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What is our mission at BORDERLINE Madness?

First of all, there isn't any "our" at BORDERLINE Madness. It's just me. I am a retired teacher living in Rochester, New York who is attempting to make a few dollars by marketing products online. In addition to operating this web site, I teach ESOL (English as a second language) online at WorldENGLISHLive.com. Certainly, you are welcome to visit my other site any time you like, and you are strongly encouraged to return to this site often. I hope you do. The more you visit me at BORDERLINE Madness.com, the more you will be helping me improve my ranking and visibility on Internet search engines. So please bookmark this site, share it with your friends, and visit me everyday.

I won't hide the fact that I want you to buy from this site so I can earn a commission. By starting here when purchasing anything from Amazon.com or any of the other advertisers on this site, you are in no way increasing your cost. Instead of directing the commission to a much larger business or corporation, you are simply sending the commission to a smalltime "mom and pop" operation -- I'm Pop! By the way, I personally have no way of knowing WHO buys WHAT on my site, so please don't let privacy concerns stop you from coming here to make your purchases.

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So why am I operating a web site that focuses on life near the US - Canada border? I think we need this site. As an American who has lived near the border all his life (and who has also lived and studied in Canada), I think we need a web site where Canadians and Americans can go to share and to celebrate all that is positive about our countries, our states and provinces, and our peoples and cultures -- about our corner of the world. Our longstanding friendly relationship is something that I would personally like to see strengthened and preserved. I believe the vast majority of people who live near the border share this sentiment, but like any relationship between close friends, the Canada - United States relationship has not surprisingly had its ups and downs. I am just grateful for our friendship and don't ever want to see it slip away.

Why call this site BORDERLINE Madness? The name is meant to be provocative and to entice people to visit and find out what the "madness" is all about. Although the site is billed as being "For those of us MAD-ly in love with life near the US - Canada border", there may very well be a bit of madness on my part for attempting to build a site that some might perceive as Polyannism. There are real issues out there, and some might think I only see the world through rose-colored/coloured glasses. Is it madness to hope we will always be good neighbors?

Why visit this site? It may not look like it, but this site has well over one hundred pages, and you really should take the time to look around. Personally, I think you will find it very entertaining. Most visitors to this site are interested in:

My 24/7 Live Streaming Webam - You would be amazed how many people from all over the world enjoy watching what happens (or what doesn't happen) on Monroe Avenue in Rochester, New York.

My Mad Cool Video Page - To date, I have created over 100 videos of places I have visited in New York, Ontario and Quebec and more are being added every day. Please check it out.

My News, Weather and Sports Page featuring RSS feeds to American and Canadian professional sports teams from our area, live doplar radar, and links to local TV and radio stations. I like to watch THE NATIONAL almost every day. Have a look!

The BORDERLINE Madness BOUTIQUE which I have already discussed up above.

But there's much more, so join in on the madness and

ENJOY!