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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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cairo

A Shaped View of the Pyramids

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, pyramid, museum, cairo

Look on Me Ye Mighty

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, Egypt, statue, cairo

Ramses at the Train Station

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, statue, city, cairo, power, Egypt

Where All the Gods Are Going

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, museum, cairo

The Future Oblisco

December 21, 2024
Tags: cairo, skyscraper, architecture, design, YouTube, dubai

How We Imagine Egypt

December 21, 2024
Tags: cairo, modernity, river, water, nation, Egypt

Gift of the Nile

December 21, 2024
Tags: Egypt, cairo, river, nation, water

Strengthen What Remains

December 20, 2024
Tags: cairo, university, statue, public art, history, street scene

More Future Please!

December 20, 2024
Tags: cairo, education, university, development, google earth

Choosing a Major

December 18, 2024
Tags: cairo, university, education, people

One Step to a Future

December 18, 2024
Tags: cairo, university, books, library, education

Waiting for Godot

December 18, 2024
Tags: cairo, modernity, interior scene, design, covid19

Colosseum of Education

December 18, 2024
Tags: cairo, university, architecture, design, future, Rome

Through the Turnstile

December 18, 2024
Tags: cairo, university, security

Future University

December 17, 2024
Tags: cairo, university, education, street scene
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