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Bridge on the River Indian

March 14, 2017
Indian River Inlet Bridge from above in 2013

An article titled "The Deadly History Of This Delaware Bridge Is Terrifying But True" is definitely clickbait (and not very well written) but it actually provides an interesting history of a bridge I drove over many times, especially to and from summer jobs in southern Delaware.

The first span of the latest...

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Europe, Disconnected

March 10, 2017
Athens and the Lycabettus hill, as seen from the roof terrace of the "Royal Olympic" hotel, Athens, Greece

Writing on Literary Hub, Cara Hoffman reminisces about living and working in Athens in the days before the internet:

We wanted to disappear. Back then, disappearing was simple. There was one telephone in the lobby of the hotel, which couldn’t make international calls. There were no cell phones. There was no...

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