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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 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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Meeting in the Middle

August 16, 2025
Tags: Texas, California, fast-food, symbols, region, parking lot, tree

Preserving Old Skidoos

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

National Pavilions

February 27, 2022
Tags: expo, nation, design, architecture, statue, region, gods, Germany

Designing a Metropolis

January 09, 2022
Tags: dubai, city, view, skyline, skyscraper, region, design

Gulf States

December 24, 2021
Tags: dubai, Saudi Arabia, clothing, region, mall, people, cell phone
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Ganesha at the Door

June 07, 2020
Tags: india, hinduism, gods, region, identity, house, private space, doors
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At the Front Door

June 01, 2020
Tags: indonesia, house, region, doors, color, islam
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Regional Identities

May 30, 2020
Tags: indonesia, region, house, identity, clothing
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Bucks Pro Shop

August 09, 2019
Tags: wisconsin, arena, pro sports, t-shirts, clothing, identity, region, nation
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Antetokounmpo - 34

August 09, 2019
Tags: wisconsin, arena, pro sports, identity, t-shirts, clothing, crowds, region
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A Big O' Trout

August 16, 2018
Tags: wisconsin, fish, statue, symbols, region, public art, Northwoods