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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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The Mosque from the Sky

January 17, 2019
Tags: Senegal, mosque, islam, arabic, plaques, vision
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Certain Destruction

August 16, 2018
Tags: outsider art, painting, nuclear, milwaukee, vision
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I Can't Drive 55

October 06, 2016
Tags: wisconsin, mary, shrine, vision, christianity, catholic, outsider art
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When Funds Run Dry

October 05, 2016
Tags: wisconsin, mary, vision, christianity, catholic
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Sacred Wisconsin Ground

October 05, 2016
Tags: wisconsin, sacred space, mary, catholic, christianity, vision, shrine