1.   America is a land of free agents, roaming the freeways of life looking for a sign more unique than the ubiquitous golden arches.

2.   Beyond what this means to the French or Italian culture is the threat that it allows Americans to become even lazier about investigating life beyond the golden arches.

3.   But that seemed to be one of the few viewpoints in Europe where you would not glimpse a golden arch.

4.   Customers venerate the arrow in a way that customers of the golden arches or the Kentucky colonel venerate neither arches nor colonel.

5.   Does he ever sneak under the golden arches and splurge on a burger?

6.   For even at their best, sport utes are just trucks with better-sprung seats and a great view of the golden arches.

7.   For one thing, there are more golden arches than American flags on the typical main thoroughfare in every city in the United States.

8.   For now, George Samboros is the closest to owning the South African rights to Ronald McDonald, Big Macs and even the golden arches themselves.

9.   Golden arches and white-bearded colonels would one day take their place.

10.   Ignore the Wal-Mart and golden arches and other signs of economic hubris that define Lake Jackson and the resulting commercial decline in Freeport and surrounding cities.