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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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What Keeps Us Running

November 21, 2022
Tags: united states, energy, road, infrastructure

Roadside Encouragement

November 20, 2022
Tags: united states, covid19, sign, infrastructure, Midwest

Triple Trailers

November 20, 2022
Tags: united states, transportation, infrastructure, corporations, brands, road, freeway

Cloud Trucking

November 20, 2022
Tags: united states, transportation, Internet, Amazon, infrastructure, corporations, brands, home

Road Trip Salvation

November 19, 2022
Tags: united states, constitution, road, public space, christianity, evangelicalism, sign, bible

Limits on the Self

November 19, 2022
Tags: sign, united states, road, freeway, grass, self, individualism

A Clean Room for the Body

November 19, 2022
Tags: body, hotel, road, freeway, Midwest, travel, cars

The Call of Corporations

November 19, 2022
Tags: united states, sign, corporations, brands, transportation, road, freeway

Worth a Stop

November 18, 2022
Tags: Midwest, education, military, chapel, england, church, postcards

"Cultural Interest Area Guidance"

November 18, 2022
Tags: united states, sign, road, freeway, history, education

Regulating the Colors

November 17, 2022
Tags: united states, color, road, sign

Reading the Colors

November 17, 2022
Tags: united states, sign, design, color, road, freeway, cars, transportation

Writing the Interstate

November 17, 2022
Tags: united states, road, writing, travel, clouds, Midwest

The Challenge of Sameness

November 17, 2022
Tags: united states, road, brands, freeway, gas station, sign

The Interstate Shield

November 17, 2022
Tags: united states, nation, road, freeway, sign
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