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POPSWonders of Egypt Gives ancient new meaning. I traveled from Cairo by train to Luxor and from there up the Nile river all the way to Aswan.
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POPSCasulty of Vesuvius Volcano 79CE As you can see it was not a good day in Pompeii in 79CE. What is scary is that Vesuvius is still very much alive and the residents of Naples could end up like this any time.
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POPSItaly Photos La Dolce Vita. The land where pleasure is the chief virtue and the North American work ethic is a something to be gently laughed at. And that is a very good thing. The world needs more Italia.
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POPSAmerica is rapidly becoming fascist I could not agree more. The parallels with Italy, Spain, Chile, Russia and Germany are uncanny. Read Chris Hedges "American Fascism The rise of the religious right. The methods are being tried on Canada as well, although we have been a little more resistant.
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POPSThe Pagan Christ NT based on Egyption Mythology I grew up as a fundamentalist Xian X= Greek letter chi for Christ. I have read several of Tom Harpers books and have found him to be one of the most honest Anglican Priests I have ever met in book and person. What we find now is that the literal interpretation of the Bible is producing a very dangerous culture, focused in the US where military culture and war are often seen as part and parcel of the religious right's political theology.
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POPSTHE BEST SCI FI BEING WRITTEN TODAY Robert Sawyer is so far ahead of most of the rest of contemporary Speculative Fiction writers you would have to travel FTL in order to catch up to him. What is so striking about his works is the totally fresh thinking, and his willingness to ask hard questions about Life the Universe and Everything. Sorry the answer isn't 42 as once was humourously speculated. My favourites are his Neanderthal Trilogy and his novel Calculating God. He is subtle not pedantic, caring through his characters, and rigorous with his science background.
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POPSGod Bless Our Troops "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke
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POPSMY PRECIOUS I think this is the best custom paint job I have ever seen on a Harley. Taken at the ride for sight in Ontario.
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POPSDeath In Pompei Casualty Of the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. He was in the town of Pompeii on the wrong day.
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POPSGrumpy I was in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario Canada when I came to a Moose Jam. ie there was a moose near the road and everyone was stopped taking photos. I had my telephoto on and took lots of photos of the Moose. But this is my prize photo. Wish I knew who she was
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POPSNow Thats A Good Kitty Cairo Zoo I was being given a tour through the Cairo Zoo by one of the keepers when he asked me if I had ever held a lion. "Held a Lion" I said in my most stunned manner. I guess he took it as a NO and he flipped this cage with a mother and cub open, grabbed the cub and plunked it into my hands. (all 40kg of Him) I noted the mother was watching me very very closely, so I made soothing sounds and then handed the cub to my wife.