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DAILY PHOTO: Masai Giraffe
Taken in June of 2017 near Amboseli National Park Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
5 Exercises to Wed Your Yoga and Calisthenic Practices
5.) Anything plank (a.k.a. adho mukha dandasana / santolanasana): Who knows how long planks have been a feature of yoga? Plank postures are a fixture in Hatha... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
DAILY PHOTO: Elaborate Carvings of Hoysaleshwara Temple
Taken in November of 2013 at Hoysaleshwara Temple in Halebidu Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
POEM: The Humorless Giraffe
So now, tell me, Mister Giraffe: How come I never hear you laugh? Are you too tall to hear the joke, or are you just an uptight bloke? Human humor is elation... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
DAILY PHOTO: South China Sea Coast, Vietnam
Taken in December of 2015 near Hoi An Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
DAILY PHOTO: Weapons of Mehrangarh Fort
Taken on November of 2015 in Jodhpur Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
BOOK REVIEW: Turtle Island by Gary Snyder
Turtle Island by Gary Snyder My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page If you’re not a reader of latter-20th century American poetry, then maybe you’ve heard of Gary... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
BOOK REVIEW: Reality: A Very Short Introduction by Jan Westerhoff
Reality: A Very Short Introduction by Jan Westerhoff My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page If one has an inquisitive nature and finds oneself with a bit of time o... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
BOOK REVIEW: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’engle
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page The Murry family feels mopey. There are a number of run-of-the-mill factors in the... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Fatehpur Sikri
Taken in October of 2013 at Fatehpur Sikri Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
5 Tools to Hulk Your Way Out of Your Comfort Zone
5.) Take a class / Join a group: While I’m partial to yoga and the martial arts, the class could be in any area that presents a challenge. Read more
Posted on 06 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
DAILY PHOTO: Buddha Temple, Sarnath
Taken in October of 2015 at Sarnath Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Posted on 06 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
POEM: Figment
i’m a figment a wisp of consciousness once spun across the universe now unspun and dangling once entangled with all that is, was or ever could be now a dead wir... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
POEM: Figment
i’m a figment a wisp of consciousness once spun across the universe now unspun and dangling once entangled with all that is, was or ever could be now a dead wir... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
DAILY PHOTO: Green of Museo De Sitio Del Qoricancha
Taken in the Summer of 2011 in Cusco, Peru Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
POEM: Roadside Dog
Tail tucked. Eyes weary and watery. A roadside dog. A part pulls it to the edge, seeking to shoot into the street. Amid the roaring chaos machines that rumble... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
DAILY PHOTO: Alappuzha Architecture
Ganapathi Temple, Taken July 30, 2017. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
POEM: Stone
someday someone will stumble on the stone a stone outlasting skin and bone a stone surface pocked and mossy though once it shone polished glossy brushing off... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
DAILY PHOTO: Santa Cruz Cathedral of Kochi: Inside & Out
Taken on July 30, 2017 in Kochi (Cochin.) Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL -
DAILY PHOTOS: Boats on the Backwaters
Taken on June 29, 2017 in Kerala Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL