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24 May, 2013Serendipity
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At the recommendation of a friend I went searching for a book that I thought I had on my shelves somewhere but had not yet read. I found that book, a small miracle given my uncanny ability to look right at something I’m searching for and not see ...
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24 May, 2013
POTD: Walk Out in the Rain
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Walk Out in the Rain Paris, France 2013 It didn’t rain that much while we were in Paris, but boy does this photo represent what’s been going on around here in our part of Montana the last couple of weeks. The amount of rain (several inches) ...
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23 May, 2013
POTD: Cathedral Cross
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Cathedral Cross Paris, France 2013 What do they call that spot where a cathedral’s long axis and short axis cross over? I forget. I also have forgotten for the moment exactly which cathedral this is. Doesn’t matter, whichever one it is, I ...
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22 May, 2013
POTD: Lectio #28
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Lectio #28 Paris, France 2013 Oh the enticing possibilities of browsing bin after bin of interesting bargain books to be found in any number of independent bookstores in Paris. Oh the impenetrability of the treasure trove of information available ...
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21 May, 2013
POTD: Lectio #27
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Lectio #27 Paris, France 2013 I believe this statue is in the Luxembourg Gardens. It may be selective memory on my part, but it seems to me there are a lot more works of art portraying women reading than there are men reading. I wonder why that is?
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20 May, 2013
POTD: Lectio #26
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Lectio #26 Paris, France 2013 Waiting for the bus during evening rush hour at the Sorbonne.
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19 May, 2013
POTD: Lectio #25
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Lectio #25 Paris, France 2013 Reading, a good way to open new doors.
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18 May, 2013
POTD: Lectio #24
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Lectio #24 Paris, France 2013 A replicated historical scene from medieval times at La Conciergerie.
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17 May, 2013
POTD: No More Burning Desire
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No More Burning Desire Paris, France 2013 A fatigued sightseer takes a break in an old fireplace in the medieval hall of La Conciergerie.
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16 May, 2013
POTD: A Little to the Left
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A Little to the Left Paris, France 2013 This enterprising woman set up her massage stand next to the long line waiting to get into the Pompidou Center, figuring all the people in the slow moving line presented a captive source of customers I suppose. ...
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15 May, 2013
Works to Live By #4
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In One of the Small Churches in Nasareth photo by Ilan Fain Haifa, Israel 2011 One of the winners of the Smithsonian 10th annual photo contest. (See the original post here.) I remember feeling that excited about church when I was that age as well. Of ...
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15 May, 2013
POTD: Sunday Stroll
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Sunday Stroll Paris, France 2013 Reserving Sundays for family outings seems pretty universal. I assume that stems from the traditional Christian practice of treating Sunday as a day of prayer (or at least rest). But it also applies in more secular ...
