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Author Gary McKechnie has written a book for National Geographic titled ‘USA 101: A Guide to America’s Iconic Places, Events and Festivals’.

In a recent interview with Larry Olmsted for USA Today he shared some of his own favorite Top Ten Places where you can visit and find true Americans with traditional attitudes.

(Miss America Candidates for 2010 - Miss America Organization - All Rights Reserved).

One of Larry’s favorites in his Top Ten list was the Miss America Pageant.  I was thrilled to see Larry’s inclusion of Miss America in the list because if you follow this blog, you know that I am a big fan of the pageant and the Miss America Organization.

I report on the happenings of the Miss America winners and contestants on a very regular basis. (more…)

I’m a big fan of Craig Wilson who writes The Final Word column for USA Today.  When I have a chance, I attempt to scan a variety of morning papers, with USA Today being one of my favorites.

I have become very fond of Craig’s column which offers many unique insights about life.  He has a great sense of humor, but more importantly he knows how to cut to the chase on life’s little hassles which really don’t matter all that much, even though some people think they do.

In his July 30, 2008 column Craig examined whether it is appropriate to go sockless in certain shoe situations.  I found his column amusing and entertaining.  Little did I know that sock controversy would strike in my own life in a matter of days.
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