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• BOOK REVIEW: Obstacle Race Training by Margaret Schlachter

  

  Obstacle Race Training: How to Beat Any Course, Compete Like a Champion and Change Your Life by Margaret Schlachter My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page If you’r... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Dodger by Terry Pratchett

  

  Dodger by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This book’s protagonist is based loosely on the Artful Dodger character from Charles Dickens’ nove... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Time I Didn’t Say, “Close Your Mouth; You Look Stupid.”

  

  Taken in October of 2013 at Bannerghatta Ordinarily, when you see someone slack-jawed, they look like an idiot, but something about this guy allowed him to... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: A Bad Place to Be a Guinea Pig

  

  Taken in Arequipa, Peru in July of 2010 If you think this guy is eyeballing the camera suspiciously, it may be because it’s a resident of the Peruvian Andes. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Amantani Island Blue

  

  Taken in June of 2010 on Amatani Island Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: A House of Peppers

  

  Children’s Day at Cubbon Park in Bangalore Taken on November 15, 2015 in Cubbon Park Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Mysore Palace Lights

  

  Taken in October of 2014 in Mysore Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related Tags: India, Karnataka,... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Why We Run by Bernd Heinrich

  

  Why We Run: A Natural History by Bernd Heinrich My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This book is actually several different books woven together. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Elephant Sculpture at the National Museum of Cambodia

  

  Taken in October of 2012 in Phnom Penh. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• The Most Dangerous Combative Sport? Study Shows Boxing Beats MMA for Brutality

  

  A study by researchers at the University of Alberta found that while mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters are more likely to suffer minor injuries, boxers are... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Rocky Ridgeline

  

  Taken in July of 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Kullu District Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Haiku Handbook by William J. Higginson

  

  The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Teach, and Appreciate Haiku by William J. Higginson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page Many people think that a haiku is any... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Ghat Graffiti

  

  Taken on October 24, 2015 in Varanasi Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: A Corner House in Shimla

  

  Taken in July of 2015 in Shimla Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related Tags: building, Himachal... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Erzsébet Tér Fountain

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEMS: Dreary Day Haiku

  

  Clouds chugged landward Smothering a festive town In a dense, gray cloak Dreary days have come Reminding me of Britain, the long nightless nights Drizzle piddle... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Elephants on the March

  

  Taken on October 22, 2015 at Khajuraho Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Jain Ghat

  

  Taken October 24, 2015 in Varanasi Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related Tags: Benares, India, Jain... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Tank on Courtesans’ Walk in Hampi

  

  Taken in November of 2013 at Hampi Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related Tags: Achyutaraya Bazaar,... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Surviving the Extremes by Kenneth Kamler

  

  Surviving the Extremes: What Happens to the Body and Mind at the Limits of Human Endurance by Kenneth Kamler My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page The title says... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL