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Snakes in March

Reprinted from March 2021. Around this time of year, I recall sitting around a table and having fun when things turned tense. A young man was patiently explaining why there were never snakes in Ireland. An older woman took great

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Bamberg

On a meandering journey in Germany, I traveled to the Town of Bamberg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bamberg is one of the touted medieval towns in Bavaria, and one of the better ones.  Starting from the train station, there

Posted in World Glimpses

Tuol Sleng

In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the former Security Office 21 in “Democratic Kampuchea,” an  interrogation center created by Pol Pot (Saloth Sâr) in 1975. In April 1975, the Khmer Rouge led a victorious attack on

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The Woeful Wolf

From travels in my mind to the world of fairy tales… After traveling far, Warren Wolf was finally home. He found a trench, in which to spend the day, and slowly recalled the events of the last two weeks. It

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Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery is a car ride or a subway ride from Washington DC. It is across the Potomac River from DC. A National Cemetery since 1864, its original purpose was to provide a decent burial for soldiers whose families

Posted in Found in the USA