The topic of provincial symbols was discussed some time ago on Old Witt. I did some digging and found the thread. It looks like we may have agreed on the list of symbols but I never got around to proposing a bill. Here's the list that I think we agreed on.

Tree- Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Flower- Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)
Animal- Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Bird- Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Fish- Northern Pike (Esox lucius)
Insect- Bumble bee (Bombus impatiens)
Mineral- Millerite
Rock- Granite

This list was supplemented by the official symbols of the Republic listed below.

Lunch Food: Stubborn Sandwich.
Hot Drink: Talossan Cider.
Sweet Snack: Talossa Bonnet
Entertainer: Violent Femmes
Football Team: Milwaukee Wave
Automobile: Trabant

Upon review of the list, I have a couple of alternative suggestions.

While Talossan Cider is undoubtedly a Talossan tradition, I doubt many of us drink it on a regular basis. I think there are only two logical choices for the Hot Drink category: coffee or tea. This could be a controversial decision given the never-ending debate between coffee and tea drinkers. I personally prefer coffee to tea so I suggest that we replace Talossan Cider with Coffee.

To be honest, I can't recall why the Trabant was made the official automobile of the Republic. I vaguely remember it had something to do with Deet. I personally think that we shouldn't officially endorse and codify into law any kind of automobile. Instead, I suggest we replace the "Automobile" with a provincial "Vehicle" and that vehicle should be the Bicycle. It's environmentally friendly and it's great for both physical and mental health. Additionally, bicycles are far easier to obtain and maintain than the obsolete Trabant.

I'd like to hear your thoughts and suggestions.

Got to thinking about this place a few days ago. I'm not sure why that happen, it was just out of the blue.

Anyhoo, just checking to see if I'm still Talossan. Fairly confident I didn't vote or fill out a census. Was there a census?

Not here to cause trouble, simply enquiring about my status.

The Toxophilite Club is looking for new archers to compete in an upcoming tournament.

We will be using the Archery King app and all new archers will need a Facebook account. This allows us to compete one on one.

More details about the tournament will be released in the near future.

Guess I'll be the first. Somebody had to do it.