Map Monday, What’s the funniest town name in each state?

What is the funniest town name in each US state? With no real rules for naming a town in the US it’s no surprise that there are some odd ones. Given this is Map Monday, of course there’s a map for them. In a change of pace for Map Monday,… Read more“Map Monday, What’s the funniest town name in each state?”

Map Monday, What’s special about Canada?

What’s special about Canada? If you ask most of my countrymen, they’ll respond with hockey, beer, maple syrup (if they’re not from Vermont), and maybe something vague about politeness. While Canada is larger than the US, there are roughly ten Americans for every Canadian. In fact there’s even a map… Read more“Map Monday, What’s special about Canada?”

Map Monday, What happened to Merry Christmas?

When did Season’s greetings become so complicated. When I was a little kid, in the dim and distant past, the default greeting for everyone was ‘Merry Christmas’. Whether you met them on the street or sent them a card (how many still send or receive cards?), it always included a… Read more“Map Monday, What happened to Merry Christmas?”