American Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/american/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 23:12:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 An Approach to Voting https://smthingscount.com/2020/10/09/an-approach-to-voting/ Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:01:35 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9839 I’m not going to tell you WHO or WHAT to vote for, but I am giving you some advice to ensure that your vote will

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]]> Sink Your Canines Into This https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/18/sink-your-canines-into-this/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:11:56 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8905 I discovered a dog-show I can really sink my canines into!  The Kennel Club ones are okay, but the dogs are over-groomed and the owners

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]]> February–An Important Historical Month https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/03/february-an-important-historical-month/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 17:38:44 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8858 Know why February was chosen as Black History Month? Because of the birthdays of two important U.S. historical figures–Abraham Lincoln (issued the Emancipation Proclamation) and

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]]> What a Dog-Gone Day Today Is! https://smthingscount.com/2019/08/26/what-a-dog-gone-day-today-is/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:44:27 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8392 Today, and every Aug. 26 since 2004, is National Dog Day. It’s a day for all of our dogs, pure-bred or so mixed they have

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]]> Why Does that Kid Act Funny? https://smthingscount.com/2019/04/05/why-does-that-kid-act-funny/ Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:53:07 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7909 One in every 110 U.S. kids  has it, and 3.5 million Americans live with an autism spectrum disorder.  Between 2000 and 2010, autism in our nation’s

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]]> Is that Kid Autistic? https://smthingscount.com/2018/04/02/is-that-kid-autistic/ Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:28:45 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6792 One in every 110 U.S. kids  has it, and 3.5 million Americans live with an autism spectrum disorder.  Between 2000 and 2010, autism in our nation’s

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]]> 10 Absurdly Funny American Laws https://smthingscount.com/2017/05/22/10-absurdly-funny-american-laws/ Mon, 22 May 2017 20:31:49 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5902 The political world has been too anger- and ulcer-producing recently.  We need to laugh at ourselves a little to reduce the stress.  Here’s a quick

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]]> Minding your Ps and Qs in a Bar https://smthingscount.com/2017/05/15/minding-your-ps-and-qs-in-a-bar/ https://smthingscount.com/2017/05/15/minding-your-ps-and-qs-in-a-bar/#comments Mon, 15 May 2017 15:54:46 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5887 My regular readers know that I like to pass on some American trivia from time to time, especially as it relates to language.  Today is

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]]> Save Money AND Buy American https://smthingscount.com/2017/01/04/save-money-and-buy-american/ Wed, 04 Jan 2017 17:00:58 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5418 Do you like shopping at Dollar Stores but feel a little guilty about buying “junk from China”?  Drop the guilt and shop.  There are many

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