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• POEM: 3 Haiku Day

  circling hawk glides I’m glad it’s not a vulture I must be alive still lake reflecting a mountainous lay of land hiding fish below hissing wind gusting through... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Yoked Veggie Vendor in Hanoi

  

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

  Posted on 06 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Cemetery Next to Thiên Mụ Pagoda

  

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

  Posted on 05 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Fight Like a Physicist by Jason Thalken

  

  Fight Like a Physicist: The Incredible Science Behind Martial Arts by Jason Thalken My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page When I saw this book’s title, I... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Boats on the Sông Thu Bồn

  

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

  Posted on 04 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Give Me A Sign, Oh Lord–Not That Kind

  

  Taken in December of 2015 in Saigon We saw this little chapel flanked by huge billboards for a vocational college and a beer. If anyone else was out on the... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Cave Dining

  

  Taken on January 1, 2016 in Bai Tu Long Bay One of the interesting experiences to be had on a junk boat tour in Vietnam is dining in a cave. This cave used to b... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Hanoi Opera House by Night and Day

  

  Taken on December 30, 2015 in Hanoi The scaffolding was a stage erected for New Year’s Eve festivities. I assume the flowers and lights were part of that... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: On the Perfume River (Sông Hương)

  

  Taken on December 25, 2015 in Hue. Sông Hương is called the Perfume River because in the autumn flowers that fall into the river give it a sweet scent. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: And Another Thing by Eoin Colfer

  

  And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page The Earth is about to be destroyed, again. To save it, Zaphod Beeblebrox and friends need... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Balancing on the Keshava Plinth

  

  Taken on January 26, 2016 at Keshava Temple Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky

  

  Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page Sapolsky’s book examines why stress and stress-related illnesses are... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Lantern Market

  

  Taken on December 23, 2015 in Hoi An Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Eyes Have It

  

  Taken in December of 2015 in the Mekong Delta In the Mekong Delta, the ships have eyes. Well, many of them do anyway. The eyes painted on the bow of boats and... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Sun Sets on South Karnataka

  

  Taken on January 26, 2016 in Southern Karnataka Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Self-Immolation Park in Saigon

  

  Taken on December 22, 2015 in Saigon Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Junk Boat in the Bay

  

  Taken on December 31, 2015 in Bai Tu Long Bay Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Masks

  

  Taken on December 27, 2015 in Hanoi Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Hue Citadel Fortifications

  

  Taken on December 24, 2015 in Hue This was the capital of Vietnam during the Nguyen Dynasty (1802 – 1945.) Inside there is a Forbidden City that, while not as... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Captain America: Civil War by Ed Brubaker

  

  Civil War: Captain America by Ed Brubaker My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon Page Captain America has gone rogue. In the wake of the passing of a law that requires... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL