Sue Burke (mount_oregano) wrote,
Sue Burke
mount_oregano

The USA revisited

I hadn't seen the USA for two and a half years. It seemed different: prettier, cheerier, and tastier. Fatter. And so American. The things that felt strange, changed, or normal is the topic of this month's home page article at my formal website:

http://www.sue.burke.name

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