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Happy coincidence or cruel punishment? I was at the International Museum of Folk Art in Santa Fe (ahhhh, more tomorrow) and there was a lecture on the history of chocolate. Mom would disown me if I didn’t go, but I took a seat in the back, on an aisle in case it was dull. It [...]
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Georgia O’Keeffe married a photographer, Alfred Steiglitz. He took over 300 intimate pictures of her, including some nudes, and they were included in a gallery show. A short while later, she had her own exhibit, with paintings like those below, and her reputation as being overly sexual began. She was horrified and stunned by this [...]
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First things first: the plural of “talisman” is “talismans,” not “talismen” as I hoped it would be. When traveling, you learn to abandon expectations for things to go as planned or anticipated. I’m not being snarky or a Debbie Downer, it’s just the way things are. You like one place a lot, so you linger. [...]
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My quest is to find information that my father doesn’t already know. I call him in awe, glee, confusion, angst about what I’ve learned, and for all intents and purposes, he says, “yup, I knew that.” Now, he’s nicer about it, but still. Is there anything this man doesn’t know? I called after visiting the [...]
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New Mexico really IS “The Land of Enchantment” because I’ll tell you, I was fascinated at Albuquerque’s Rattlesnake Museum. Me, with snakes? Willingly? Yeah, that’s both how much I’ve grown on this trip and how interesting these slithering, disgusting creatures are. This Is Rattlesnake Country Rattlesnake warnings have been almost daily since I reached Texas [...]
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