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• BOOK REVIEW: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller

  

  Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page A couple of reviews ago, I covered Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One, which... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Petronas Towers by Day

  

  Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur. By B Gourley in City, Malaysia, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on August 14, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Sikh Temple on Chandni Chowk

  

  Taken in October of 2013 in Delhi. Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib is the Sikh temple that sits on Chandni Chowk, down the road from the Red Fort. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Cemetery at Fatehpur Sikri

  

  Taken in October of 2013 at Fatehpur Sikri. By B Gourley in India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on August 12, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Namdroling Temple

  

  Taken in March of 2014 at Namdroling Monastery. By B Gourley in Buddhism, India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tibet, Tourism, travel on August... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Danube

  

  Taken in the summer of 2011. Taken from the Margit bridge in Budapest. Parliament is on the left (west) bank and the palace in the distance overlooking the righ... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh

  

  The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page It will come as no surprise that television comedy writers are... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The West End of Hampi Bazaar

  

  Taken in November of 2013 in Hampi By B Gourley in India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on August 8, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Tungabhadra River Shrine

  

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  Posted on 07 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Warrior Pose by Brad Willis / Bhava Ram

  

  Warrior Pose: How Yoga (Literally) Saved My Life by Brad Willis My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page It may strike one as hokey that this book has one author, bu... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Geese Stepping

  

  Taken in the summer of 2011 in Helsinki. This is on Seurasaari, near Helsinki. By B Gourley in Finland, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos,... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Yoga, Mirrors, & Proprioception

  

  This morning a yoga teacher I’ve studied with posted this article on her Facebook feed. It’s by an Indian yogini who moved to the U.S., and it offers five... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Kochi, the Fishing Village

  

  Taken July 7, 2014 in Kochi (Cochin.) In the background are a couple of Kochi’s famous Chinese fishing nets. These particular nets are primarily a tourist... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Everything & Its Opposite

  

  Before I moved to India, I was told that the only thing that one can definitively say about the country is that “everything and its opposite is true of India. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Shell Cluster

  

  Taken in December of 2013 in Phuket, Thailand By B Gourley in nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Thailand, Tourism, travel on August 4... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Thungbergia Mysorensis

  

  Taken on July 7, 2014 in Munnar. By B Gourley in Garden, India, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on August 2, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: “That” Doesn’t Make You So Mad

  

  Source: Avengers movie “That makes me so mad!” One hears it all the time. It has to be among the most commonly uttered phrases in the realm of emotional... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Phnom Penh Street Corner

  

  Taken in October of 2012 in Phnom Penh. By B Gourley in Cambodia, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on August 1, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 9 Self-Defense Tips for Women

  

  Today is a day of protest in Bangalore to decry sexual assaults on women and children. It seems like an apropos time to offer some advice on self-defense. 1. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Dunapart

  

  Taken in July of 2011 in Budapest By B Gourley in City, Hungary, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on July 31, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL