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• DAILY PHOTO: Stalwart Street Bovine, Amritsar

  

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

  Posted on 24 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Inside a Srinagar Houseboat: Stepping Into the Past

  

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

  Posted on 23 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Remember When by Scientific American

  

  Remember When? by Scientific American My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page This book is part of a series put out by Scientific American magazine that collects... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Memory: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan K. Foster

  

  Memory: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan K. Foster My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page Everything we think, do, or say relies upon–or is influenced... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Himalayan Lizard

  

  Taken in July of 2016 on the trail between Naranag and Sonamarg This isn’t the wildlife I expected to see on our Kashmiri Great Lakes Trek, but I’ll take what... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: The Glazed Eyes of Mega-Mart Refugee

  

  I’m like a Pyongyang refugee. Detergent, far as the eye can see. In some Seoul department store, on the cleaning products floor. I reject your bolder and your... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Lamayuru on a Rainy Day

  

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

  Posted on 21 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Shore of Pangong Tso

  

  Taken in August of 2016 at Pangong Tso in Ladakh With each change in cloud and sky, Pangong Tso looks like a different lake. Pangong Tso is a long, narrow lake... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Shanti Stupa, Leh

  

  Taken in Leh in August of 2016 Built by a devout Japanese Buddhist in 1991, the Shanti Stupa is on a hill overlooking Leh. It’s most popularly visited right... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• My Vipassana 10-Day Experience: No Solidified Gross Sensations, No Gain

  

  It’s 4:45 in the morning and I’ve been sitting on my cushion at the Dhamma Setu Vipassana Meditation Center in Chennai, India for a quarter-hour. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Diskit Monastery

  

  Taken in August of 2016 at Diskit Gompa in Nubra Valley Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Marina Beach, Chennai

  

  Taken on September 15, 2016 in Chennai (Madras) Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Cannons on the Veranda

  

  Taken on September 15, 2016 at Fort St. George in Chennai (Madras) Fort St. George in Chennai has a small but impressive museum that houses artifacts from... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Lillies in Srinagar

  

  Taken at the Botanical Garden in Srinagar in August of 2016 Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Madras High Court Gate

  

  Taken on August 31, 2016 in Chennai (Madras) Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Consciousness by Susan Blackmore

  

  Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction by Susan Blackmore My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page Consciousness remains one of the least understood phenomena of... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Brain: A Very Short Introduction by Michael O’Shea

  

  The Brain: A Very Short Introduction by Michael O’Shea My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page The human brain in 120-ish pages, it’s an ambitious goal considering... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Victoria Public Hall and the Ripon Building, Chennai (Madras)

  

  Taken on August 31, 2016 in Chennai (Madras) Victoria Public Hall is the reddish building in the foreground, and the Ripon Building is the white building... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Out for Meditation

  

  I’m doing the Vipassana Meditation 10-day course starting tomorrow. I’ll be out of contact (and thus not posting) until September 11, 2016. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Mosques in Leh

  

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

  Posted on 30 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL