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• POEM:The Door

  

  The door: rusty hinges weathered wood rhomboidal sag The lock: clunky brass formidable sturdy, shiny, and out-of-place Who puts such a sterling lock on such a... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Scenes: In & Near Đồng Xuân Market

  

  Taken in December of 2015 at Đồng Xuân Market in Hanoi Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Lik... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Humpty’s Mechanics

  the best minds of my time were bottled by assembly line and all the world paid the price when we popped the top and took a slice they put the sections under... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Courtyard, Umaid Bhawan Palace

  

  Taken in November of 2015 in Jodhpur Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Deep in the Forest

  

  deep in the forest spots of light spatter in a spray a disco ball pattern tilting too slowly to be seen by humans but a blur to the trees humans are to trees... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Day & Night Skating at St. Stephen’s Basilica

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest, in front of St. Stephen’s Basilica (i.e.Szent István-bazilika) Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email,... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 2016: Our Year in Photos

  

  New Year’s Day sunrise over Bai Tu Long Bay, Vietnam JANUARY: -Travel: returned from our December 2015 visit to Vietnam -Began RYT300 (Int / Adv) yoga teacher... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Taj in the Reflecting Pool

  

  Taken in October of 2013 in Agra Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

  

  The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page Like all dictionaries, it’s a collection of words and meanings, but this one is muc... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett

  

  How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page This is a book about free time management. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Our Lady of the Rosary

  

  Taken in October of 2016 in Old Goa Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: City Elephant

  

  Taken in April of 2016 in Amritsar Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction by Eleanor Nesbitt

  

  Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction by Eleanor Nesbitt My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page I picked up this book before a trip to Amritsar. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Discourse Summaries by S.N. Goenka

  

  Discourse Summaries by S.N. Goenka My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page I began reading the summaries before I attended the Vipassana meditation 10-day course. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: MG Road Station Mural, Bangalore

  

  Taken on December 4, 2016 in Bengaluru Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Shivoham Shiva Temple

  

  Taken on December 4, 2016 in Bengaluru Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2016 TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Mountain & Sky

  

  Taken in July of 2015 in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Mountain & Sky

  

  Taken in July of 2015 in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Always Fastest Before the Dawn

  

  A million turns of the wheel. I’m still stuck in a devil’s deal. Running these roads in the deep of night. Two ellipses lend my only light. What monsters lurk... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: The Mystifying Sex Life of Scootley-Wootleys

  Scootley-Wootleys are not of this world. They don’t come in 2 types–a boy and a girl. There are 16 sexes, 64 ways to mate, and 3,000 rules on who and whom may... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL