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Dec 15, 20222 min read

Getting to Why

In which our protagonist agonizes in a public forum. Painting has been, for me, revelatory. Art has always swirled around my life, but...

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Dec 12, 20222 min read

Antarctica in my Mind - Last Impressions

One day on the Hondius, I saw something incongruous - a small floating black plastic bag, wedged in amount the bergs. Being a bit far a...

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Dec 10, 20225 min read

Expeditionary Thinking

For our crew, the idea that our trip was an expedition rather than a cruise was a set fact. The deeply qualified expedition staff -...

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Dec 7, 20226 min read

Blinded Glacier Walking

What separates this Antarctica experience from other cruises is its billing as an expedition - an expectation that passengers will do a...

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Dec 6, 20223 min read

Antarctic Dawn - First Glimpses

The first morning we are within hailing distance of the Antarctic Peninsula looks much like all of the last day. A dim light, fog banks...

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Oct 12, 20225 min read

Know the Greenway: Green Spring Gardens (February 2, 2022)

As those who follow generally know by this point, the proposed Annandale Greenway will slice through Annandale, Virginia, touching six...

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