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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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business

Moomin at 80

February 14, 2026
Tags: finland, comic, world war 2, business

Lord's Day Drive-Thru

August 16, 2025
Tags: Texas, fast-food, cars, business, christianity, symbols

Living Spaces

August 16, 2025
Tags: Texas, business, parking lot, church

Modern Edge

December 06, 2024
Tags: cairo, mall, globalization, business, individualism

Bookstore on the Square

November 12, 2024
Tags: cairo, bookstore, books, city, business

Talaat Harb Square

November 12, 2024
Tags: cairo, city, street scene, statue, business, nation

The Place to Hangout

September 24, 2024
Tags: cairo, mall, public space, business, sign, city

Church and Business

September 23, 2024
Tags: cairo, church, business, city, design

Instead of Downtown

September 23, 2024
Tags: cairo, city, business, design, cars, parking lot, development

The Baron Empain Palace

July 16, 2024
Tags: cairo, business, railway, house, architecture

Books Hanging On

February 13, 2024
Tags: tokyo, books, bookstore, business

How to Manage a Recognition

January 16, 2024
Tags: Japan, tokyo, building, business, street scene, film, Internet, google

A Reading of Yasujiro Ozu

January 16, 2024
Tags: Japan, tokyo, film, ozu, city, business

Restaurant Bus Meditation

January 15, 2024
Tags: Japan, tokyo, business, modernity, film, restaurant, street scene

Seeking Success from the Shrine

December 31, 2023
Tags: Japan, shrine, shinto, business, success
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