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• BOOK REVIEW: Tears in Rain by Rosa Montero

  

  Tears in Rain by Rosa Montero My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page The title of this book, Tears in Rain will be instantly recognizable to sci-fi fans as a... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Colorful Szentendre

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre. Szentendre is a village just north of Budapest on the Danube. It’s known for its churches, bohemian atmosphere, and... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 9 Reasons To Freeze Your Keister Off in Hungary

  

  I’m fully adjusted to life in the tropics. I’m used to days that are almost exactly half light and half dark year round, and annual temperatures that vary less... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Mosque of Pasha Qasim: Color and Monochrome

  

  Taken December 31, 2014 in Pécs I’m back from Hungary with a load of photos to share. Here’s the first installment. This building is also–and currently–known... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Website 2014 in Review

  

  The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• That’s 1,000 Posts, and I’m Out of Here

  

  This is my 1,000th post on this site, and I’ve finished it just in time to get on a plane and leave the country, rounding out my blogging year with a nice... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Does That Mean What I Think It Does? No, No It Does Not

  

  Would you like a kick in the crotch with your cupcake? (The name reads a bit hostile for an American.) Cultural idiosyncrasies of language matter. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 2015 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge

  

  From Goobe’s Books, one of my favorite local bookstores in Bangalore Recently, a FaceBook friend posted a link for the 2015 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge. Thi... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Bangalorean Winter Flowers

  

  Taken in Cubbon Park on December 13, 2014 The other day I posted a winter photo from Budapest to psyche myself up to experience winter for the first time in a... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Thailand Can NOT Catch a Break: Monk Pimp-Slaps an Expat

  No, you didn’t read that sub-title wrong. A Buddhist monk delivered a series of slaps to a farang. It’s not clear whether the slaps were issued because the... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Learning to Leap: Why?

  

  Leaping maneuvers are ever-present in martial arts movies and in some martial arts (e.g. Indian Kalaripayattu and some forms of Kung fu). Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Voice of the Silence by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

  

  The Voice of the Silence: Being Extracts from The Book of the Golden Precepts by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page According to... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Fatehpur Sikri Garden

  

  Taken in the Fall of 2013 at Fatehpur Sikri Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• On Pain: All That Isn’t Pleasure Isn’t Pain

  

  I see people staring at the railing on which they will stretch their hamstrings just like they would look at a side-by-side refrigerator unit that they have to... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Winter Markets in Budapest

  

  Taken in Budapest in the Winter of 2008. Later in the week I will be traveling to Hungary. I’m posting this to psych myself up to experience winter. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 2014 Reads: The Most Captivating and Profound Books I Read in the Past Year

  I read 80-some books in 2014. A few stood out above the rest. I’d put the best of the litter in two categories: the captivating and the profound. This is a... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Path Forks and Narrows

  

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

  Posted on 14 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Zen in Motion by Neil Claremon

  

  Zen in Motion: Lessons from a Master Archer on Breath, Posture, and the Path of Intuition by Neil Claremon My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page When one thinks o... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Buddhas in Saffron

  

  Taken in August of 2014 in Ayutthaya, Thailand. These Buddhas line the perimeter of an important structure at the Wat Yai Chai Mongkol in Ayutthaya. Share on... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

  

  Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page Shantaram is a journey through the life of a convict on the lam, a slum dweller, a... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL