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• DAILY PHOTO: On the Streets of Amritsar

  

  Taken on April 10, 2016 in Amritsar Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Just What Makes That Little, Old Chipmunk…

  

  Taken on April 10, 2016 in Amritsar We watched a chipmunk tug a blanket up a tree in the garden of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama in Amritsar. It was neithe... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Applied Tai Chi Chuan by Nigel Sutton

  

  Applied Tai Chi Chuan by Nigel Sutton My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This book distinguishes itself from the pile of books on tai chi chuan sitting on the... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: A Guide to Chinese Martial Arts by Li Tianji & Du Xilian

  

  Guide To Chinese Martial Arts by Li Tianji My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page This is a brief guide to the martial arts of China. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Elephants at the Amber Fort

  

  Taken in November 2015 in Jaipur Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Shops of Hanoi

  

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

  Posted on 20 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Võ Dân Tộ Martial Arts by Hữu Ngọc & Lady Borton

  

  Vo Dan Toc / Martial Arts by Hữu Ngọc My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page This book is part of a series that is subtitled “Vietnamese Culture:... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Võ Dân Tộ Martial Arts by Hữu Ngọc & Lady Borton

  

  Vo Dan Toc / Martial Arts by Hữu Ngọc My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page This book is part of a series that is subtitled “Vietnamese Culture:... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Dance Off, Pakistan. Me & You

  

  Taken on April 9, 2016 at the Wagah border crossing retreat ceremony The universal gesture for “Come on, get up and dance, already! Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Rocky Keralan Coastline

  

  Taken on April 2, 2016 near Varkala Someone may, or may not, have been knocked out of their crocs by the waves. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShar... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Rocky Keralan Coastline

  

  Taken on April 2, 2016 near Varkala Someone may, or may not, have been knocked out of their crocs by the waves. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShar... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Golden Temple by Night and Day

  

  Taken on April 10th of 2016 in Amritsar Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Chimp in a Cage Reading a Book at the Amritsar “Zoo”

  

  Taken in Amritsar on April 10, 2016 So many questions: 1.) As it’s clearly not a real ape, why the need for the cage? 2.) Why did they anthropomorphize this... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEWS: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

  

  The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page It’s called a novel, but it reads like a collection of war stories and essays about... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Ram Bagh Gate

  

  Taken on April 10, 2016 in Amritsar Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Quantum Enigma by Rosenblum & Kuttner

  

  Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness by Bruce Rosenblum My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page Consciousness remains a great mystery. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Jallianwala Bagh Memorial

  

  Taken on April 10, 2016 in Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh is the site of a memorial for those who died in a massacre that took place at the same location in 1919. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Fancy Hats of the Wagah Crossing

  

  Taken at the Wagah / Attari border crossing between India and Pakistan on April 9, 2016 A show of zeal and machismo Sergeant calls to the troops Share on... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Gurudwara Baba Atal Sahib at a Distance

  

  Taken on April 10, 2016 in Amritsar Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Golden Temple Ghanta Ghar by Night

  

  Taken on April 8, 2016 in Amritsar A ghanta ghar is an “hour house” or clock tower. This one is located on the northeast side of the Golden Temple (Sri Harmandi... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL