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The island republic of Seychelles. It is composed of 115 islands found in the Indian Ocean, 1,000 miles from Kenya Africa and 700 miles northeast of Madagascar. This set of islands was known for centuries to traders who would sail past it. As is common the islands were ‘claimed’ by a number of countries. It…

Honest, simple, touching, hilarious, no one could write songs like the former mailman from Chicago. Denise and I joked this should be our song at our 50th Anniversary in September. Adios John, you will be missed n

Today is national flag day in the Republic of Albania. Americans have a bad habit of being woefully unaware of the beauty and majesty of most of Eastern Europe. Albania is located in Southeast Europe on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. It has an ancient history filled with names like Ottoman Empire and Kings whose…

The national flag of Australia. It consists of a blue field with what we call the Union Jack in the canton (the upper left, hoist side) this is similar to the British Maritime Ensign. The field is, the proper term is ‘defaced’, with the commonwealth star. The Commonwealth Star is a 7 pointed star denoting…

A truly beautiful flag, the erstwhile (thank you Dictionary.com word of the day) flag of the state of Maine. This was the official Maine Flag from 1901 to 1909. Then, as is true of so many things, the politicians got involved and adopted a truly ugly flag. The flag from 1909 to present has been…

The flag of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It is made up of Canberra, the capital of the Nation of Australia and several small townships. Canberra is the home to all of the federal government institutions of Australia. In a sense, ACT is somewhat similar to our Washington DC. ACT was the ancestral home to…

The flag of the Australian non-self governing external territory, Christmas Island. It is located in the Indian Ocean 960 miles from the Australian mainland. It was named in 1643 by the British captain William Mynors who sailed by it on Christmas Day. It has a fascinating and complicated history. It played a significant role in…

The flag of the Northern Territories of Australia. Located in the North Central region of Australia. Its largest city is Darwin. It is the ancestral home of the Australian Indigenous people, with most theories stating the Aboriginal people were there for up to 65,000 years. It was not granted ‘responsible government’ by the Australian parliament…

April is National Donate Life month. I worked in the Donation field for 11+ years at Donor Alliance in Denver. DA is the organ and tissue procurement organization for all of Colorado and Wyoming. I miss my colleagues in Denver, but mostly I miss all of the interactions I had with Donor Families. Donor Families…

I do not have this flag, but I wish I did. It comes from The Heraldica Slovenica, The group from the country of Slovenia who studies flags. (The Vexillological folks, aka flag nerds from the beautiful Eastern European Country of Slovenia) The flag is a symbolic representation of hope. It shows the victory of health…