What is my favorite museum in New England? I have so many favorites, I can’t choose. Instead, I am going to suggest a gem, one which explains a big part of New England’s history and to some extent, its current…
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Contemplating Cambodia?
What did I see in Cambodia? Where to begin? I went to Cambodia to see Ankor Wat; that was a big complex with amazing statuary and reliefs. At the front entrance was a wide road with a line of demons…
Posted in World Glimpses
Nails on chalkboard
Philadelphia. The years have gone by but I still remember that long weekend in Philly. It isn’t because of the Philly cheesesteaks, the art museums or the U-Penn Museums. Though those were all good. Let me start from the beginning…
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Village in Rwanda
Rwanda. Sitting in the local bar, a dark, 10×15 foot shack, sipping home-brewed banana beer. There was no discount on the bottle even though half of it had sprayed into the air when the woman tending the bar had opened…
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Iggy the Iguana
The way this big creature blended with its environment was unnerving. Here is a land iguana whose yellow highlights, I was told, came from eating the yellow cactus flowers. While not naturally partial to reptiles with their rough scales and…
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