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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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Building Moments

October 21, 2022
Tags: dubai, museum, architecture, modernism, art

Perplexity at the Start

October 20, 2022
Tags: dubai, museum, architecture, interpretation, writing, design, window

Looking into the Dome

October 20, 2022
Tags: dubai, museum, design, architecture

Another Bubble

October 20, 2022
Tags: dubai, museum, architecture, wealth, art

Again the Magic Lamp

October 20, 2022
Tags: dubai, mosque, souvenirs, islam

Mosque as Souvenir

October 19, 2022
Tags: dubai, mosque, souvenirs, images, architecture

Mall Islam

October 19, 2022
Tags: dubai, mosque, clothing, souvenirs, luxury, art, mall, consumerism, globalization

Pope Francis Too

October 18, 2022
Tags: dubai, catholic, islam, mosque, pope, leadership

Queen Elizabeth in the Grand Mosque

October 18, 2022
Tags: dubai, mosque, Royal Family, nation

What's Religious Here?

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

The World's Largest Carpet

October 18, 2022
Tags: dubai, mosque, interior scene, carpet, design, wealth

A Golden Mihrab

October 18, 2022
Tags: dubai, wealth, arabic, design, mosque, islam

Wealth at the Heart

October 17, 2022
Tags: dubai, wealth, mosque, luxury, interior scene, architecture, design

Suq vs. Mall

October 17, 2022
Tags: damascus, syria, markets, mall, corporations, business, people, mosque

No Getting Lost

October 14, 2022
Tags: syria, damascus, mosque, design, people, park, personal
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