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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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Future University

December 17, 2024
Tags: cairo, university, education, street scene

The Hollowed Center

December 17, 2024
Tags: cairo, view, city, Egypt

The Mosaic Program

December 16, 2024
Tags: cairo, city, public art, mosaic, middle east, pyramid, syria

That Cairo Tower

December 16, 2024
Tags: cairo, river, skyscraper, city, Cold War

Greetings from Cairo

December 16, 2024
Tags: cairo, city, postcards, design

Building the Empty Crescent

December 15, 2024
Tags: ancient Egypt, river, palace, city, archeology

City of the Sun

December 15, 2024
Tags: ancient Egypt, city, religion, archeology

Measuring the Nile

December 14, 2024
Tags: cairo, water, river, medieval, quran

All Just a Dream, a Vacuum, a Scheme

December 13, 2024
Tags: cairo, Egypt, desert, development, river, water

The Blue Squiggly Nile

December 11, 2024
Tags: cairo, river, map, desert, city

Novel Cafe

December 11, 2024
Tags: cairo, novel, cafe, amusement park, sign, money

Toning Down the Bright Colors

December 11, 2024
Tags: cairo, amusement park, design, globalization

Globally Amusing Ourselves

December 11, 2024
Tags: cairo, globalization, amusement park, TikTok, t-shirts, sign

Dreampark

December 10, 2024
Tags: cairo, amusement park, sign, dream

Worship in Dream and in Truth

December 10, 2024
Tags: cairo, mosque, architecture
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