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The Dead Heart of It All.

07-Jan-12

http://bestpensintheworld.com/articles/ Columbus is a well-swept, prosperous city, with large corporate buildings and the usual appurtenances of a state capital.  There are public parks, immaculately kept, and solid-looking public institutions.  There are twenty- (maybe even thirty-?) storey office buildings.  I slept the night before in my tent, and while the weather is very mild, January camping is […]

Dawn at the Columbus Public Library.

07-Jan-12

http://landmarkinn.com/amenities/umbrella-rides-the-wind/ Columbus – a substantial city, in feel about the size of Richmond, but with a great deal more architectural style.  It’s also frighteningly clean and on a Saturday morning there is absolutely no one there.  A city with everything but people.  It has a fabulous old library. “BIBLIOTHECA FONS ERUDITIONIS” – a library is a […]