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Did we rally in OKC? We sure did.
We were not home in Denver but with 2,000 rallies we found a great one to participate in. In Oklahoma City the march began in Scissortail park. Besides the stated purpose of declaring to the world that the USA does not have a king and won’t entertain anyone who thinks they are one – it…
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How will you remember Brian?
Sixty years ago my parents and I opened Flanders Music in Tecumseh Michigan. They had the silly confidence in their fifteen year old son that he knew enough about records and current music that he could be the Record Buyer (the person who decided which records to stock to sell in the store). For me…
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Drink local coffee #7 BS (Blue Sky)
Back out on the road, this time in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. We are here doing a Trusted House sit and visiting our Grandson and his fiancee. In need of a refreshing cuppa joe we searched and found Mattie’s Coffee Company. A good rating and a nice neighborhood vibe so we decided to test it out.…
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What flag is that 06.05.2025 (Museum edition)
Being a vexillologist, flags always catch my attention. We visited one of the most impressive museums in the country recently, The First Americans Museum (FAM) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Where a flag caught my eye. Good museums investigate and authenticate pieces that are offered to them by collectors. They make sure the piece is the…
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When you go to a zoo, what do you decide to take a photo of?
We’re going to the zoo, zoo, zoo.How about you, you, you.You can come too, too, too.We’re going to the zoo, zoo, zoo. Something tells meIt’s all happening at the zooI do believe itI do believe it’s true We’ve been to the zoo, zoo, zoo So have you, you, you And you came too, too, too We’ve been to…
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What a babe…what a bitchin’ babe.
Mama, I’m telling youAs sure as I am standing hereShe’s my girl, and that’s the wayI’m keeping it, now mama, dear No good will it do youTo stand there and frown at meThe girl’s got my heartAnd my love’s comin’ down on meMy love’s comin’ down since IGot a taste of wild honey (Sweet, sweet,…
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Guess where my honey lamb and I are 05.31.2025
OOOOk-lahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain,And the wavin’ wheat can sure smell sweet, When the wind comes right behind the rain.OOOOk-lahoma, Ev’ry night my honey lamb and I, Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk makin’ lazy circles in the sky. We know we belong to the land (yo-ho)And the land…
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What Flag Is That 05.29.2025 (St Walstan’s Day)
The flag of the County of Norfolk in England. It is the top tier of government of Norfolk County, of which Norwich is the main city. The flag is a bi-color, gold and black field with a white ‘bend’ bearing 9 black ermine spots in alternating pairs of singles and doubles. (Yes Ermine – the…
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What Flag is that 05.28.2025 (St Dunstan’s Day)
“Somerset is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorsetto the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. The largest settlement is the city of Bath, and the county town is Taunton. Somerset is full of the ancient history of England. There are many artifacts in the Natural History Museum in London including the…
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What flag is that 05.27.2025
County Kerry (Irish: Contae Chiarraí) is a county on the southwest coast of Ireland, within the province of Munster and the Southern Region. It is bordered by two other counties; Limerick to the east, and Cork to the south and east. It is separated from Clare to the north by the Shannon Estuary. The county is named after the Cíarraige people, who were the region’s dominant pre-historic sept. (A sept is an Irish Clan.).…