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• BOOK REVIEW: Touch by David J. Linden

  

  Touch: The Science of the Sense that Makes Us Human by David J. Linden My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page “Touch” is a neuroscientist’s perspective on the huma... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Sensual Body by Lucy Lidell

  

  The Sensual Body: The Ultimate Guide to Body Awareness and Self-Fulfilment by Lucy Lidell My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page This is a book about body... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Path to Thajiwas Glacier

  

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

  Posted on 29 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Einsteinian Insanity

  

  Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8970653 Einstein defined what’s nuts, clear as day, no ifs or buts. Doing the same, time and again and... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Shikara on Dal Lake

  

  A shikara is a shallow-draft wooden boat commonly seen on lakes in Kashmir. It should not be confused with a Shakira, which is a Colombian pop star /... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2016 TRAVEL

• POEM: Too Happy

  

  I’m too happy to be crazy, but the happy makes me lazy Not lazy, but lacking focus. Madness is a creative locus. A sad gravity weighs one down, as lip corners... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Double Rainbow on Pangong Tso

  

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

  Posted on 27 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Bactrian Camels in Shyok Valley

  

  Taken in the Nubra Valley (Shyok Valley) in August of 2016 It’s the question everybody is always asking, “Do you prefer your camels with one hump, or two? Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Main Market, Leh

  

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

  Posted on 25 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: In a Temple at Lamayuru Monastery

  

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

  Posted on 24 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Traveling Kashmir Under Curfew

  

  Taken in July of 2016 in Srinagar; Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) in back, fishermen in front, a typical Srinagar scene We’d made our arrangements. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Rainy Day in Sonamarg

  

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

  Posted on 23 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

  

  The Tibetan Yogas Of Dream And Sleep by Tenzin Wangyal My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page I stumbled upon this book in a used bookstore, and didn’t know what t... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Lucid Dreaming by Charlie Morley

  

  Lucid Dreaming: A Beginner’s Guide to Becoming Conscious in Your Dreams by Charlie Morley My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page Lucid dreams are those in which th... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Nishat Bagh, Srinagar

  

  Taken in July of 2016 in Srinagar Bangalore–during one of the city’s many iterations–was once called the “garden city.” While this title is as likely to be... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Marmot Along the Road to Pangong Tso

  

  Taken along the road to Pangong Tso in August of 2016 The one on the bottom was rocking out, singing “Don’t Stop Believin'” by Journey into an air mic. Not... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: The Certain Man

  

  I met a man along the road who thought he knew which way to go. Certain was he; he knew the path. He had a map. He’d done the math. “Your map won’t help you now... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Best of Poetry: Thoughts That Breathe and Words That Burn Ed. b...

  

  The Best of Poetry: Thoughts that Breathe and Words that Burn by Rudolph Amsel My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This is a collection that gathers 14 poems fo... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Giant Maitreya of Diskit

  

  Taken in August of 2016 in Diskit, India It’s over 100ft (30m) tall. A Maitreya is a “future Buddha,” meaning a Buddha who hasn’t yet appeared, but who was... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: William Blake: Selected Poems Ed. Paul Butter

  

  Selected Poems by William Blake My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon doesn’t carry this edition. So, e-Bay Blake’s “The Tyger” is one of my favorite poems, and one... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL