MUMBLINGS April 20, 2006

In recent months we have discussed and tried to decide which are the Seven Greatest Wonders of the World this writer has seen.

To this date we have discussed at length ten possibilities namely, Grand Canyon, Glacier National Park, The Great Wall of China, New York City, The Great Barrier Reefs of Australia, Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, The Pyramids of Egypt, Amazon River, and Panama Canal.

We said the Grand Canyon of Arizona was number one in the Seven. We were just kidding.

All of you readers have seen, and been in, the Greatest Wonder of the World… THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Never in the history of the world has any country proven to be as great as the United States, which is often referred to as Uncle Sam, Yankee Land, The States, America, USA, etc.

Throughout history, there have been great countries, but none to compare with the one in which you and I live. It is great. We have the finest living conditions that have ever been known to man. Comparatively, the residents of this great geographical subdivision of the world are tops. People who live on welfare in this country have a better standard of living of all people in the rest of the world. Make no bones about it, this is a great country. United States of America is a federal republic situated in North America,
and is boarded to the north by Canada and to the south by Mexico. It has fifty states and one federal district, (Washington D.C.) and has several territories, with different degrees of affiliation. Our forefathers gained our independence from Great Britain, by fighting the Revolutionary War declaring our independence July 4, 1776. With USA’s 3,718,711 square miles, we are the third largest in area, exceeded only by Russia and Canada. Interestingly, of this vast area, almost five percent is covered by surface water… rivers, lakes, and ponds.

The 2000 census showed us with 281,421,906 population and it is now estimated to be at 298,000,000 or approximately 300,000,000.

The population is probably the most varied in the world. We have over 200 nationalities represented here with 181 in New York City alone.

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This huge successful nation has no official language on a national level but it is English… in fact our language is English. This nation is a federal republic and although we call ourselves a democracy, we are officially a republic. Ask an 8th grader what the difference is.

We must be the greatest country on earth, because billions of people from other countries want to move here. This problem is leading to a lot of discussion lately. We realize we cannot open the gates to allow everyone who wants to move here.

The citizens in many parts of the world hate us, probably because of the envy and jealousy we are so successful, yet we are the most generous nation in the world. We give away billions every year to suffering nations because of disease, disaster, or whatever. We are not appreciated by many people.

My heart tingles with pride and joy every time I see our flag, “Old Glory” waving. Long may it wave.

See you again soon, I hope.