote 4 months ago: March 10, 1959 Rebellion in Tibet On this day in 1959, Tibetans band together in revolt, surrounding … more →
financialkungfumaster wrote 4 months ago: * Consumer spending up in January (Odyesseus Returns, Washington Times) * ‘Gone With th … more →
troy wrote 4 months ago: Didn’t get the sleep I was hoping for. Finally nodded off after 1 am and was up by 6 am aga … more →
rogerhollander wrote 5 months ago: January 30, 2009 — whatthecrap? www.whatthecrap.wordpress.com Found here. So how big is the resu … more →
sharprightturn wrote 5 months ago: Ever wonder what ONE TRILLION dollars looks like? Well it looks like this: $1,000,000,000,000 As … more →
Konfusing Kancer wrote 5 months ago: Recently we have heard a lot of talk about the bailouts pushing our debt to over 11 trillion dollars … more →
badflags wrote 6 months ago: Flag of Iowa OK, Iowa. I’ll try not to be too hard on you, in case I ever need to run for Pres … more →