When you think you have it bad, it could be worse. You could be living in one of these places.

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More from Atlantic Cities that I just had to share.

First, there was a link to a surprisingly well-produced tourism video about Buffalo. This is one of the most appealing videos I've seen produced by a city trying to attract new residents.

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And now for the other end of the spectrum: terrible tourism videos. My favorite:

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New Haven, Connecticut has a lot of hidden secrets to offer. For instance, the quaint neighborhood of Dixwell, which is not too far from the Young Men's Institute.

In preparation for my new hit book 1000 Puddings to Eat Before You Die, here's a fun game. Match the pudding to its name!

Names:
° Chireta
° Clootie
° Figgy Duff
° Flummadiddle
° Haggis
° Jam Roly-Poly
° Red Pudding
° Scrapple
° Spotted Dick
° Syllabub (not technically a pudding, but I couldn't resist)
° Treacle Sponge Pudding

Descriptions:

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There's a place in the Netherlands called 's-Hertogenbosch. The punctuation is driving me nuts. Or maybe it's just thoughts about the two men in the city's coat of arms...

Huh? There's a place called Total Wreck, Arizona. tomtomtomtomtom, confirm?

Also, for you Bay Area folk, did you know El Cerrito used to be called Rust?

And while we're at it, Moscow, Idaho, where I spent two months one summer in college, used to be named Hog Heaven.

I got an email from our former Congressional Representative Barbara Lee that led me to check out information on her website. Curious, I started clicking around and found this interactive map of the district she represents. You scroll over each town and a picture pops up of some distinctive photo representing that town. I started from the top left ( Read more... )

There's a suburb of Stockholm called Aspudden.

Anyone interested in some hot Polish kock? Now don't all fight...

I have a webcounter on my webpage. There's been two noteworthy incidents recently ( Read more... )