Space Needle

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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January 4th 2009
I just do not know where the time goes. At the beginning of December, I had been in Australia for 6 months and it felt like I just got here. Two years will certainly fly. The beginning of December also brought with it the start of summer and Christmas shopping. Certainly a little odd to be Christmas shopping in shorts and a t-shirt. Very hard to get into the Christmas mood. I would expected ... read more

North America » United States

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more