Author Archives: drdzoe

Switching this to the Great Confederate Road Trip, largely because it occurred to me that on this trip, we’ll be traveling through 10 of the 11 Confederate States, and not hitting Yankee territory at all.  And who knows – I’m … Continue reading →

Just time for a quick update.  After deciding that the management of Treater was not for me, I’ve quit the company.  At around the same time, Julie had an art convention she wanted to go to in Texas. So, ROAD … Continue reading →

Been a while since one of these.  And wow – looking back on what I’ve read that I haven’t written up, it’s hard to believe it’s been quite so long.  This list is not chronological: I couldn’t recall the order … Continue reading →

Hello to everyone who has gotten here because of my Artomatic exhibit.  The pictures in the exhibit are photos that I took on a trip to Egypt in October, 2011.  If you scroll down through this blog, you’ll see several … Continue reading →

As the title says, it’s been a while since I’ve updated my reading list.  Lot of books on Egypt in here, books that I read in preparation for the trip.  Some other stuff too.  Here goes! Audiobooks: – Star Island, … Continue reading →

Egypt is serious about their tourism.  As they probably should be – it’s been a tourist destination for a very long time.  After all, Herodotus wrote what might have been the first tourism book about Egypt many many years ago. … Continue reading →

I’ve been meaning to put this up for a while, but life has been busy.  I’ve gone from a summer with no job to a fall with three.  That said, here’s a picture-only post: faces of people that I encountered … Continue reading →

When I first arranged this tour, there was one thing missing from the itinerary that I really wanted to do.  I wanted to go into the Great Pyramid.  I knew that it was possible, but the tour company told me … Continue reading →

The Egyptian Museum.  Home to the greatest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world.  Akhenaten’s statues.  The Narmer Palate.  A dozen royal mummies.  All of that amazing King Tut stuff.  No photos allowed. Today we went there.  But, well, you … Continue reading →

After the glories of yesterday, today was bit less dramatic.  We saw some nice sights, but they were from relatively recent times. The important word in that last sentence is “relatively.”  When we were in London last summer and spotted … Continue reading →