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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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Why One Museum?

December 02, 2024
Tags: cairo, museum, size, sign, Wonder of the World

Seeing the Workers

December 01, 2024
Tags: cairo, development, laborers, dubai

Abandoning the Nile

December 01, 2024
Tags: cairo, Egypt, river, development, city

Glass Mastabas

December 01, 2024
Tags: cairo, ancient Egypt, tourism, hotel, development

The Coming Hotels

November 30, 2024
Tags: cairo, hotel, development, Egypt, airport

The Shaped View

November 30, 2024
Tags: cairo, ancient Egypt, tourism, museum, view, pyramid

Moving Upwards

November 30, 2024
Tags: cairo, museum, academia, guide

Almost Open

November 30, 2024
Tags: cairo, museum, war, tourism, statue

Moving the Mighty

November 29, 2024
Tags: cairo, statue, public space, street scene

At the Train Station

November 29, 2024
Tags: cairo, public art, public space, nation, Egypt, ancient Egypt, railway

Instagram Ramses

November 29, 2024
Tags: cairo, museum, size, statue, instagram, architecture, monunent, photography

Power Move

November 27, 2024
Tags: cairo, museum, statue, power

A Pyramid Theme

November 27, 2024
Tags: cairo, ancient Egypt, museum, design, pyramid

Where the Gods Are Going

November 27, 2024
Tags: cairo, museum, freeway, pyramid

The Gods Abandon the Museum

November 26, 2024
Tags: museum, ancient Egypt, construction, tourism
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