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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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Keeping a Statue Modern

February 08, 2026
Tags: finland, statue, selfie, city

Egypt's Mona Lisa

January 17, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, museum, art, tourism, selfie

Honoring the Common

December 27, 2025
Tags: Egypt, photography, selfie, Coptic

Post the Portal

November 03, 2024
Tags: cairo, selfie, design, symbols, university

Two Kawaii Businesses

October 01, 2023
Tags: tokyo, Japan, business, animals, selfie, photography

Sign on the Door

July 17, 2023
Tags: evangelicalism, creationism, bible, selfie

Ark Selfies

June 15, 2023
Tags: creationism, amusement park, selfie, boat, family

The Roadside Destination

January 14, 2023
Tags: niagara, national parks, tourism, border, covid19, selfie

Selfies at the Burj al-Arab

October 29, 2022
Tags: dubai, wealth, luxury, hotel, selfie

What's Religious Here?

October 18, 2022
Tags: dubai, mosque, islam, globalization, design, photography, selfie

The Perfect Flatness

October 01, 2022
Tags: dubai, selfie, travel, cell phone, view, instagram, wealth

Standing in a Fish

July 21, 2022
Tags: cairo, Coptic, symbols, selfie, christianity

Give the People What They Want

February 13, 2022
Tags: expo, Saudi Arabia, selfie, cell phone, youth, clothing

Guru Nanak Darbar Dubai

January 16, 2022
Tags: dubai, Sikhism, temple, instagram, sacred space, selfie, photography

What Do You Do in a Frame?

December 31, 2021
Tags: dubai, architecture, photography, cell phone, technology, design, selfie
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