My dear friend Hugh tells me, “Columbus never actually set foot in North America.” and cites a web link as proof:

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2004/11/11/1235290.htm

Interesting...If I am a victim of revisionist history, and this article is true, then Columbus was not a murderer, but a man who is probably not the "brightest banana in the bunch". If I am not a victim of revisionist history, then my lack of enthusiasm for the holiday still stands. Either way, I still do not celebrate Columbus Day. I don't like murderers, and I don't like someone who claims to "discover" a barren land when it is already inhabited.

Peace out,

Mary