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A Body In Bogota
Colombia / Places We Go

A Body In Bogota

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Justin • 2 Comments

On our way down a side street to a late dinner in Bogota one evening, we passed this gentleman face-down in a pile of garbage. It was a cold night (Bogota’s elevation is 8,661 feet above sea level), but I figured that was his problem and not mine. Just a short while before in Plaza … Continue reading →

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Albert Clark Reed – Disappearing Scientist

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Justin • Leave a comment

A continuation of: The Road To Happiness: A Series From the Los Angeles Times in the 1950s: In an old photograph, Albert Clark Reed looks like just another balding man in a coat and tie, a 45-year-old husband and father from the 1950s. He has a thin mustache and a pleasant half-smile that looks as … Continue reading →

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