Monthly Archives: December 2012

Mississippi Redux: Happy New Year

Posted on December 26, 2012 by John Idstrom

Author’s Note:  While I am working up a new essay, I thought I would share an old one from September 2011 that I recently reworked and expanded with the help of Amy Milligan, editor extraordinaire of The Spleen (www.the-spleen.com).  If … Continue reading →

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This Little P-I-Ggy Goes to Market

Posted on December 1, 2012 by John Idstrom

In Spain, bacon can cost you $90 per pound. OK, that’s an approximation based on my imperfect conversions of euros to dollars and kilos to pounds, but you get the picture. Also, it’s not quite fair to call the Spanish … Continue reading →

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