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Notable Posts

High on the Possibilites
Progressive thinking: Change the marijuana laws.

Quiet Riot
Why a consitutional amendment banning gay marriage is wrong.

Label Conscious
An interesting billboard has me name dropping all day.

Sobering Night
I learn a very good friend of mine is comatose and will be allowed to die in the morning.

Shock & Awe
The conflicts of the Vatican and its positions.

GASP
Generally Accepted Sexual Practices


Sharing the Love

Jigsha Desai, newly minted U.S. citizen, offers her musings, experiences and work, from Knoxville, Tenn.!

Former AIA Bookstore co-worker Phil has a plethora of odd and cool things on his blog.

Former TN coworker Neal, writes, plays and sings in The Snow Fairies.

Sex Ed with some bite, thanks to Dan Savage and his Savage Love column

My Journeys

It's official, I'm a jet-setter wanna-be.

After 2 years of downtime from travels to Los Angeles, Portland, Charleston, Atlanta and Washington, D.C., I've added Chicago, San Francisco, Amsterdam and Brugge to my list, with Toronto and Montreal - both in Canada, for the geographically disinclined - Provincetown and Barcelona, Spain, Paris, France, and London, England, in 2006. In 2007 I've returned to a few places, but added Puerto Rico to the list.

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Puerto Rico
Looking toward Luquillo from the rainforestLooking toward Luquillo from the rainforest Little falls above La MinaLittle falls above La Mina More than green in the rainforestMore than green in the rainforest Picturesque PonceLooks can be deceiving in Ponce Leaving PonceLeaving Ponce Moody in Old San JuanMoody in Old San Juan on Calle Cristobal

San Francisco

Montreal
Growing ClawsCrab claws growing from the Pacifc sands God Roams Muir WoodsLight breaks through the redwoods with dramatic flair Redwoods SoaringRedwoods soar to heights of 370 feet Montreal's Notre DameA less famous, but just as stunning Notre Dame Life in a BoxLiving in a Box across the canal End of the TrailEnd of the bike trail that started in Montreal
Golden Gate BridgeGolden Gate Bridge across from San Francisco SF Nighttime SkylineSF at night from atop Twin Peaks Pacific Crashes on the Shore
Pacific crashes on the beaches below the Pacific Highway 		The Geodesic DomeThe geodesic dome Montreal's L'OratioL' Oratorie de Saint Joseph du Mont Royal Montreal risingThe city's skyline

Barcelona

London
Sagrada Familia towersLa Sagrada Familia, under eternal construction A wall of old Roman BarcelonaOld Roman wall, Barcelona's former edge of town. Barcelona stretches out before meBarcelona spreads out from Montjuic. West Minster AbbeyUnusual Westminster Abbey entrance. Tower Bridge by nightTower Bridge over the Thames. St. Paul's, England's ConfidenceSt. Paul's, saved from German bombing.
Toronto SkylineRising over Montjuic CN TowerSitges by the sea. Islands of Toronto
A music, water and color show at Montjuic.		 Rosetta Stone, Unlocking HieroglyphicsRosetta Stone, Unlocking Hieroglyphics Big Ben in greenBig Ben keeping time through the night. Ardabil CarpetArdabil Carpet, Iran, 1500s, Victoria and Albert Musuem.

Toronto

Paris
Toronto SkylineToronto's skyline from the islands CN TowerLooking up at the CN Tower. Islands of TorontoToronto extends out into the water. Very peaceful there. Bascilica of the Sacred Heart
Basilica of the Sacred Heart in France. A knight promised it to a saint if he won a battle. 		VersailleQueens to the left, Kings to the right. Home in Versailles Marking the Guillotine
An obelisk marks the site of the guillotine of French Revolution times.
Canada GeeseGeese at home in Canada. Casa LomaIntroducing Casa Loma. Canada's "Medieval" Castle. Toronto's City HallToronto's City Hall from some monumental plaza. Napoleon's L'Arc de TriompheNapoleon's
L'Arc de Triomphe 		Eiffel Tower view of the Champs de MarsParis from atop La Tour Eiffel. Notre DameNotre Dame de Paris before me.

Amsterdam/Brugge

San Francisco/Chicago
off kilter along the pedestrian mallAmsterdam is Leaning downtown amsterdam, i thinkDam Square, Amsterdam Oldest House in AmsterdamOldest House (1470) in Begijnhof, Amsterdam transamerica building from afarTransAmerica building, SF sun sets on my first day in the MissionDusk in the Mission, SF, First Day buena vista parkA view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Buena Vista, SF
inside the hidden catholic churchOur Lord in the Attic, Amsterdam brugge rooftops from the clock towerBrugge, Belgium, from atop the Belfort a jesuit church in brugge
St. Walburgakerk, a Jesuit Church, Brugge 		john hancock towering above michigan streetJohn Hancock Building, Chicago at a crossroads near the chicago riverDowntown Chicago boats docked in a harbor off lake michiganHarbor on Lake Michigan, Chicago
homes along the amstelLiving along the Amstel bikes, bikes and more bikesAn unsteady view of parked bikes dutch stepsDutch steps (Note the rope handrail) lazy sealionsLying around and barking by the Bay typical SF houseA typical SF home, though the colors vary alcatraz cellblockInfamous housing on Alcatraz
rijksmuseumRijksmuseum, Amsterdam, after leaving Van Gogh transferring in AntwerpMy brief time in Antwerp mary and jesus in marbleMichelangelo's Mary and Jesus at Church of Our Lady chicago carportStacked automobiles, Chicago chicago by its riversDowntown Chicago what survived in the great fireChicago Water Tower, survivor of the Great Fire of 1871

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