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Published in Travel a Good Ways

·Apr 15

Dawn at Philae

Our guide Emil called for the water taxi to pause in the small strait next to Agilkia Island. He had the pilot shut the engine off and instructed us to take some time in silence before we disembarked. The early pre-dawn light suffused the yellow sandstone of the islands and…

Egypt

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Dawn at Philae
Dawn at Philae

Published in Travel a Good Ways

·Apr 9

On the Nile

Starting in Luxor, we first found our dear dahabiya the Afandina by riding a water taxi across the Nile from the east shore. We discovered it tucked against the shoreline behind two other dahabiyas. …

Travel

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On the Nile
On the Nile

Published in Travel a Good Ways

·Apr 8

Welcome Home to Egypt

When we reached the exit from airport security we found our guide Ahmed holding a sign with our names on it, a sight we don’t see very often being generally averse to traveling on tours. He greeted us with “Welcome home!” which I thought was just a charming version of…

Travel

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Welcome Home to Egypt
Welcome Home to Egypt

Published in Word Sauce

·Dec 7, 2021

Do Your Own Thing Revisted

Back in the old days (the days are old, not me) I remember lots of discussion about “peer pressure” and whether or not we were being true to ourselves or just trying to stay in some social club. Now of course we’ve put all that behind us and act as…

Freedom

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Do Your Own Thing Revisted
Do Your Own Thing Revisted

Published in Word Sauce

·Nov 2, 2021

“Achromic” drawings by Randy Simmons

We enter into another’s suffering at great risk and with uncertain reward. Yet we must go. The only option is the sterile isolation of narcissism. When put that way it is really a necessity rather than a choice that draws us there. …

Art

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“Achromic” drawings by Randy Simmons
“Achromic” drawings by Randy Simmons

Published in Word Sauce

·Aug 15, 2021

In Place of Me

Our culture is all bollucksed up in confusion and chaos around the concept of individualism. We tend to view it as an unalloyed good. …

Philosophy

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In Place of Me
In Place of Me

Published in Word Sauce

·Jul 26, 2021

Build lanes faster. Then go faster.

Driving through Texas is always rough. Traffic is horrendous. And their penchant for having the longest established permanent floating crap game construction zone doesn’t help. A spell of Texas traffic is great for learning all the wrong lessons. I was watching lane-burner-speed-demons fly around me and weave within a hair…

Humor

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Build lanes faster. Then go faster.
Build lanes faster. Then go faster.

Published in Word Sauce

·Apr 30, 2021

Deafness is Having a Moment

I suppose it was inevitable. We are in a moment with deafness. The Oscar nominated movie “Sound of Metal“ certainly elevated the profile of our awareness of the deaf community. I’m seeing it in social media as well. …

Deaf

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Deafness is Having a Moment
Deafness is Having a Moment

Published in Word Sauce

·Apr 17, 2021

Because Freedom

“Because freedums!” has become my go to dunk on unthinking advocates of absolute personal freedom. I use it frequently these days when I see that attitude creating callousness to mass shootings and promulgating spikes in Covid infections. Advocating for sensible boundaries to personal freedom comes off as anti-American for some…

Freedom

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Because Freedom
Because Freedom

Published in Travel a Good Ways

·Mar 2, 2021

Around the Volcano

Around the Volcano How long do you need to sit doing nothing before you become extinct? This ancient rock heap in front of me holds that…www.cowango.com How long do you need to sit doing nothing before you become extinct? This ancient rock heap in front of me holds that secret deep inside beneath the earth’s crust. Palo Huerfano, as the caldera in these Picacho Mountains is called, has a 12 million year history of dormancy according…

Mexico

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Around the Volcano
Around the Volcano
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