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• BOOK REVIEW: Batman: Year One by Frank Miller, Et. Al.

  

  Batman: Year One by Frank Miller My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page Amazon recently had a sale on classic Batman collections in celebration of the Caped... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Narrow Escapes

  

  Every living soul exists by virtue of an ancestor who narrowly escaped death. Someone in your family tree refused to quit during an onslaught by predators, as... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Porch in the Tibetan Style

  

  Taken in March of 2014 at Namdroling Monastery. By B Gourley in Buddhism, India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tibet, Tourism, travel on July 30,... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Good Soldier Ŝvejk by Jaroslav Haŝek

  

  The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page Haŝek’s novel is a satire of war and the absurdities that arise... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Back Lake Pagoda

  

  Taken in July of 2008 in Beijing. By B Gourley in architecture, China, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on July 29, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Blind Dog

  

  This dog followed us around during our tea plantation walk in Munnar. It was a fine-looking dog with a warm disposition. It seemed quite healthy, except for... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Be the Change

  

  Gandhi is credited with saying, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” That’s powerful phrasing. It’s much more effective than, say: “Nag your friends... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Danube Ferry

  

  Taken in July of 2011 in Budapest. By B Gourley in Hungary, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on July 28, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Art Restoration at the Royal Palace

  

  Taken on October 2012 in Phnom Penh’s Royal Palace By B Gourley in Art, Cambodia, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on July 27, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist by Orhan Pamuk

  

  The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist by Orhan Pamuk My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page The Naïve and the Sentimental Novelist is Orhan Pamuk’s theory of the... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: What Does It Mean To Be Educated?

  

  Only reading books that you’re comfortable with doesn’t make you educated, it makes you indoctrinated. By B Gourley in Books, Education, wisdom on... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: White House Amid the Tea Plantation

  

  Taken July 7, 2014 in Munnar. By B Gourley in India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on July 26, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Walking Amid the Big Guns

  

  Taken in the summer of 2008 in Beijing at the Military Museum. By B Gourley in China, Military, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Art of Peace by Morihei Ueshiba and John Stevens

  

  The Art of Peace by Morihei Ueshiba My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page The edition of The Art of Peace that I read is divided into three parts. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Red Wall

  

  Taken in the summer of 2008 in the Beijing Military Museum By B Gourley in China, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on July 24, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Kochi Street Goats

  

  Taken July 7, 2014 in Kochi On your visit to Kochi (Cochin) you’ll note a different mix of fauna than elsewhere in India. Urban bovines are rare, but roving... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: How Sad for You

  

  A man once said to me, with evident pride, that he’d never failed a test of any kind in his life. I guess he was expecting admiration, and must have been... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Writer’s Bookstore

  

  Taken in the summer of 2011. My favorite store in Hungary. This bookstore is located at the corner of Andrássy út and Liszt Ferenc Tér in Pest. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Inside the Lion’s Den by Ken Shamrock

  

  Inside the Lion’s Den: The Life and Submission Fighting System of Ken Shamrock by Ken Shamrock My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page Inside the Lion’s Den is two... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Smart TV Still Leads to Stupid

  

  I learned the terms “hot media” and “cool media” during my weekend reading. These terms were coined by Marshall McLuhan, and don’t seem to have caught on outsid... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL