The Beginning....

The Beginning....
When William Least Heat-Moon toured the country many years ago, his steed, if you will, was a van that he named Ghost Dancing. His journey of America was 13,000 miles. His book is Blue Highways, A Journey Into America. My steed will be a Subaru WRX (traded for an XV Crosstrek). My travels will be, what in the past were called, the blue highways of Virginia. Years ago, maps showed secondary roads in blue. Yes, the ones less traveled.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

OK, Folks, Who's the Happiest? Finland Rules and the US Sucks!

For 2018, The World Happiness folks rate Finland number one and the US number 18. Also, the Nordic nations seem to dominate the ratings.

Yes, I'm sure Trump has made the US Great Again, but we sure ain't the happiest. Trump, if you're reading this, you could start with universal health care. Not having to worry about not having health insurance or paying God-awful-premiums would definitely go a long way to at least make us a little happier. And, Trump...don't put your small hands near the Red Button.

Though I'm not saying there's a correlation, most of the top-rated countries have a population with a high percentage of atheists. I guess anyone would feel better knowing they are able to get health care and not worry about being burned to a crisp for the slightest of infractions of God's rules.






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