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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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The Circular Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs

January 15, 2023
Tags: road, shrine, catholic, church, christianity, Native Americans

The Crowd Story

January 14, 2023
Tags: niagara, crowds, clothing, people, class, national parks

The Physics of Niagara

January 14, 2023
Tags: niagara, nature, view, water

The Niagara Experience

January 14, 2023
Tags: niagara, city, tourism, hotel, google earth, class, casino

The Roadside Destination

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

Nowhere Snacks

January 14, 2023
Tags: Midwest, road, business, place, food, cars

Stopping on the Way

January 12, 2023
Tags: Midwest, road, infrastructure, gas station, travel

Cloud Photos

January 11, 2023
Tags: Midwest, clouds, road, spirituality

What Happens on the Interstate

January 11, 2023
Tags: Midwest, transportation, road, freeway

Towns Along the Way

January 11, 2023
Tags: Midwest, road, city, house, celebrity

Roadside Moments

January 10, 2023
Tags: Midwest, road, agriculture, house, rural, politics, infrastructure

Seeing Substations and Transformers

January 10, 2023
Tags: Midwest, road, camera, electricity, infrastructure

Information Out There

January 08, 2023
Tags: Midwest, agriculture, infrastructure, Internet, road

Roadside Symmetries

January 08, 2023
Tags: Midwest, road, agriculture, machines, infrastructure

Not Much Is Really Sacred

January 07, 2023
Tags: Midwest, infrastructure, cell phone, screens, road
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