America Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/america/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:36:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 A Slogan for All Candidates https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/07/a-slogan-for-all-candidates/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 18:17:21 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8869 If you’re a regular reader, you know I don’t get into politics. This isn’t meant to be political It’s just that I’m heartsick at how

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]]> Who Should NOT Be Locke Away https://smthingscount.com/2020/01/30/who-should-not-be-locke-away/ Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:26:48 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8846 This is a day we remember and honor Fred Korematsu, an internee who challenged the Japanese-American internment during WWII. So it’s appropriate that today’s Thursday

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]]> Are You a Criminal when you Protest? https://smthingscount.com/2019/10/21/are-you-a-criminal-when-you-protest/ Mon, 21 Oct 2019 16:42:14 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8500 Ever notice how many protesters have their faces covered?  This is true all over the world, including here in the U.S.  Yet we have freedom

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]]> What Language is That? https://smthingscount.com/2019/07/16/what-language-is-that/ Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:45:41 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8200 I was fascinated by this map of common languages spoken in the U.S. We really ARE a diverse country! And each language and person speaking

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]]> What the Little Bird Says https://smthingscount.com/2019/02/07/what-the-little-bird-says/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 16:23:38 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7733 I REALLY, TRULY LONG FOR THIS.

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]]> Sex: Not Just the Catholic Church https://smthingscount.com/2018/12/19/sex-not-just-the-catholic-church/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 17:21:09 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7568 This is NOT a defense of the sexual abuse by Catholic priests. We’re  very aware of their unconscionable crimes because priests are the ones getting

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]]> Guns: Where we stand in the World https://smthingscount.com/2018/12/14/guns-where-we-stand-in-the-world/ Fri, 14 Dec 2018 17:30:13 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7560 The CDC has compiled all its 2017 statistics and revealed a startling fact: almost 40,000 people died last year from guns in the U.S. That’s

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]]> MY America! https://smthingscount.com/2018/11/01/my-america/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 19:24:18 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7428 In today’s Thursday Thought, “Sully” Sullenberger expresses what I feel about my country. “This is not the America I know and love…We cannot wait for

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]]> Halloween Costume-Buying Guide https://smthingscount.com/2018/10/22/halloween-costume-buying-guide/ Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:04:18 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7401 You may be planning to choose a last-minute Halloween costume this weekend for your kids or for an adult party.  Some people may say, “Wear

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]]> We All Deserved It https://smthingscount.com/2018/09/28/we-all-deserved-it/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:36:43 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7328 I AM OUTRAGED! Whomever is telling the truth, Christine Blasey Ford or Brett Kavanaugh, is NOT the issue. The Senate Judiciary Committee has treated both

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