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Pinnacles and the Pedestrian: January 2013

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PINNACLES AND THE PEDESTRIAN: A blog about books, travel and life. Monday, January 7, 2013. Ingrid Betancourt and the Jungle of Her Identity. After hearing about the release of Ingrid Betancourt’s memoir entitled Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle. And international news. Additionally, I knew a little about the drug trade in the mountainous Amazon jungle region of. Perhaps the most appealing aspect of. Even Silence Has an End. Indeed, she saw compassion as “. 8221;...

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Pinnacles and the Pedestrian: February 2012

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PINNACLES AND THE PEDESTRIAN: A blog about books, travel and life. Monday, February 20, 2012. Sinbad's Smile and an Empty Taco Bell. We first met Sinbad back in mid October 2011. Because I didn't know his name yet, my field notes record him as having no teeth and wearing a swamy hat. That trademark hat, combined with several large hoop earrings, gave him an exotic air. When we finally learned his name it made sense: Sinbad. The abandoned Taco Bell building on Florin Road. We found Sinbad on Stockton and ...

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Pinnacles and the Pedestrian: June 2012

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PINNACLES AND THE PEDESTRIAN: A blog about books, travel and life. Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Mary, Little Dove, Grandmother Bearse. Some genealogists call her Mary. Others assign to her a more exotic - yet still Anglicized - Native American name such as Little Dove. Was she an English Mary scrabbling to survive in an unfamiliar New World? Or was she a sachem’s daughter married off to an unknown English man as part of a 17th century diplomatic effort? Rainy Day Review of New England. Today marks the end o...

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Pinnacles and the Pedestrian: November 2011

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PINNACLES AND THE PEDESTRIAN: A blog about books, travel and life. Monday, November 21, 2011. And Other Random Thoughts. 2) The Congressional Super Committee, which is charged with cutting the deficit by $1.2 trillion dollars, announces that it's deadlocked over the issue of revenues. http:/ www.cnn.com/2011/11/21/politics/super-committee/index.html. 3) UC Davis students are pepper sprayed while seated during a peaceful protest against high tuition costs. http:/ www.psychologytoday.com/blog/w...4) A bill...

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Pinnacles and the Pedestrian: June 2013

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PINNACLES AND THE PEDESTRIAN: A blog about books, travel and life. Friday, June 21, 2013. A Satisfying Day at the Beach. Earlier this afternoon Hope and I visited the beach. Technically known as the Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve. This 3.5 acre strip of beach juts out into the Carr Inlet of Puget Sound from the northwest side of Fox Island. The following is a photo essay of our afternoon here. I hope you enjoy it! The view into Carr Inlet from the path. Somebody got some Satisfaction! Although a...

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Pinnacles and the Pedestrian: Ingrid Betancourt and the Jungle of Her Identity

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PINNACLES AND THE PEDESTRIAN: A blog about books, travel and life. Monday, January 7, 2013. Ingrid Betancourt and the Jungle of Her Identity. After hearing about the release of Ingrid Betancourt’s memoir entitled Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle. And international news. Additionally, I knew a little about the drug trade in the mountainous Amazon jungle region of. Perhaps the most appealing aspect of. Even Silence Has an End. Indeed, she saw compassion as “. 8221;...

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Pinnacles and the Pedestrian: June 2011

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PINNACLES AND THE PEDESTRIAN: A blog about books, travel and life. Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Itzamna is one of the gods in the Maya pantheon. Tomorrow we are going to a temple where this god will be depicted in a giant mask that surrounds the entrance to the building, which is called the House of the Serpent Mouth. Along with its depiction in sculpture, Itzamna is also a song. By Ruben Alvarez. Here are the lyrics in Espanol:. Descendió sobre un fuego letal. Al caer, nuestro pueblo lo halló. Belize is be...

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Pinnacles and the Pedestrian: John Adams and the American Presidency

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PINNACLES AND THE PEDESTRIAN: A blog about books, travel and life. Wednesday, August 7, 2013. John Adams and the American Presidency. John Adams’ mind was a product of the European Enlightenment. Yet this, according to David McCullough in his Pulitzer Prize winning biography entitled John Adams. Was only the beginning of the. Legacy. The list of contributions made by. Of Arts and Sciences. He also served as the second president of the fledgling. In a 1776 pamphlet entitled Thoughts on Government. Produce...

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Pinnacles and the Pedestrian: Native Americans, Art and the American Experience

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PINNACLES AND THE PEDESTRIAN: A blog about books, travel and life. Saturday, July 28, 2012. Native Americans, Art and the American Experience. Of the American Indian (NMAI) is perhaps the most innovative space in. Through the cave-like entrance into the cool interior felt like a sacred act. And that was only the beginning. The Potomac River, with headwaters in both. In the newly constructed children’s exhibit on the second floor there is an activity room with lots of tables and chairs set up for ch...

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Pinnacles and the Pedestrian: August 2011

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PINNACLES AND THE PEDESTRIAN: A blog about books, travel and life. Saturday, August 27, 2011. Not Believing Can Be Lonely. Riots in London, Gaddafi in hiding, a hurricane in New York and flailing stock markets around the world could make even a thinking person wonder if the end of the world is nigh. Of course, there are some folks who. Does 2012 signify destruction or transformation? Or will it just be another winter solstice caught in the clutches of the West's Christmas consumer frenzy? Indeed, Restall...