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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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machines

Mining Machine

April 24, 2023
Tags: mines, machines, Northwoods, park, story, UP

Outboard Motors on Display

February 09, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, machines, museum, design, boat, energy

The Aisle Museum

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

Preserving Old Skidoos

February 05, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, museum, region, machines, history, innovation

In Praise of Mechanical Innovation

February 05, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, innovation, museum, machines

Leading the Way

February 05, 2023
Tags: museum, Northwoods, innovation, club, machines

Roadside Symmetries

January 08, 2023
Tags: Midwest, road, agriculture, machines, infrastructure
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Riding a Rocket

October 03, 2020
Tags: silicon valley, technology, machines, innovation, museum
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The Life Machine

September 28, 2020
Tags: technology, Life, silicon valley, academia, laboratory, science, machines
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Voice in Tin Foil

November 15, 2017
Tags: innovation, machines, Greenfield Village, recorded sound, technology
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Steam Powered Machine Shop

November 14, 2017
Tags: industrialism, dearborn, Greenfield Village, machines, steam power