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• DAILY PHOTO: Victoria Memorial

  

  Taken on July 3, 2016 in Kolkata (Calcutta) Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe

  

  Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page Allow me the awkward start of explaining two things... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2016 SOCIETY

• BOOK REVIEW: The Science of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Michael...

  

  The Science of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Michael Hanlon My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page There are a lot of “The Science of…” books out there... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Horse on the Maidan

  

  Taken on July 2, 2016 in Kolkata (in the Maidan–Kolkata’s [Calcutta’s] main park) Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Conveyances, Kolkata

  

  Taken on July 3, 2016 in Kolkata Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Dockside Dubai

  

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

  Posted on 01 July 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Kung Fu Calumny

  

  Source: cliparts.co I have a particular set of skills. No, not ones that pay the bills. While Liam Neeson may kick some ass, my skills are more in the realm of... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Shut Your Big Mouth, Mr. Croc

  

  Taken in May of 2016 at Kalimba Reptile Park in Zambia Crocodiles like to sit around with their mouths hanging wide open and I think it’s high time someone let... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

  

  Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page [Spoilers for the previous books. If you haven’t read “The Hunger Games” or “Catching Fire” yo... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Phố Đi Bộ Nguyễn Huệ

  

  Taken in December of 2015 in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) in front of City Hall Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Memory is a Fickle Cow

  

  memory, she’s a fickle cow you can never have one in the now and why are the memories best of those who need them least should not as your age grows great your... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

  

  Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page [Spoiler Note: While I intend—as usual–to keep the spoilers minimal (insignificant) for... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Turtles Far and Near

  

  Taken in May of 2016 at Kalimba Reptile Park near Lusaka Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

  

  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page At the risk of mortally offending fans of Lois Lowry’s “The Giver,” I’m going to... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Sri Virupaksha Temple and Rolling Hills

  

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

  Posted on 27 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Macaque Shenanigans

  

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

  Posted on 26 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Truth From Unlikely Places?

  

  I passed a man on the street, in the brutal noonday heat. Blending in, but for his Tee. It read, “Nothing is as it seems.” I said, “Ain’t that the truth,... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Creepy Fern-Fringed Gnome

  

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

  Posted on 25 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Precarious Formations in Bai Tu Long Bay

  

  Taken in December of 2015 in Bai Tu Long Bay, Vietnam Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• You’re So Evolved: Love Poem to a Hominid

  Baby, I dig your bipedal ways You could chase down wounded game for days And walking around on just two feet You can forage in the mid-day heat When it’s too ho... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL