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WHAT FLAG IS THAT 09.18.2023
The Motor City, Motown, Renaissance City, City of the Straits, The D, D-Town, Hockeytown, The Automotive Capital of the World, Rock City, The 313, The Arsenal of Democracy, The Town That Put The World on Wheels, Tigertown, Détroit, Paris of the West. The City of Detroit. The largest city in Michigan. Metro Detroit with a…
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What Flag Is That 09.16.2023
The fifth smallest, by land area, tenth least populated state: New Hampshire. A beautiful state in the Northeast. New Hampshire was the first colony to say to Great Britain, ‘ya, we aren’t a part of you anymore’, which they did in January 1776. If you have never seen this state in the fall, you have…
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What Flag Is That 09.15.2023
The People’s Republic of China. Beyond any political or governmental tensions, I fly the flag to demonstrate our love for the Chinese People. Seven years ago right now we were in Beijing with our beloved daughters. The flag was another contest sponsored by a committee. After a culture and history of thousands of years, in…
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What Flag Is That 09.14.2023
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…
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What Flag is That 09.13.2023
The Kingdom of Norway (the official name of Norway.). This familiar Nordic country in the north of Europe is bordered by Sweden on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. The country was established in 872 so it has been a continuous country for 1,149 years. It is where the Vikings come from.…
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What Flag Is That 09.04.2023
American Samoa. The unincorporated territory in the South Pacific Ocean. There are five main islands and it is the southernmost US territory. Almost the entire population is bilingual speaking English and Samoan. The history of American Samoa includes that unfortunate word: ‘Colonization’. Basically in 1900 the US began to understand the strategic advantage of having…
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Mother Earth
On a street cornerWhere the kids boogie all nightOr where the winds singAnd the stars shineLike holiday lightsCome a band of angelsSalvation in their mightAnd as for peace on earth…Feel this loveMy brothers and sistersFeel the season turnShe is the mother of timeWonders that take youRivers that giveThat’s where mother’s spiritual livesTalk of a ruby…
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What Flag Is That 09.07.2023
The Republic of Serbia, a part of my collection with a personal connection. Serbia is a landlocked country in Europe that boarders Hungary; Romania; Bulgaria; Macedonia; Croatia; Bosnia and Montenegro. People have inhabited this land since the Paleolithic age. It would be short sighted to comprehend only recent history concerning Serbia, it’s rich culture and…
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What Flag Is That 08.06.2023
When we lived inMetro Detroit we discovered the most exciting sports team in the ‘Motor City’. The Detroit City Football Club (DCFC). DCFC is part of the Independent Soccer League and is old fashioned, European style ‘football’ (Soccer to us Americans.) The stadium, Kenworth field in Hamtramck, is a traditional wooden stands, real grass, raucous…
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What Flag is that 09.05.2023
In my vast collection of flags, this is the perfect flag. The North American Vexillological Association ranks it as number 1 in the USA. The state flag of New Mexico. (In Navajo: Yooto’ Hahoodzo) New Mexico was founded in 1610, long before the US. It is a mountain state that is part of the area…
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