Category: Reader Tips

October 22, 2024: Reader Tips

I’m frequently asked by Europeans and Asians what are the differences between Americans and Canadians. There are definitely a lot of similarities. If you were to cover up the flags and mailboxes and parachute a foreign visitor into Vancouver or Seattle or perhaps Toronto or Chicago, it might be difficult for them to figure out which country they were in. A deeper comparison might delve into the fact that the Americans rebelled against their British overlords whereas the Canadians (aka loyalists) complied. But this doesn’t mean that Canadians were entirely happy with their fate. In fact, in 1837, there were two Canadian Rebellions. You can read more about them here.

Bonus: Here’s a very wise mom!

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October 21, 2024: Reader Tips

This evening, we travel back to 1996 to watch the pilot episode of That Girl. Though you might not be familiar with this TV series (I wasn’t), it actually served as a forerunner for the much more famous sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Bonus: Here’s an old Monty Python clip about a man who is going to jump across the English Channel. While watching it, I made a mental juxtaposition with Leftist coverage the past few years. Not altogether different in terms of the level of preposterousness!

Your best tips of late are always welcome here!

October 6, 2024: Reader Tips

In early September, I was visiting Concord, Massachusetts and came across a small war memorial. There was a plaque which stated that a local man named Daniel B. Roberts died in the 1965-66 Dominican Republic conflict. I had never heard about this event, so did some research. The Dominican Civil War mostly occurred in 1965, but the last of the American soldiers didn’t leave until September 21, 1966.

Here’s a video about the Dominican Civil War.

Your best tips, be they about conflicts or not, are much appreciated!

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