In spite of my British last name, I’m actually a Scandinavian by ancestry. Mostly Norwegian, if it matters. And as a card-carrying Norwegian-American, I’m more or less obligated to disrespect Columbus for Leif Eriksson’s sake. “Columbus was just a self-promoter…
While shopping recently I met another car in a mall lot lane. I could see the driver and passenger plainly. They looked Middle Eastern, and I didn’t know them. But the driver smiled and gave me a little wave. I…