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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

It's the Great Canadian Pumpkin Mr. Brown!



Halloween is often considered an American holiday of the USA.  Truth is, its a Canadian-American tradition.  It is one of those weird organically initiated holidays that caught on both sides of the border.  Halloween is for anyone and everyone.  There is no official group that holds the title of Halloween authority, so all can participate. 

Sure, its connected to the Irish, which is connected to Rome, which is connected to Egypt, which goes who knows where?  But this holiday is nearly of the same flavor in the both the USA and Canada.  Likewise the orange pumpkin is a domestic fruit native to this continent of North America.  So it's a true blue, oops a true black and orange custom for two radically different nations. Yet they are connected by a rather delicious type of squash every October 31st.  It is a true Ameri-Canadian non-denominational holiday open to any faith, race, creed, or age.  

Halloween is a holiday that connects the community on the local level.  Sometimes there is a parade, but the at the heart of the celebration is the weave of love between neighbors.  Rarely is there a time when you get to potentially meet all the people who live in your hometown.   At no other time of the year do kids make the most fleeting of face to face bonds with people in the tribal-community unity: the neighborhood.

The fun fact about Halloween is  this is the time of the year when Earth's orbit is at a maximum distance away from the Milky Way's Galaxy's Core, meaning it's our closest visit to the outer rim of our hometown galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy. 

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Middle 13 Colonies Flag - Post Historical


The Middle Colonies Flag of the 13 Rebel Colonies represents colonies of New Jersey, Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania. However only the white stripes represent these states. 

This flag is a post historical flag.  The intention is to enhance the memory by giving an extra layer of definition to this area.  Every student in the United States has to learn about the three colonial regions: New England, Middle and Southern.  This flag is a tangible political token and reminds us that history is always being reinterpreted and rewritten.

New England, 13 Colonies Flag - Post Historical


This flag is a post historical flag that represents the region of New England that declared Independence on July 4, 1776.  The four pines represent: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.  And what about Maine?  Well, Maine was a part of Massachusetts until 1820. 

The purpose of the flag is to give definition to the region and enhance recognition as an educational tool.  This flag is also a token reminder that history is always being redefined and rewritten.

This flag is a modern 21st century creation, based upon historical flags that did indeed fly during the colonial era.  


Southern 13 Colonies Flag - Post Historical


This flag represents the Five Southern Colonies that rebelled against Congress (British Parliament) on July 4, 1776.  The middle blue star represents Virginia, the first of English Colonies.  The top star represents Maryland.  The hoist star represents South Carolina.  The fly-ward star represents North Caorlina, and the southern star represents Georgia. 

The design pays tribute to the flag of Scotland where many Southerns originated from, likewise an echo of Jamaica is honored due to the African-Jamaican cultural link of many Southerners.


Like the Scots-Irish in the USA, we have the Afro-Jamaikish.  The Scotch-Irish are a double transplant from Scotland to Ireland to the USA.  In concordance the Afro-Jamaikish are double transplants from Africa to Jamaica to America.

1776 Loyalist Union Colonies Flag - Post Historical


The 1776 Post Historical Union Flag is a modern design that honors the past.  It takes the colonial Union Jack of 1776 and adds a fleur de lis surrounded by 12 six pointed stars.  This flag represents the Loyal American Colonies that sided with Congress (British Parliament) during the 1776 rebellion.  There are 12 stars because it is reflective of the clock tower known as Big Ben (which is really the bell) and the association of 12 stars of Europe.   The fleur de lis honors Quebec, which has been a primary component in the genesis of the Canada Spirit, which can also be found on the current flag of Quebec.  But this flag represents more than just Canada, it is for all of the Loyal British American Colonies from Grenada to the Hudson Bay Company.   

There were more than 13 colonies in the Americas on July 4, 1776.  Consequently when war broke out many remained loyal like: Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Barbados, Quebec, West Florida, East Florida, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Bermuda, and the many islands in the American Caribbean which included - Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda, Turks and Caicos, the Cayman Islands.

The purpose of the flag is to educate and give a sigil to a moment of history that has faded to the dominant narrative of them versus us in order to further enhance and review history from a new yet old perspective.  This flag is also a reminder that history is always being redefined and reinterpreted.


It can been flown over any area outside of the 13 Rebellion Colonies that were a part of the United Kingdom on July 4, 1776.  

Post Historical Regional Flags for 1776


The 1776 rebellion with the UK follows the narrative of the colonies versus the King of England.  But in truth, it was more like Civil War.  For if the 13 Colonies lost, without French aid, surely it would have been something like footnote of some rebellion, like the French and Indian wars or English Civil War.  Nonetheless, there were many colonies that remained pro-union with the UK including: Nova Scotia, Quebec, West Florida, East Florida, Jamaica, Bermuda, Newfoundland, the Bahamas, and many more colonies in the American Caribbean.  Suffice it to say there were more than 13 Loyal Colonies in the British Americas who fought to keep the Rebels in their place.

In fact, the first overseas nation to be invaded by the United States was the Bahamas.   Of course the Bahamas were yet to be an independent nation.  Yet the Bahamas was a sibling colony of the thirteen rebelling colonies and had no interest in joining the 1776 rebellion.

Please note, these flags are a modern creation from the 21st Century.  Their purpose is to act as a teaching aid, and remind us that history is continually being revised and rewritten.  Nonetheless, the symbolism is directly tied to specific facts that reflect the structure of the colonies and historical flags that would later sprout from these regions.  


Friday, October 27, 2017

New Catalan Flag Prediction: Red, White, Yellow And Blue

There are two popular Catalan flags one is red and yellow, the other has blue field with one white star.  The blue one with white starwill become official, because Spain does not have blue, beyond the tiny portion in the coat of arms.