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Steve Sailer discusses the problem with finding suitable borders for new nations:

The Political Insider let us in on a little secret today: U.S. Senator and GOP presidential hopeful John McCain gave a speech on the rather anxious situation in the Caucasus region, and parts of the speech bore an uncanny resemblance to Wikipedia's article on Georgia.

Americans celebrated Tax Freedom Day on April 23rd. It is the mythical day when Americans stop working for the government and start working for themselves.

The Tennessean reported here that the Nashville Symphony and incoming director Giancarlo Guerrero will kick of the 2008 First Tennessee Summer Festival with a concert of Spanish Guitar, with an emphasis on "the traditions of Spain and Latin America," according to the Symphony.

Keeping Baby Jack this evening. He is growing fast, now 9 months old. He is a good boy, trying to find his way around crawling. Blogging has slowed down. I am doing research on the Santiago de Compostelo, the pilgrimage road in Spain where the Apostle James is buried. Wondering what spiritual lessons I can learn.

Supreme Court prosecutor Giorgos Sanidas moved yesterday to block the country’s first gay marriage after the mayor of the island of Tilos said he was willing to go ahead with the ceremony.

In a Bites post last week, I mentioned in passing the long-awaited Allium restaurant, the second project by Germantown Cafe team Jay Luther and Chris Lowry. Located in the ground level of the 5th & Main development in East Nashville, Allium is on track to open late this summer or in the fall, according to Lowry.

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