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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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The Rules of Arcadia

August 27, 2025
Tags: Texas, rural, mythology, flag, gate, neighborhoods

Days of Mubarak

July 15, 2024
Tags: Egypt, cairo, sign, politics, authority, flag

Bowling for the Nation

July 13, 2024
Tags: Egypt, sports, nation, sculpture, flag, stone

Japanese Flags

October 14, 2023
Tags: Japan, tokyo, shrine, shinto, flag, symbols, war

Just Have Faith

March 25, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, flag, patriotism, jesus, bible

Welcome to Presque Isle

March 24, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, city, street scene, flag

The Aisle Museum

February 07, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, museum, business, machines, patriotism, flag

Chapel for Warriors

June 07, 2022
Tags: england, flag, church, nation, identity, chapel, patriotism

Made in Mexico

March 06, 2022
Tags: expo, things, exhibits, mexico, flag, nation

Displaying a Nation

March 06, 2022
Tags: expo, Japan, things, sculpture, architecture, art, flag, nation

A Global Order

March 05, 2022
Tags: expo, identity, self, nation, flag, civilization, chicago

Waving Flag

February 23, 2022
Tags: expo, nation, flag, innovation, diversity

Israel in Dubai

February 20, 2022
Tags: expo, Israel, dubai, nation, symbols, judaism, flag, screens

The Kingdom

February 13, 2022
Tags: expo, dubai, flag, Saudi Arabia, nation, ethnicity, identity, islam

The Superpower Next Door

January 29, 2022
Tags: expo, united states, flag, symbols, nation, story, design, Trump
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