Ever since the USA Today newspaper made bits of information popular, and David Letterman made top ten lists popular, everybody tries to present news in the form of a list. "Everybody" includes not only media outlets, but other organizations who are paid to create the list (either directly or indirectly through advertising) by the very entities they are listing.
As an example, last week something called the American Institute for Economic Research came out with a list of the best college towns in America. Who knows what this institute actually does or why it exists - I looked at their web site and still couldn't figure it out. But I know it creates lists. It made news here because both Ames (Iowa State University) and Iowa City (University of Iowa) were on the list at number 2 and number 4, respectively.
So I've decided I don't want to be left out. From time to time I'm going to blog some of my own lists. Nobody asked me nor paid me for them, but since they are lists, they must have some meaning.
Here's my first one.....
Top Ten U.S. Places I've Never Been To But I Think Would Be Interesting To Visit:
10. Tucson
9. Hilton Head
8. Lake Tahoe
7. Yellowstone National Park
6. Anchorage
5. Augusta (Maine or Georgia)
4. Portland (Maine or Oregon)
3. Any city in Hawaii not named Honolulu
2. New Orleans
1. Key West
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