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Posted in Flag Facts on Jan 24th, 2008
Hurdles to Flying the U.S. Flag Properly
In the previous article I wrote about the questions I routinely get about properly flying the U.S. flag. It shouldn’t be this hard, should it? In this article I want to solve some of the flag-flying problems caused by poor planning and bad flagpole configurations. Multiple flagpoles are generally [...]
Posted in Information on Nov 13th, 2007
Some U.S. State flags are symmetrical and some are almost symmetrical. With a symmetrical flag, there is no top or bottom, you just fly the flag. However, the flags that are almost symmetrical can give you fits, if you are careless and don’t pay attention to which way is up.
In this article I want to [...]
Posted in Flag Facts on Nov 5th, 2007
Friday’s Challenge is over and we have a winner! DaveJ correctly named all twelve flags pictured in the image collage. For the rest of you, here is the answer sheet.
New York
North Dakota
Virginia
Utah
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Maine
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
West Virginia
Connecticut
Now you can go back and identify the few flags that have their names hidden in the picture. Thanks for playing.
Posted in Flag Facts on Nov 2nd, 2007
It’s time again for another Friday Fun Flag Challenge and today’s theme is Blue Background with Seals. There are an even dozen flags in the collage, all very similar, yet distinctively different. This is a fairly easy challenge today. A quick look at the full size image shows you why.
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Posted in Information on Sep 10th, 2007
The time has come to reveal the answers to Friday’s Flag Challenge graphic. I hope every one had fun working on this puzzle, and learned to recognize a few more state flags.
As mentioned Friday, all the flags shown represent states with two names. In fact, these flags are ALL the states with two names. Here [...]
Posted in Flag Facts on Aug 13th, 2007
Have you worked really hard to identify the sixteen flags in the picture from Friday’s Challenge?
If not, quit reading and take the challenge before reading the answers, then return and click the continue reading link for the answers.
Posted in Flag Facts on Aug 13th, 2007
Have you taken Friday’s Challenge yet?
There are a few more hours until the answers are revealed, naming the sixteen flags represented in the picture. Do your best.
Posted in Information on Jun 15th, 2007
How to Write a Book in 100 Days
A few years ago, Deborah and I decided that we wanted to start another business, but with different criteria from any of our previous ones. First of all, it had to be something we loved. And we wanted something that didn’t require a fixed location, didn’t have strenuous [...]
Posted in Information on Mar 8th, 2007
Something that catches my attention when I am driving around is torn flags, with the end ripped out and several pieces going in different direction on the wind. In some regions of the United States, such as our Coastal region, the wind is the worst enemy of your flag. If the flag is not properly [...]
Posted in Information on Mar 5th, 2007
This U.S. Flag is made by dye-sublimation for bright, brilliant, long-lasting colors
What is dye-sublimation? Dye-sublimation is a technique of transferring colors using heat. Why is that important for the flag you’re about to purchase? Easy; the use of dye-sublimation produces brilliant, bright, long-lasting colors!
Those brilliant, bright, long-lasting colors are possible because of the process, [...]
