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Opinions are not the same thing as facts… (or); Some things are true, and some things aren’t… a guide to some common misconceptions… the final chapter…

That is a photo I took at Dachau. I have been to Dachau twice. I removed the color from all of the photograph except for the flowers. I wanted the simple remembrance, the tribute of the flowers, to stand out … Continue reading

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Dachau… part 2… I think my face pretty much says it all…

Are there words to explain a place like this? Words don’t do it justice. The windows in the top of that little tower make it look harmless and commonplace… when there aren’t machineguns sticking out of them… The sky is … Continue reading

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Dachau… part 1… (or); what an unfunny thing to put on a humor blog…

The words translate to something like: ‘Work will set you free’… probably the most cynical use of language in history… and it was on the gates on most of the Nazi concentration camps, as far as I know. It was … Continue reading

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Colors… part 8…

These are pictures of Dachau concentration camp near Munich, Germany. They are not easy to look at. It is not an easy place to visit. But there might be few places on earth better suited to our study of black … Continue reading

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