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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 Fountain of Neptune in Bologna in the grand plaza.. from the 16th century. The logo for Maserati cars comes from the tip of that trident! 🔱

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Novel Cafe

December 11, 2024
Tags: cairo, novel, cafe, amusement park, sign, money

Symbols of Exchange

October 01, 2023
Tags: Japan, tokyo, business, animals, cafe, technology

The Picture Window

March 31, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, window, cafe, lake, view, nature

The Creation of Order at Manitowish

March 30, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, cafe, interior scene, painting, chairs, nature

A Cafe Before Turning Around

March 30, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, cafe, grass, flower, wealth, bike

The Plastic Chairs

January 05, 2023
Tags: cafe, Egypt, sign, chairs, statue, city
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Shark Fin

September 15, 2020
Tags: silicon valley, sculpture, public art, corporations, cafe, art
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See Through Walls

January 15, 2020
Tags: London, cafe, office, architecture, space, business, corporations
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European Pleasures

June 24, 2019
Tags: South Africa, afrikaans, cafe, lifestyle, tourism, globalization
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Expected Space

December 27, 2017
Tags: cafe, megachurch, t-shirts, people, sacred space, wisconsin
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Screens in a Cafe

December 20, 2017
Tags: screens, cafe, education, wisconsin, people

Mango Cafe

May 12, 2017
Tags: dearborn, cafe, smoking, middle east

Smart Phones in the Cafe

January 10, 2017
Tags: Morocco, cafe, public space, technology