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Quote # 93 All that we make #40daysofgoodshit
“We put the thought of all that we love into all that we make.” Galadriel, “The Fellowship of the Ring“
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What flag is that 03.24.2026
Grenada is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The southernmost of the Windward Islands, Grenada is directly south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and about 100 miles (160 km) north of Trinidad and the South American mainland. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and several small islands that lie to the north of…
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Quote # 92 Adventures #40daysofgoodshit
Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on the story. Bilbo Baggins, “The Fellowship of the Ring“
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What Flag is that 03.23.2026 If it is March Madness – it is UConn
The state of Connecticut. It is the third smallest state and the 29th most populated. It has the highest per-capita income in the country. The word Connecticut is derived from Anglicized spelling of the Algonquian word for ‘Long Tidal River’. The spouse and I have debated for many years how to pronounce Connecticut. I am…
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Quote # 91 To presume #40daysofgoodshit
“To presume we know is always dangerous. There is an arrogance that comes from knowing and thinking that we normally have the right answer.” Richard Rohr
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What flag is that 03.22.2026 Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio and flags
Alden Jencks wrote a brilliant article in The Vexilloid Tabloid, Issue 117 (The newsletter of the Portland Flag Association) concerning how ‘Bad Bunny’ could have been making some important statements about his native, Puerto Rico, and flags. Ocasio, aka Bad Bunny, burst onto our TV screens during the half time of the Super Bowl. It…
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Quote # 90 Figure out #40daysofgoodshit
“I would not respect any God that I could figure out” St. Augustine of Hippo (354–430)
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What Flag is That? 03.21.2026 Benito Juarez’s Birthday
Bandera de Me’xico. The flag of Mexico. It is vertical tricolor of green; white and red. Charged in the middle white section is the national coat of arms. The overall design has been consistent since 1821. The coat of arms is based on the Aztec symbol for Tenochtitlan [Mexico City]. The story is that the…
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Quote #89 Walk the walk #40daysofgoodshit
Sometimes I say to myself a little prayer in my advancing years, “God, help me to be the kind of old person young people want old people to be. Help me not just to talk like this, but help me to walk around like this and answer the phone like this and talk to my…
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What flag is that 03.20.2026 St Cuthbert’s day
County Durham, or Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne and Wear to the north, the North Sea to the east, North Yorkshire to the south, and Cumbria to the west. The largest settlement is Darlington. The ceremonial county is officially named Durham, but the county has long been commonly known as County Durham and it is the only English county name prefixed with “County” in common…
