Hey, Just Telling It Like It Is

Telling it like it is, the more crass the better, seems to be all the rage. Maybe us left-leaning folks are too politically correct. Too much siting-round-and-singing-Kumbayah-on-an-acoustic-guitar and not enough punch-’em-in-the-throat. Perhaps us wussy left-wingers are too let’s-find-a-way-to-get-along and not enough burn-the motherfucker-down. Gosh darn-it, us softie libruls try too darn hard not to step on anyone’s feelings by calling ’em like…

Let’s Make America Great Again

Let’s make America great again. Watching the circus unfold from afar, I keep hearing this phrase bandied about. I keep seeing it on hats and homemade signs. I keep reading about in relationship to Donald Trump’s campaign. And I keep asking myself…to what time are we harkening back toward here? Remind me when the again in great…

Oh say can you say…

Far be it for me to pretend expertise on the ex-pat front.  I’ve only lived out of the US for 4.5 years, only 2 countries under my belt.  Despite cultural differences, both have been fairly easy places to blend in as ex-pats.  I have met people on this journey that have spent their entire lives…