Monthly Archives: June 2018

That is a second mosque all the way to the left.

This is where La Belle Époque ended. I found it moving to be here.

This was well over the current border with Montenegro. I was impressed with the border. I crossed the Tapa at Hum over a single lane bridge with wooden planking. Some of the planks had pieces missing. On the Bosnian side … Continue reading →

BBC: A consortium of technology companies and governments says it is “far exceeding” its targets for blocking terrorist propaganda online. At a meeting on Friday, hosted by Google, the group will say that 88,000 “hashes” of terrorism-related content have been … Continue reading →

Bill McKibben in The Guardian: But [Trump]’s definitely costing us one precious thing, and that’s time. It rolls past every day as we stand necessarily transfixed by his transgressions, and since it can’t be rolled back there are victims who – whatever … Continue reading →

Fifteen minutes outside Podgorica. The restaurant to the left is the Niagara. The river apparently dries up in August, so I was happy to be able to see it in June.

The monument is a crypt with very little text other than the names of the dead. I found it powerful.

This statue is quite visible at a traffic roundabout downtown. I feel I am walking the streets of Byzantium.

One of the doors was open when I walked into the courtyard, but closed while I was reading the history of the mosque, and I didn’t open it. I really did want to see inside, but I felt very much … Continue reading →