As I think about places I have lived, visited, or passed through during the past seven decades, I wonder at the many things I have learned about places, cultures, and people.

Summarizing the geographical scope of my life I have lived in twenty-nine cities in Texas, seven cities in Louisiana; three cities in Arkansas; Linden and Memphis, Tennessee; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Mildgeville and Wrens, Georgia - Wetomka, Alabama; Boonesville, Missouri; Bakersfield, California; Illinois; Ohio; Indiana - Eldon, Iowa; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil; Belém, PA, Brasil; Olinda, PE, Brasil, and Parnamirim, RN, Brasil.

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