As the candelmast grows shorter, it indicates the ending of the last lunar cycle from 2020. Remember that the Sun and Moon are our cosmic timepieces. The Sun rules the over the day for the change of year, but Moon rules the night. For the last Moon of 2020 in nearing its completion and within a week, will only then the first Moon of 2021 will begin.
In the episode of Inner Light, Captain Picard lives another lifetime from a civilization that has long vanished. A 'matrix' like probe-device was the last of this dying civilization that sought out to be remembered.
After the probe sent its message, it went off line. After this trip across space and time, a single item was left, a flute with a tassel. Tassels are often found on flags, when fully dressed.
All of 2020 is yet to be gone, for the last Moon carries a fading light. We still have a week till the first Moon of 2021 is born. Until then, when the Sun rests, the fading Moon of 2020 returns, and allows to us make peace with past and recognize any necessary course corrections.
The New Year's Celebration in the West is often a loud and ruckus affair, but in other cultures, there is more peaceful and somber fading of the old year. During Lunar Twilight one can reflect back upon the past and hope for the upcoming future.
As the Moon is the ruler of night, the last shadow of 2020 returns with a lunar glow.
Of vexillological note in the original video from 1984 there is poster next to he band announcing happy hour from 5-7pm. It is yellow and decorated with martini stencils.
The tone of the song and video resonate wholly with the spirit of Lunar Twilight, as inner reflection and facing the truth are matters to ponder during Lunar Twilight. This inner reflection is often lacking in today's modern world.
It is the 4th night of 2020 when an ember of yesteryear's light returns for a visit. In the video for Airplanes by B.o.B in 2010 the spirit of Lunar Twilight is recognized. This song echoes the longing for the past, whence the memory of what was fades.
Aged for more than a decade, this song resonates with the spirit of Lunar Twilight. In the video you can see a letter D, which is represents officially a corporation, but it is also the icon of city in Michigan, Detroit.
Officially the European Biblical D represents a local baseball team. More so than a group of athletes, the 'D' also represents the a certain sector, feeling, and ethos for a community in Detroit.
Lunar Twilight is the kind of like a wake/celebration for the transition of 2020 to 2021. It is unique time when an afterglow of 2020 shines, after sunset for the first few weeks of the New Year. For the Moon was declared the ruler of the night, and the last Moon of yesteryear remains for just a bit into the new year. The current Moon will not fade until January 13, 2021. Until then, in a certain way the nights revert back to 2020, to honor the memory that was and allow for that transitioning serenity and hope for tomorrow.
Speaking of the time and the past, a seminal game that rode the mystic's adventure to the ancient world came into being in 2005—The Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones.
In the opening sequence, you can see the enchanted medallion that controls aspects of time. It is engraved with a Moon. In the Far West, we have forgotten to notice the clockwork magic of the Moon, that sets the months and counts the passing of time. It is no wonder that people of the clear desert skies would be more aware and take notice of the Moon's transition with the passage of time.
The Prince of Persia was something of an interactive dream, that had a particular spark on the history of time and its connection to the Moon. The ending credits song is thematic of the Lunar Twilight's passage of yesteryear's time.
As we begin 2021, people often expect and instant change of mood and being. However, this is rarely the case. Instead, there is a fading transition from year to year as it is with the decades. Did you ever notice that the 1970s bleed over into the early 1980s, as the 80s bled over into the 1990s, etc...
Alas, an echo of 2020 returns for the first 12 nights of 2021. Reason being, the cycle of the Moon started on December 15, 2020. It won't be until in January 13, 2021 that this last light of 2020 fades from the heavens.
So take time to reflect upon the beauty and peace of what once was. Things can always get worse, likewise the blessings of yesteryear are often overlooked, yet are always blessings, no matter when. The following song is thematic of this after hours party in remembrance of the gift of 2020. Indeed 2020 was a gift, contrary to the prevailing pessimistic views of 2020. This website is a single counterpoint to the positivity and joy presented by 2020, in remembrance of 2020's beauty.
Of vexillological interest is the lighting of lighters during the soft and serene melodies during a musical concert. Whenever a band or musician plays a touching song, many in the audience will ignite their lighters. In this case, we can see the lighters of the audience light up for Chris de Burgh's Lady in Red song, a timeless gem that has touched nations across the world as an anthem for winning Love's Grace.
The coston signals are an ancient kind of device. They have been used on battle fields since time began, in all cultures. There were even able to colourize some signals with red, green, and white patterns.
Anyone who has attended a concert will remember is this simple fire signal of serenity. This is, indeed, one form of vexillology where the signal and spirit communicate something beautiful.
It is here again, that after hour party of reflection upon 2020. For 12 more nights the last Moon of 2020 shines on. Although we are officially finished with the year of 2020. We still have a left over ember from 2020, that will shine on for 12 more evenings. Then within a fortnight, on January 14, 2021, finally will the nights and days of 2021 sync up.
Symbols are a part of vexillology, and there is one symbol that has two ways of being written: the dollar sign. It can have 1or 2 lines. For this font it usually has just one line $. But in the original Capcom's Duck Tales video game, 1989, the dollar sign had two lines. Another vexillological note is the medal one wins at the end of the game credits. Below the image of Scrooge McDuck is a medal.
It is funny how things work; who knew that a silly video game from Capcom would become the spark of a lunar lullaby. The original 8-bit Nintendo game is based upon Walt Disney's animated television series in the later 1980s Duck Tales. Somehow, a little diddy from Japan based upon an American franchise has become an Anthem for the Moon. The original score was written by Hiroshige Tonomura.
From America, to Japan, and back to the world, suspended in time for over 30 years, this is one theme song of the Moon that is appropriate to opening Lunar Twilight 2020! The original game of Capcom's Duck Tales was created 20 years after the first human landing on the Moon by the USA (1969-1989).
Lunar Twilight counts down the nights of the remainder of 2020, that kicks back only at night time. The first 12 days of 2021 are officially 2021, but at least at night when the Moon shines the nights revert back to 2020, in a spiritual sense, as the last Moon of 2020 fades from heavens. Lunar Twilight is an all inclusive celebration for everyone, no nation is left out, nor is any one race honored. Rather it is a celebration for all the colors of humanity. It recognizes our intimate and genuine connection to starlight afar and moonlight near.
Lunar Twilight officially starts after the first sunset of January 1, 2020. So at around 6pm on January 1, 2021 when the Sun disappears from the sky. The Lunar Twilight Candlemast should be lit with all the candles. Then until the first and shortest candle disappears, then they are all put out until next evening. Each successive night a candle burns out, to honor what was and remind us that our time is limited to make to most of each day for the New Year.
A unique golf course flag can be seen in the epitome 1990s movie, Space Jam. When Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Bill Murray and Wayne Knight are playing golf. Jordan mysteriously gets a hole in one and they pose for a picture.
In 1996 the official Looney Tune flag was presented to the public in the epic movie of the 1990s, Space Jam. On the right side of the stage you can see a green and white flag. We can assume it represents the flag of Warner Brother's Toon Land. On the left side of the stage you can see the US Flag.
From a distance you can see that there is white area near the bottom. We never get to see the entire flag unfurled. A proper Roman vexillum would solve this issue, but cultures are adapted to seeing flags in this draped non-discernable mode.
In the 1996 the keystroke moment in culture and sports was a combo of Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny. Jordan was the epitome athlete of the 1990s. He rounded out his dynamic persona in Space Jam that bleeds the spirit of zany 1990s.
In this cinematic wonder, Jordan is drafted into to save the Warner Brother's cartoon gang to fend off intergalactic slavery. The toon gang is challenged in a basketball game and they recruit Jordan, for to save their race.
The livery of the Tune Squad is blue, orange, and white. They have the circular bullseye WB cartoon logo with the word Tune Squad written upon it. It should read as Toon Squad, but it is a moot point.
Another 1990s decaderal institution is Wayne Knight, who played as the lovable pudgy sidekick. He was the 1990s King Fatman. Previously John Candy reigned as the Fatman in the 1980s, but Knight was the 90s' F-man of extra space, due to this presence on Seinfeld and Jurassic Park. On Knight's jacket, you can see the generic Toon Logo with a capital letter T. Jordan in the Tune Squad uniform. This was a unique movie that captured the zeitgeist of the 1990s. Space Jam was a movie for children, but it was a strange hybrid of cartoons and sports that gave way to the collective memory of America.
Jordan will always be remembered as a Bull, but he was also a Wizard, a Tar Heel, Olympian, Baron, and Buccaneer. Perhaps his highest note of fame for any child who grew up in the 1990s, was a his number as #23, for the Tune Squad.
It started with Bill and Ted, then there was Beavis and Butthead. The 1990s seemed was focused on a pair of jokers, one with blonde hair as the side kick, any the other and lead brunette. Wayne's World started as a skit from SNL and became a feature movie. It was one of the few times that a movie made from a short segment became reality.
Along the stairways to the basement you can see the pennants of the Chicago sports teams. Missing is the ultimate 1990s team of the Bulls.
In the professional studio you can see the six flags of Texas, they always forget about the Republic of the Rio Grande, this is due to a myopic Western bias. This republic was short lived, and was a rebellion led by Mexican-Texans. Thus, it should be the 7 flags of Texas.
Science fiction is something recycled every generation. From the twilight zone to today, ideas find their way into our imagination. With Rick and Morty, they were able to take that charm and make their own in this adult oriented animated series for Sci-fi fans, yet dipped in that modern cartoonish glow.
In the homemade sailing UFO of sorts a flag can be seen aloft on the rear mast. It is small pennant with a green field and nearer the hoist is light green/whitish stripe. A political kind of side-bumper sticker can be seen on the side with a partially visible American flag for an election in 86'.
Also in this episode, you can can see another green pennant in Morty's room. It has the words SCIENCE written in all caps in white on a field of green. Again a thick white horizontal header near the hoist is visible. This indicates that Morty really has fondness for 'SCIENCE.' The posters youth post on the wall indicates their interest and lofty goals. In this case. Missing from Morty's room are athletic posters of any kind of major league broadcast sports. A person who decorates their room with a science pennant is unlikely to have any kind of ball game posters in his room. But the two are not mutually exclusive.
The inside of the flying ship is deeply reminiscent of Back the Future. This was done on purpose, as the the name of our hero Morty is so very close to Marty. However Morty is few years younger. And the Doc of this show has perfected trans-dimensional travel, in that Buckaroo Banzai kind of way.
Many people have heard of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Some know about the Cyprus-Northen Cyprus conflict. And fewer have heard about the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict. But are you aware of the Canadian-American Machias Island territorial conflict?
Machias Seal Island is one of the last of divided lands that sits at
the tipping point between two nations. The two stars
represent two peoples divided, or rather united? The beautiful maple leaf
represents the highest honors of respect.
The dispute is longstanding, on one hand the islands are claimed by Canada by a certain interpretation of a treaty. However on the US side, the US is closer in proximity since Machias Island. The islands are ½ a mile closer to the mainland shores of USA.
Both nations have purposefully avoided bringing the issue to settle in the international courts of justice. So like Palestine and the West Bank, this little slice of Earth is in limbo as of 2020, and for the foreseeable future.
So what is at stake? Pride, ego, and the bounty of the sea—mostly a rich lobster income. In the big picture a loss, or win, for this 20 acre bird refuge would neither hurt nor benefit either nation, yet the impact on several families would be heartfelt.
Perhaps leaders can try that overlooked middle path option? Machias Island could become bi-national territory. This had already happened with Oregon Territory before it was divided, by the 'UK-Canada' and the 'US'. For 28 years, from 1818 until 1846, Oregon Territory and British Columbia were bi-national. This land was both American and 'Canadian-British.'
Reverting to a bi-national territory would give Machias Island special status as both Canadian and American.
Of course one would have to be a resident of Machias Seal Island to have this automatic dual-Canadian American citizenship. There are already a lot of Americans and Canadians who hold both passports (Jim Carey and Elon Musk). It would be a controlled experiment of sorts, whereby US and Canadian Coastguards could team up.
Likewise a small portion of the Island would enter the private sector for residents to set up a tourist bird watching and lobster restaurant. Indeed it would become a creative experiment. No doubt the tourist dollars generated by such a political oddity could be used to protect wildlife along the shores of Maine and New Brunswick. If such a place were to exist, popularity and interest would peak to visit, this inter-sexed land of sorts.
No doubt a lot could be discovered by such an enterprise. Such an endeavor may inspire other nations like Russian and Japan, which have a long standing dispute over several islands in the North Pacific. It'd be like that special customs zone in the airport, whereby both Canada and the US will maintain unique intelligence on such a place. Finally, the third, bi-national option would acquiesce any bruised egos, so that both nations benefit and something new is created.
On the other hand, the easy out of this conundrum is to give way and have a winner and loser. A few families will benefit and this island will become...just another isle. However if the 'third' option is taken, no doubt the world will watch and learn.
The two stars represent two nations and two peoples. The beautiful maple leaf represents the highest honors of respect.
It is classic theme of the re-separation of the sexes in some dystopian future. Rick and Morty tackled this Sci-fi staple with a new level gritty honesty. Of vexillological note is are flags on the 'male' side of the planet where, a spartan design of alien who kinda' looks like Dr. Rick with brownish orange triagle on the bottom that the wider at the hoist and comes to point at a ripped fly. This seems to be a unique flag where by the fly end is purposefully ripped, as its design.
The planet is called Gazorpazorp. Robots are used a breeding chambers were he burly red protein coated men pollinate their species. The men are totally unaware that the females of this planet are hidden away.
Here is a close up of the 'Male Gazropazorp' flag. Notice that the eyes are closed, the hair style is similar to Dr. Rick and the fly is ripped, on purpose.
It is no small coincidence that the Parental Advisory Explicit Content looks like the Black Lives Matter flag. The advisory lyric logo was prompted by the gritty and often raunchy lyrics that became an anthem for a select generation.
Mr. Rogers is an iconic personality from American childhood. Somewhat of a preschool-kindergarten kind of teacher. His sincere, Plain Cain, simple demure was something a breath of fresh air in a noisy, clownish cacophony of broadcast television. Rather than lusting after the audiences dollars and cents, Roger's was selling free, wholesome advice for a better life.
Hollywood released a film dedicated to his spirit in 2019 entitled A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, starring Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers. Perhaps the opposite of Mr. Rogers is Mr. Herman, Pee Wee? Pee Wee was less the education and more of the Pop-corn style. It is too bad that Mr. Roger's wasn't a guest on Pee Wee's show, or vice versa.
In the film the mini flag of the USA, Spain, Italy (Mexico?), and Canada appear in one of the transition sequences. A white hotel flag with corporate logo is also visible, but it impossible to discern from the video.
Mr. Rodger's is an American classic from Pennsylvania. His calm, low key delivery of infotainment made its deepest impact on Generations X, Y, and Z. Usually media is over the top and off the wall to gain the 'consumers' attention, with witty humour and wacky special effects, like jingling keys.
However, Rodger's put the jingling keys away and spoke directly, unafraid of that oh so precious silent space. Most people growing up in American learn to hate the quiet, and find it necessary to fill the void with talk or jokes.
In a way, many have this backwards as the quiet is good. Most people don't have any idea the importance of quiet in the mind. And when you share the quiet with another person or stranger, it is good. If you are uncomfortable with the 'awkward silence' — that is your ego, that judgemental inner voice that dislikes the silence. In fact, the ego hates silence and will often negatively blame and judge the other person or yourself for that 'painful' silence. 'Awkward Silences' are sign that you ego is out of control, and you need to learn to control better manage its constant noise and often negative judgements.
Of vexillological note were the curtains along Mr. Roger's windows upon his set. They changed throughout the seasons, but every so often the patterns of flag were visible.
The style of curtains was stark contrast to Mr. Roger's style. They were often loud, brash, and zany patterns that were of young boy's room, of that 1950s Americana. One flag was similar to the American flag but had three stripes of green, blue, and white.
In 2019's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, starring Tom Hanks, a near perfect match of curtains can be found. However the hone flag looks is visible, which is difficult to make out. It has a hoist-canton with seven stars. The most popular US flag to have seven stars within it was the original flag of the Confederacy when it was originally made up of 7 rebel states. On the curtains in the movie it looks like a date is written in the lower field and something in the upper blue field. Perhaps it reads Civil War and 1861?
To the left is guess of the curtains, that appears in 2019 homage film to Fred Rogers of Western Pennsylvania. No doubt a Confederate flag would have been a big no no in 2019. Thus modified version of the Confederate flag would have been okay.
There was also a green pennant with a blue vertical pattern near the hoist with writing on the flag. Note before anger management became real therapy, Mr. Rogers tackled this problem head on.
Comix Zone oozes with the spirit of the 1990s. Typically, media and art made at the midpoint of a decade (example 1995-1996) sets the gold standard for the spirit of the decade. 1990 is too much like the 80s and 1999 is too much like the mighty Ohs. Comix Zone is a key note from the SEGA™ Genesis lineup. The music, the outfit of our hero, and style sings of the 1990s grunge movement.
1995 was when video games were offline, not-monitored, and gamers could trade, sell, or lend their truely private property of a game to their friends without interference or observation from Big Sister™. Power ups were simple and achievements were personal, instead of being a public document for the various Videogamer-Corps™.
Of vexillological note, when the protagonist of the story, Sketch Turner, gets his superhero power up, a unique logo appears on his chest: it is a red semi-circle with an ×, that appears on a white shirt. The livery of our superhero is white,
black, and red. He has black tights with boots, a white shirt, and a red cape. Turner also dons sunglasses and is able to blast all baddies on the screen, with a comic zap.
When Turner is in normal mode, he is a Kung Fu master of the 1990s sort. The pants and haircut are of the Niffertastic Nineties™.
The bad guy logo also appears on the bombs in some of the abandoned ships. It is red painted face outline of a man with hat, sunglasses, and long mustache.
Comix Zone is one of the few original masterpieces with original content, rather than being an established pop-icon or a spinoff of some other established property, like the Amazing Man Spider, Mr. Bat Ma'am, or the X-Them.
Sonic the Hedgehog was family friendly, nostalgic wonder spark. Most movies based on video games flop. Typically the fans and Hollywood directors are out of sync. But finally in 2020, the directors got it right.
Finally 1990s get some respect, as a separate decade from the semi-tacky 1980s. Reason being, the first Sonic video game was released in 1991. Likewise, the star of this movie Jim Carey was able to soar to top shelf of comic spirits. Although the movie was set in modern times, 2020, Sonic and Carey are class clowns from the 1990s that took up a big chunk of people free time, and made a momentous comeback in 2020.
Of vexillological note is the headband that Sonic wears in the movie. The logo design is modified black and white pattern based upon the intro screen from his first game, back in 1991.
Sonic the Hedgehog is of the original Platformer—basically a jump and run to side action game. These type of games are continually remade each generation. The basic plan of the game is to run to a goal, via an obstacle course, using the simple rules of gravity, power ups, and of course timing the right time jump at the right moment.
Green Hills was originally the round of levels, where we Sonic came into existence back in 1991. Thirty years since conception, this flagship character from SEGA was live on with a hit movie: Sonic the Hedgehog 2020.
During a credit scene, a welcome sign to Green Hills can be seen, in glorious 16-bit 1990s video glory.
