I really enjoyed this article, but mostly for the comments. A British woman writes about some of the stereotypes you see on American television, wondering what is real. The comments are great - all these people from other countries talking about all things like those cups you get at parties for your beer, Twinkies, Chinese food, and more. All sorts of things that seem so normal to us, but I guess they aren't. At least not in England. Apparently, they don't have Twinkies there.
Report from the RNC
In the end, I couldn't resist the pull of thousands of suited Republicans in St. Paul and D and I headed downtown last night to check things out. Actually, that's a lie. What compelled me down there was my support of St. Paul business. The Pioneer Press reported yesterday on how dismal business was for some of the restaurants and shops around the convention. I figured, "Well, if the Republicans won't eat there, I WILL!" After work we headed to Cosetta's . As you can see...definite lack of Republicans. They were all outside on the street. I have to say, in my Ravelry t-shirt and Chacos, I felt a little out of place. This is as close as we could get to the Excel Energy Center. It looks like the city is on lockdown. While we were just standing around, Sean Hannity passed right by us. I've never watched a day of Fox News in my life, so I would not have known this if someone nearby had not pointed him out. Then I snapped pictures like a good blogger. We then
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