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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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Keeping a Statue Modern

February 08, 2026
Tags: finland, statue, selfie, city

Coming into Helsinki

February 08, 2026
Tags: finland, transportation, tech, industrialism

The New Wonder

January 17, 2026
Tags: Egypt, museum, sign

The Gentle Golden Throne

January 17, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, museum

Egypt's Mona Lisa

January 17, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, museum, art, tourism, selfie

Snapping Photos of King Tut

January 17, 2026
Tags: Egypt, ancient Egypt, museum, tourism, photography

Golden Shrines

January 17, 2026
Tags: Egypt, museum, ancient Egypt, shrine, death, gold

Back in the Old Egyptian Museum

January 11, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, museum, books, graphic text

Books of the Afterlife

January 11, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, museum, books, death

Limestone Steles from Abydos

January 11, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, museum, history

Objects in Grand Galleries

January 10, 2026
Tags: museum, ancient Egypt, design

Narmer Palette

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, art, museum

The Museum in Full

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, museum, screens

A Shaped View of the Pyramids

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, pyramid, museum, cairo

The Grand Staircase

January 10, 2026
Tags: museum, ancient Egypt, statue
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