HELLO GOODBYE Remember that old Beatles song “You say good-bye, and I say hello”? It might well have been written with our next target in mind. Aloha and welcome to the Nation’s most recent state (if you can call 1959 recent) Hawai’i. Yes, for the natives, that extra mark is necessary. They think it helps…
We all know that Georgia boasts of her peaches – but did you know that the peach is not the official State tree? That would have probably made too much sense. The live oak is the official State tree. And to get this out of the way now, the official fish is the largemouth bass.…
Yep, I decided not to leave the best for last. And what makes Florida the best? It’s obvious, it’s because we all live here. There are lots of reasons we chose Tanglewood and Florida for our new home. Some of us just wanted a place where we did not have to worry about falling flat…
Welcome to part three of our in-depth foray into the swamp called Washington, District of Columbia. I need to start with an apology and correction. I previously promised to report on the number of bathrooms in the White House. Somehow, I neglected this in the last installment. So, for those of you who have been…
Washington, D.C. just has too many oddities (and, no, I am not referring to Congress) to fit into one column. This month I am focusing on one of the most recognized addressed in the country: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. So let’s get started with country’s most impressive government housing: The President’s Palace The Gilded Prison, That…
STATES WELL STATED IS TAKING A VACATION THIS MONTH Instead of my usual quirky (and somewhat snarky) facts about one our United States (in alphabetical order, so if you want to know about Wyoming, you’ve got a long wait ahead of you) – I am going where no Tanglewood-ian should go – politics. No, really, it’s…
So, yes, in honour of Delaware being one of the smallest States, I was compelled to give you much more than you ever needed to know. Try not to blink or you’ll miss it entirely. The first European settlement in Delaware was New Sweden in 1638. It was established by Peter Minute – more famous…
The Insurance and White Bread Capitol of the WorldConnecticut is home and birthplace of so many things that you would not think of. Connecticut is so much more than a series of affluent suburbs of New York City and Rhode Island wannabees. I could tell you when Connecticut became a State, but as one of…
Things You Probably Never Cared to Know About Arkansas The first European settlement was established in 1686. “Arkansas” is a French interpretation of a Sioux word “acansa”, meaning “downstream place”. Which means the name has nothing to do with either Kansas, or Noah. Arkansas became the 25th state on June 15, 1836. Arkansas gave the…