Cheers!

Part 1 of the Trilogy...What's It All About?

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December 19th 2007
I am back! Home in Milwaukee. It actually felt so odd yesterday arriving in Chicago. I suppose it is a mild case of culture shock. I was gone 7 weeks, so that is close to 2 months and it did not feel like winter or Christmas at all. It felt odd to see a Starbucks again...and then I saw Vitamin Waters...oh yeah! I forgot they existed and I always love Vitamin Waters! The Christmas songs were ... read more

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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