Stained Glass in the Basilica

Frank is Here

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October 8th 2008
A thousand pardons for taking so long between blog entries. I have no excuses other than those that you have already heard. After Ohio State´s crushing defeat I vowed to button-down the hatches and show that I am no fair-weather fan. None of us are in Ohio. Sure, Ohio may be a state with a lot of hillbillies, we may not be the most educated, we may not have the best economy, and we may hav ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more