It’s probably best if I say as little as possible about Dallas.\u00a0 The landscape there combined with my generally dour frame of mind had me spending a lot of time dwelling on the fact that humans are no better than locusts, laying waste to the land while ravenously devouring mass quantities of undistinguished Sysco-provided foodstuffs.\u00a0 This despite the fact that everyone was consistently cheerful and friendly towards me — it’s uncanny what bad architecture and poor food can do for my state of mind.<\/p>\n
In any case, here’s one bright spot:\u00a0 We visited the Dallas Museum of Art to view a traveling King Tutankhamun exhibit (something of a reunion tour for the items which inspired such a frenzy in the 70’s and which I’m pretty sure I visited as a kid.)\u00a0 I was really delighted by the cartoonish nature of the heiroglyphics, but what really stood out for me was this fan<\/a>:<\/p>\n In particular, this bit:<\/p>\n It’s probably best if I say as little as possible about Dallas.\u00a0 The landscape there combined with my generally dour frame of mind had me spending a lot of time dwelling on the fact that humans are no better than … Continue reading ![\"Fan\"](\"https:\/\/bogott.net\/unspecified\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/tutankhaman-fan.jpg\")
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