Econobox<br />Noune-ka-no-boxA small, economical, car The mini-cooper is an example of an econobox.Econobox can be traced all the way back to 1976 and probably has nothing at all to do with Latin.
States Well Stated
More Bourbon than Babies
by Betsey Ellis •
I know this will probably come as a complete surprise to many of you, but I actually spend days researching for each of these articles. Or at least the better part of an afternoon (extra points here if you can identify the Game of Thrones reference. Yes, Covid has given me the opportunity to re-watch…
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Kansas Takes a Turn. No, Two Turns.
by Betsey Ellis •
Toto, I have the feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore…oh, wait, we are. I was a few hours into my research on Kentucky, when it occurred to me that something was missing. Something very flat. Something very boring (have you ever driven I-70 across Kansas? There are like two turns in the entire State, one…
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And Then There is Iowa…
by Betsey Ellis •
Some of you may have noticed that there has been a slight delay in reporting on Iowa. (Okay, so maybe 2 and a half months is a tad more than “slight”….) Well, I needed to wait until the final results from the Presidential Caucus could be included. We all know that Iowa is the first…
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Indiana Wants Me
by Betsey Ellis •
Lord, I can’t go back there. Okay, so I had a senior moment and a song flashback. It ain’t easy finding a way to start these sometimes. I mean, we’ve all been staying home and social distancing (which is really easy if you live alone. And cats are basically the mascots for social distancing…) so…
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Illinois – The “S” is Silent
by Betsey Ellis •
EARTH, WIND AND FIRE What do they have to do with our new destination? Hopefully by the end of this month’s States Well Stated we will both know. So, what follows Idaho? Lucky for me, not Iowa (which I am still sick of). Off we go to Illinois! The area was first “discovered” by Europeans…