Christmas gift ideas

[Capt Gabriela Fullpepper]

Just stumbled on this and thought it was SO cool. Now you can actually become full on royalty

http://www.redsave.com/index.asp?pageType=3&pid=2091&catId=21&track=SealandShopLink

Become a Lord, Lady, Baron or Baroness of Sealand. NO Joke. Look up Sealand and you will find a sovereign nation.

I just love this and now I can really be Lady Delaney or maybe Baroness Delaney

[Lord Figaro]

It sounds like a great idea............BUT

The Titles of Nobility Amendment (TONA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution dating from 1810. It was submitted to the state legislatures during the 2nd Session of the 11th Congress via a resolution offered by U.S. Senator Philip Reed of Maryland—and has not taken effect because it has not yet been ratified by the legislatures of enough states.

If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive or retain, any title of nobility or honour, or shall, without the consent of Congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office or emolument of any kind whatever, from any emperor, king, prince or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them, or either of them.[1]


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titles_of_Nobility_Amendment


But then when one reads the constitution of the United States. I believe anyway. There was a passage somewhere in it that I read once that basically said the same thing. You do it and your out.

Here it is:

Article. I. - The Legislative Branch
Section 9 - Limits on Congress

Last paragraph

No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State.

But it was also to be applied to the average citizen as well.



Sorry to bust yer bubble. To bad too, at a price of only 6.36 GBP = 9.73555 USD. That's a heck of a deal.

[brier patch charlie]

I would like to know just were the hell, Sealand is? I know the locations of of 138 diffrent countries but I've never heard of this place.

[Lady Nicolette]

On a slightly different bent, here's a great idea for those who have kids.  My son and I were talking last night about when we lived in California and we would go every summer up to a beach house in Fort Bragg.  We always went with just us and the dog, my ex never would join us, he was "too busy."  Aeron told me these were his favorite vacations.  We didn't do much, just mostly beach-combed, walked the dog, built cozy fires and played board games. 

One thing that I did every year was that I'd bring up a couple of presents that I knew he'd enjoy and every few days I'd get one out and hide it somewhere in the house.  I would leave a trail of notes leading to the hidden treasure.  He told me that was "awesome!" 

So I decided that this year, I would do the same thing with his Christmas present.  He's really got most of the things he wants already, so I'm going to get him an i-tunes gift card.  But in his stocking this year will be the first of a series of notes to find the gift card, which I'll hide somewhere on Christmas Eve. 

It's a fun thing to do that can make even a small gift more memorable.

[Lady Christina de Pond]

Lady Nicolette that sounds like a fun idea

[DonaCatalina]

It's not a very original idea, but we used to make several different types of cookies and fill up tins with an assortment to give out.
It finally got to the point where I was not up to baking 600 cookies by myself, since
all my help wandered off after the first batch of chocolate chip.

[LadyShadow]

Sealand sounded great at first.  But then I went looking.  It dont sound so great any more.


The former anti-aircraft platform, built by Britain during World War II, lies seven miles off the Essex coast. It was abandoned until the 1960s when retired Army major Paddy Roy Bates took over the 10,000 sq ft platform and declared it the independent nation of Sealand. It now has its own flag, passports, currency and stamps.


At the time of Bate's declaration, the platform was beyond the then three-mile limit of British territorial waters. However, all this changed in 1987, when the UK extended its territorial waters from three to 12 miles, and now the legitimacy of Sealand is up for discussion. The UK does not recognize the sovereignty of Sealand.

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

I heard something cool on the radio yesterday regarding Christmas presents.  It's called The Star Registry.  You can have a star registered and named for somebody.  I think they said it cost around $54.  I was driving, so didn't pay too much attention to the phone #, but I think there is a website, too.

Although, I wonder if this place is really legit, if the stars are actually really named, and if there is a governing body that recognizes the names.  It sounded fun, though.

[LadyShadow]

I heard something cool on the radio yesterday regarding Christmas presents.  It's called The Star Registry.  You can have a star registered and named for somebody.  I think they said it cost around $54.  I was driving, so didn't pay too much attention to the phone #, but I think there is a website, too.

Although, I wonder if this place is really legit, if the stars are actually really named, and if there is a governing body that recognizes the names.  It sounded fun, though.

This has been around for years.  Although I do not know if it is legit or not.  It always seemed like something really cool to do.

[Lord Figaro]

I would like to know just were the hell, Sealand is? I know the locations of of 138 diffrent countries but I've never heard of this place.

The Principality of Sealand is a micronation located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea 10 km (six miles) off the coast of Suffolk, England.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

Oh and Lady Renee, the International star registry has been naming stars since 1979. Here is their web page if anyone is interested in the idea though.

http://www.starregistry.com/

[Capt Gabriela Fullpepper]

Colorado being one of the most mountainous regions in the United States  (Over 40 14,000ft peaks) used to allow people to name mountain peaks of any height. There where rules to it, like someone who died in service who lived in the state, or did something for the state. Howabout having a mountain named after you. Ricktofen named after Baron Manfred Von Rictofen's uncle who lived in Colorado and build what is called a Castle but is more like a mansion.

I cannot find the info, but it wouldbe fun to name a mountain peak after someone specil since we have thousands of un-named peaks here.

[LadyShadow]

Colorado being one of the most mountainous regions in the United States  (Over 40 14,000ft peaks) used to allow people to name mountain peaks of any height. There where rules to it, like someone who died in service who lived in the state, or did something for the state. Howabout having a mountain named after you. Ricktofen named after Baron Manfred Von Rictofen's uncle who lived in Colorado and build what is called a Castle but is more like a mansion.

I cannot find the info, but it wouldbe fun to name a mountain peak after someone specil since we have thousands of un-named peaks here.

That does sound fun.  My family way back in the day used to have a mountain named after them.  But it has since been renamed and only a memorial at the bottom remains.  But I would be up to naming a mountain peak for someone.  Where do I sign up??

[Lord Figaro]

From what I've been reading it takes a federal approval to get a mountain peak named after someone. So I think (from what it sounds like so far) is that it was possibly a bogus scam. I'll keep digging though.

This is what I've found so far on it though. It's Canadian, but it does mention the US as well.

http://bivouac.com/PgxPg.asp?PgxId=722

[Lady Nicolette]

D'OH!  How about donating to RESCU?  Their site is www.RESCUfoundation.org.

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

Another great gift, which we've been doing for years.

What to get for the person who has everything?  How about a goat, a cow, a llama? 

Actually, for a donation to Heifer International, you donate the animal in the person's name, and it goes to a needy family, not only overseas but in the U.S. as well.  The family has lessons in the care and raising of the animal, and they are required to "pass the gift," that is, give the first offspring to another member of their village or town.  The animal is not to be used for food, but in the case of goats, cows, etc., the use of the milk to drink and sell the extra.  The sheep are for wool, chickens, ducks, & geese, for eggs, and so on.

Every year, I donate a goat, pig, flock of ducks, or some other animal in honor of Lynn, my kidney donor.

[Capt Gabriela Fullpepper]

From what I've been reading it takes a federal approval to get a mountain peak named after someone. So I think (from what it sounds like so far) is that it was possibly a bogus scam. I'll keep digging though.

This is what I've found so far on it though. It's Canadian, but it does mention the US as well.

http://bivouac.com/PgxPg.asp?PgxId=722

OK So I had an idea of where I saw this info. It comes from Strange but True, Colorado Weird Tales of the Wild West by John Hafnor and illustrated by a greeat friend of mine Dale Crawford. Dale and I worked together at the USGS from 2004 to 2006 when his job as a government artist was cut and out sourced.

The web site that has the details is http://geonames.usgs.gov/pppdgn.html#1-F

This did end up up with a new address.