There needs be some explanation of this diary’s title, I suppose. So, let’s dispense with that first.
America. Well, here I have to apologize to Canadians and Mexicans. I really mean, in place of America, the US. But you see, ‘Americans’, out of habit however ill-informed, usually those in the US, means the people within the borders of the US (sans illegal aliens, naturally). Now, as to what that, were it true, would make Canadians or Mexicans in terms of a geographic reference, I confess to having no idea! So, I apologize to both Canadians and Mexicans beforehand, for I will use the term ‘America’ or some variant thereof, when in fact, I mean the US, or some variant thereof.
The other part that may be in question, ‘From Here and There’, warrants some explanation, too. But it is too long for an introduction; so if you are curious, you will simply have to read on a bit. At this point, I will only say it relates to a viewpoint, one from standing in the middle of the stew, and one from well outside the pot, so to speak. Enough said above the fold.
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