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The Commonwealth of Dominica. [Not to be confused with The Dominican Republic]. It is an island country in the Caribbean. It’s ‘nickname’ is ‘Nature Isle of the Caribbean’ for it’s lush vegetation and rare plants and animals. It was formed by geothermal volcanic activity. It contains the second largest hot spring in the world called…

The Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace. Located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state…

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the country’s most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it is home to over 14 million people, which is approximately 38.5% of the country’s population. Ontario is the second-largest province by total area, after Quebec, and the fourth-largest jurisdiction of all the Canadian provinces and territories. It…

Staten Island (/ˈstætən/STAT-ən) is the southernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull  (A “kill” refers to a body of water, typically a creek or stream. This term is particularly used in regions influenced by Dutch settlers in North America. and from the rest of New…

The official proclamation from the Federal and State governments is that today USA flags should be flown at half staff in observance of September 11, 2001. For all of us who remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we heard the news, it is still difficult to see this image. In…

The Battle of St George’s Caye The flag of Belize. A Caribbean country on the north east coast of Central America. Mexico is to the north, the Caribbean Sea is to the east with Guatemala to the south. It was formerly known as British Honduras. The Battle of St. George’s Caye was a military engagement that lasted…

Happy 176th The most populous and third largest by land area state: California. If it was a separate nation, it would have the fifth richest economy in the world. It is a place of unsurpassed natural beauty. California is situated on an amazing plot of land with a unique geographic feature and climate that produces…

“Life is much too important a thing ever to talk seriously about it.” Oscar Wilde

Dogma  I might be an atheist were it not for all the tall angels and the pudgy cherubs in the silvery clouds presiding over all those miracles. Billy Collins