Monthly Archives: June 2022

Taste The World

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Taste Atlas is a website based on a map that will help you discover delicious local food around the world. The next time you are planning a trip, consider checking the taste atlas site to locate a tasty new treat or … Continue reading →

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the lie was the weapon and the plot was empty

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

“Either peace or happiness, let it enfold you. When I was a young man I felt these things were dumb, unsophisticated. I had bad blood, a twisted mind, a precarious upbringing. I was hard as granite, I leered at the … Continue reading →

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Lost and Found

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Uber has released its annual Lost & Found Index with interesting lists of the items that riders left behind. As you might expect, the most commonly forgotten things are obvious: phones, wallets, keys, and backpacks. The most “forgetful”  U.S. cities … Continue reading →

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The Massacre of Innocents

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS William Jay Smith (1946) Because I believe in the community of little children Because I have suffered such little children to be slain: I have gazed upon the sunlight, dazed, bewildered, As is a child … Continue reading →

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The World In Your Hand

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Regular readers of Travel Between The Pages are well aware of my fascination with maps and globes. Digital cartography is wonderful, but there is nothing like an old fashioned physical map or globe. I have long been intrigued by pocket … Continue reading →

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Bibliophile Wolf

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

 

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June Again

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

  by Judy Longley  

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What’s In A Name

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

The longest place name in Europe, and the second longest in the world, is  Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch . The town is located on the picturesque island of Anglesey in Wales. Its extravagent place name means Parish of Saint Mary in the Valley of the … Continue reading →

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moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

“For nothing is fixed, forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are … Continue reading →

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Maps Make The World

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Have you ever wondered how cartographers created accurate maps of the world long before the development of aircraft or satellites ? The very informative short video below cleverly summarizes the history and development of maps throughout the ages. NB: If … Continue reading →

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