Berniegourley

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3743 )

• POEM: Conceit of Man

  An elephant will never forget. No car keys to misplace, I’ll bet. A tiger is fearless, I will confess, but it’ll never be audited by the IRS. An owl may be wise... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Sunrise Rowers on the Ganges

  

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

  Posted on 07 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Red Cliffs of Varkala

  

  Taken on April 2, 2016 at Varkala Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEWS: Gut by Giulia Enders

  

  Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page [I recently posted a review of Mary Roach’s GULP. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Gulp by Mary Roach

  

  Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This week I’m [improbably] doing two book reviews about works... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: A Dark Note to Jello

  

  Hello, Jello, my wiggly friend It’s time you meet your fateful end Perhaps, someday you will come back But, having been through my digestive tract, No one will... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Size of the Future

  Microbots may one day kill From nano-pills you’ll get your fill One day everything will be small Except rayguns and the mall Those two will be colossally large... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Upside-Down in Somanathapura

  

  Taken on January 26, 2016 at Kesava (Chennakesava) Temple in Somanathapura Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Varkala Beach

  

  Taken on April 2, 2016 in Varkala Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Egrets in Varkala

  

  Taken on March 2, 2016 near Varkala I’m breaking a lifelong maxim (i.e. “Live life with no egrets.”) to bring you this post. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email,... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Sacred Lake of Pushkar

  

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

  Posted on 01 April 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Inside Pal Haveli in Jodhpur

  

  Taken in November of 2015 in Jodhpur Below is the hotel shrine and above is the sitting area also pictured. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Burmese Days by George Orwell

  

  Burmese Days by George Orwell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page Orwell’s novel is about the ugly face of empire. It takes place in a Burma that was... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Pink City Yellow

  

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

  Posted on 30 March 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee

  

  The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page Dr. Mukherjee describes his Pulitzer Prize winnin... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Khajuraho Apsara

  

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

  Posted on 29 March 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: A Bit of Ruins, a Bit of Mountains

  

  Taken in July of 2011 in the Peruvian Andes Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Temple Under Blue Skies

  

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

  Posted on 27 March 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Thangka Painting in McLeod Ganj

  

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

  Posted on 26 March 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: An Introduction to Zen Training by Omori Sogen

  

  An Introduction to Zen Training by Omori Sogen My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This is a guidebook that explains how to sit for meditation—particularly in... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL