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New Podcast – My World Cup Saturday: 4 Inspirational Games, 3 Stunning Wins, 2 Shocking Missed Penalty Kicks, and 1 Unexpected Draw all rolled into 10 Hours of Soccer Glory

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World Cup Russia 2018 was in full swing starting at 3 a.m. Pacific Time here in California.

Gorgeous Photos and Final Travel notes from St. Francis, Assisi, the Coliseum, Forum, and the Vatican

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By Seth Singleton Wrapping up travel notes We’ve been home for a month now and despite my best efforts, there is no more time to write about our trip to Italy. Instead, these are my notes and reflections of our remaining days in Assisi and Rome in Italy. Florence to …

The Academíe was the school where student artists studied masterworks of history like the plaster molds of statues by Bartolini and Pampolini, and legendary musical instruments by Stradivari and Cristofari found sanctuary

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This is a series of posts following my wife and me on a tour of Italy.   By Seth Singleton Why the Academie? We had already seen the statue of David. It was gorgeous and stunning. Our guide Sylvie had explained that David had been viewed in a public square …

Finding David in the crowded Galleria della’Academíe di Firenze feels like the Prisoners carved by Michelangelo are breaking away from the stone to reach him

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By Seth Singleton This is a series of posts following my wife and me on a tour of Italy. Our touchdown in Rome and immediate transfer to Florence by train allowed us to cross the Il Duomo off our list early.  On Day 3 we seek the statue of David. Our story …

Buongiorno Gíacomo! How do you get to the top of the Il Duomo? Hint: There is no elevator

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By Seth Singleton This is a series of posts following my wife and me on a tour of Italy. Day 2 continues our stay in Florence, Italy. Next up, the top of the Il Duomo  Italy 2nd day. “One should not attend even the end of the world without a …

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