...and doesn't recognize Ghost Town Orange, so the Hitmap has been removed from the template.
The map is a fairly good representation of the English-speaking Web--prosperous parts of the world, with more access to the Internet.
Looking more closely at Sitemeter, I discovered that the post on the Statue of Liberty on Postage Stamps attracted visitors from Taiwan, the Netherlands, and Iran. It also was viewed by students in public schools in Illinois and Michigan, and by someone at usmc.mil! [Semper Fi!]
[A digression in honor of our Marine visitor: from what I've read [I hope it's not just propaganda] the Marines have done a much better job than the Army with winning hearts and minds in Iraq. I could be wrong, but have any Marines been implicated in torturing prisoners or shooting unarmed wounded enemies? This pacifist Christian thanks Marines [and all decent, human-rights observing American soldiers] for your service to our country--I condemn the misguided and evil civilian and military leaders [i.e. politicians and 'brass' at the Pentagon] who continue to put you in harm's way for no discernable purpose.]
In honor of this interest in the Statue of Liberty, Ghost Town Orange is preparing another big post about the Statue of Liberty on US postage stamps. I hope to post it on January 8 to commemorate the new rate change Statue of Liberty stamps.
A good thing about collecting the Statue of Liberty on US postage stamps is that most of these stamps are common, easy to find, and cheap. Everyone with an interest can have a 'complete collection' of them. The only exceptions are unused examples of the early 15 cent stamps. Ordinary letter postage was 2 cents--a 15 cent stamp would be the equivalent of a stamp costing $2.75 to $2.95 today. So not as many were used on mail; not as many were saved in unused condition. I'll have more to say about that Sunday afternoon.
In all our cares about worldly treasures, let us steadily bear in mind that riches possessed by children who do not truly serve God are likely to prove snares that more grieviously entangle them in that spirit of selfishness and exaltation which stands in opposition to real peace and happiness, and renders those who submit to the influence of it enemies to the cross of Christ.
--from the Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends, held at Philadelphia in September 1759, quoted in John Woolman's journal.
--from the Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends, held at Philadelphia in September 1759, quoted in John Woolman's journal.
