A Discussion about Ukraine

Ambassadors from the three Baltic States discuss the crisis on CNN.

"This Is The ONE Thing You Must Do In Each U.S. State."

In Wisconsin, it's the Dane County Farmer's Market. 

For Montana's "thing"—driving the Going-to-the-Sun Road—the editors chose a photo of a pretty tame segment of the road.

(I've done seven.)

Grab a Book: "Downstate" Edition*

Urbana, Illinois, September 1984. Mom and Dad visit me again—this time, they're checking out the new apartment. They brought Meškė! (Meškė's leash sits on the edge of the desktop.)

Mom's reading my copy of Vogue Knitting, and she brought a project to work on during the three-hour ride from Suburban Chicago. That gold, vinyl knitting bag travels well.

*To Chicagoans, anything south of Joliet is "Downstate"—or "Southern" Illinois.

A Quiz

Test your knowledge about Lithuania.

I missed two questions: the one about Kaliningrad, and the one asking how many square miles comprise Lithuania's territory.