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• BOOK REVIEW: Justine by Marquis De Sade

  

  Justine by Marquis de Sade My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page This is the story of a virtuous, and pretty, young woman who repeatedly falls prey to lecherous... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Merlions

  

  Taken on October 30, 2016 in Singapore’s Marina Bay Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Fudō-Myōō

  

  Taken on October 30, 2016 at the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Singapore Fudō-Myōō is the name used by Japanese Vajrayana Buddhists for the... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Green Singapore

  

  Taken on October 29, 2016 in Singapore It seems Singapore has made great efforts to not only leave green space intact (despite great pressures) but also to... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2016 TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Produce Stalls, Panjim Municipal Market

  

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

  Posted on 28 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• The Moors of Your Mind: A Halloween Poem

  

  Butoh artist, source unattributable in the moors of your mind where lurk the moles of souls unkind spying out your darkest dreams amid the hum of silent... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Midnight Ride

  let me take you on a midnight ride through endless fields of wounded pride memories grown in the silhouette of nought where valiant soldiers stealthily fought... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Neighborhood Cat Family Portrait

  

  Taken on October 25, 2016 in Bangalore. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Neighborhood Cat Family Portrait

  

  Taken on October 25, 2016 in Bangalore. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Birds of the Mysore Zoo

  

  Taken in October of 2014 at the Mysore Zoo Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying Ed. by Francisco J. Varela

  

  Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying: An Exploration of Consciousness by Dalai Lama XIV My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This book is a product of the 4th Mind ... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

  

  Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This may be the scariest, saddest, and most necessary boo... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Layers, Or a Toothy Croc

  

  Taken in May of 2016 in Zambia I took the photo above at Kalimba Reptile Park near Lusaka. In case, landscapes are too boring for you, here’s an alternate pic o... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Trans-Temporal Vase–Possibly a Vaaz of Ming Origin

  

  Mama said, “Don’t touch that! “That’s a Ming vase.” [pronouncing it “vaaz”] It probably wasn’t. Mama calls things pricier things—e.g. Timex = Rolex. Her gist... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Three Bas-Reliefs in Chinese Styles, Phuket Town

  

  Taken in January of 2014 in Phuket Town Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Tangles

  

  Source: Wikipedia; Sculptor Hermon Atkins MacNeil bunch your words up and throw ’em in a satchel and see if they mean fuck all after you’ve ridden across the... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Old Town Façades, Hội An

  

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

  Posted on 23 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Worse Ways

  

  Every few days a villager steps from his hut only to be killed by a falling coconut. It’s a death with the taint of the inglorious. Dying should somehow be... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Tree Overlooking Valley, Nandi Hills

  

  Taken in March of 2014 at Nandi Hills Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Columns in Calcutta

  

  Taken in July of 2016 in Kolkata (Calcutta) Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2016 SELF EXPRESSION