Uncategorized November 2, 2024 – North Dakota and South Dakota 2024-11-02 On November 2, 1889, North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to the Union as the 39th and 40th states. Interestingly, no one knows which was number 39 and which…
Uncategorized October 26, 2024 – Bhutan and Thailand 2024-10-262024-10-26 On October 2, 2023, I got a cryptic email from my Dad, who was travelling with my Stepmother in the Himalayan nation of Bhutan. He said that she had broken…
Uncategorized October 21, 2024 – Iberian Peninsula 2024-10-212025-06-12 Today the flags of the two major nations of the Iberian Peninsula fly in recognition of a friend of mine who recently traveled there. The largest nation of the Iberian…
Uncategorized October 17, 2024 – 35th Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake 2024-10-172024-10-17 Today, the flags of the State of California, the City and County of San Francisco, and the City of Oakland fly in commemoration of the 35th Anniversary of the Loma…
Uncategorized September 28, 2024 – Alameda County and San Francisco 2024-09-28 Today the flags of Alameda County and the City and County of San Francisco fly. Alameda County is my home county, where I’ve lived most of my life. Flag of…
Uncategorized September 27, 2024 – Oakland Athletics – In Memoriam 2024-09-272024-09-26 Today, the flag of the Oakland Athletics baseball team flies at half staff in remembrance of the team's fifty six years in the City of Oakland, which came to an…
Uncategorized September 26, 2024 – Vermont 2024-09-262024-09-26 Today, the flag of the State of Vermont flies in celebration of my friend Hugh's birthday! Flag of Vermont
Uncategorized September 23, 2024 – Castile and León 2024-09-232024-09-23 Today, the flag of Castile and León flies. Flag of Castile and León The flag of Castile and León is the official flag of the Spanish autonomous community of Castile…
Uncategorized September 12, 2024 – Gibraltar 2024-09-122024-09-12 Today, the flag of Gibraltar flies, in a belated celebration of this British Overseas Territory's national day, which takes place on September 10th of each year. Originally organized as a…
Uncategorized September 11, 2024 – Remembrance – 9/11 Victims and James Earl Jones 2024-09-112024-09-11 Today, the flag of the United States flies at half staff on each flag pole. On my pole, the flag flies in remembrance of the 2,977 people that were in…
