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• DAILY PHOTO: Azad Maidan, Panjim

  

  Taken on October 9, 2016 in Panjim, Goa This monument is dedicated to Dr. Tristao de Braganza Cunha, who was an Indian nationalist who opposed the colonial... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Goan Churches in Black & White

  

  St. Andrew’s Church in Vasco da Gama Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa Arched buttresses of the Basilica of Bom Jesus Se Cathedral, Old Goa Se Cathedral, Old Goa;... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Kesar Kyari Garden from Multiple Vantage Points

  

  Taken in November of 2015 at Jaipur Said to date back to the 15th century, Kesar Kyari Bagh is a saffron garden surrounded by Maota Lake. Share on Facebook,... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Astrobiology by David C. Catling

  

  Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction by David C. Catling My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This book explains how life came about on Earth and what that... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Namdroling Thangka

  

  Taken in March of 2014 at the Namdroling Monastery in Bylakuppe (south Karnataka) Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking w/ Leonard Mlodinow

  

  The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page Why is there a universe, and why is it as it is? This is the question addressed by “The... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Topiary, Saigon

  

  Taken in December of 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) at the Independence Palace (a.k.a. Reunification Palace.) Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email,... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Cheetah on a Leash

  

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

  Posted on 04 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Flowers Over Varkala Beach

  

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

  Posted on 03 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Divers in The Dubai Mall

  

  Taken in May of 2016 in Dubai (at The Dubai Mall.) Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Elephant Sculpture, Khajuraho

  

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

  Posted on 01 October 2016 TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Sunflower in the Andes: Confused Or Distracted?

  

  Taken near Cuzco, Peru in July of 2011 Sunflowers are supposed to turn to look at the sun, but this one was looking over it’s shoulder. I wonder if it was... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Subway to Dreamland

  

  I flicker into sleep like a bad fluorescent. Then, the drift, floating down. Nothing said, nothing meant. So ends the subway to dreamland. In the bowels, in... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Wall of Masks

  

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

  Posted on 29 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Stone Chariot, Vittala Temple in Hampi

  

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

  Posted on 28 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Zen Bow, Zen Arrow by John Stevens

  

  Zen Bow, Zen Arrow: The Life and Teachings of Awa Kenzo, the Archery Master from “Zen in the Art of Archery” by John Stevens My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Meditations on Violence by Rory Miller

  

  Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training Real World Violence by Rory Miller My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page I’ve long realized that... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Cusco Street Scene

  

  Taken in July of 2011 in Cusco, Peru Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Kolkata Rail Station

  

  Taken in July of 2016 in Kolkata (Calcutta) For scale, this is the ghat that one can see below the station. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email,... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Black-&-White Basilica

  

  Taken in December of 2014 at St. Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL