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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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money

Relics of Martyrdom

December 27, 2025
Tags: Egypt, relic, martyrdom, things, money, church

Novel Cafe

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

No One Here Gets Ahead

November 15, 2024
Tags: cairo, Egypt, money, economy

The Money View of Mt Fuji

March 26, 2024
Tags: japan, money, view, mountains, spirituality

First Page Stamped

March 20, 2024
Tags: Japan, books, sacred space, money, pilgrimage

Picturesque Statues

January 27, 2024
Tags: shrine, New York, mary, money, capitalism, sacred space

Another Example of Repetition

January 27, 2024
Tags: Japan, money, design, statue, buddhism

The Financial District

January 02, 2024
Tags: Japan, tokyo, skyscraper, city, bank, money, globalization

Automatic for the People

October 07, 2023
Tags: Japan, restaurant, screens, food, money

Stories in the Mud

June 13, 2023
Tags: animals, museum, money, story, park, ice age

Who Are These People?

June 10, 2023
Tags: names, money, people, museum, evangelicalism

Funding the Museum

June 10, 2023
Tags: museum, money, names, creationism, evangelicalism

Price of Entrance

May 16, 2023
Tags: kentucky, sign, museum, vacation, money

Following the Money

April 01, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, money, design, park

Heart of Vilas County

March 30, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, sign, bike, trail, money
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