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Allan on October 19th, 2026

This past June, my wife Lilia, our son Raphael and I took a nine-day trip to the Great Lakes area.   Raphael planned the trip and drove the whole way. We passed through 7 states: Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and one Canadian province (Ontario).    We visited five state capitols in Topeka, Kansas; Des […]

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Allan on May 18th, 2026

There is just one location in the U.S.A. where four states come together.  That’s the point where the northeastern corner of Arizona, the northwestern corner of New Mexico, the southwestern corner of Colorado, and the southeastern corner of Utah, all four, come together at right angles just like square tiles on the floor. It’s called […]

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Queen Elizabeth II has recently died, passing the crown to her son Charles III. Elizabeth was a regal presence, she carried herself exactly as a queen is expected to do. There are many admirable things about Queen Elizabeth. And yet, here’s the paradox. Her 70-year reign coincides with the drastic decline of Great Britain. Why […]

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