Berniegourley

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• DAILY PHOTO: Tunnel Under Buda Castle

  

  Taken in July of 2011 in Budapest. I don’t know how this post will turn out. WordPress has decided it must–as is the custom with technology–replace a perfectly... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Dueling Mantras: Competing Tactical Tenets in Martial Arts

  

  There are many rules of thumb that are used to convey useful generalizations to martial arts students. One that I’ve heard for years is: “Use as big a movement... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Church of Thanksgiving by Night

  

  Taken in July of 2011 in Budapest. The inscription on the church reading “Soli Deo Gloria” means “glory to God alone.” That might have been patently obvious to... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Injustice: Gods Among Us by Tom Taylor

  

  Injustice: Gods Among Us #1 by Tom Taylor My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page If you’re among those who were distraught over Superman’s uncharacteristic behavio... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Industrial Wasteland

  

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  Posted on 01 July 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Suomenlinna Dock

  

  Taken in the summer of 2011 in Finland. Suomenlinna (a.k.a. Sveaborg) is a fort built on islands jutting out into the Gulf of Finland near Helsinki. Share on... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Sampige Road

  

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  Posted on 29 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Festive Truck

  

  Taken on June 28, 2014 at Mantri Square in Malleswaram. We happened upon a little parade today in Malleswaram. This was the main float. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Uspenski Cathedral: Inside and Out

  

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  Posted on 27 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Reverence

  

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  Posted on 26 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: 98.6 by Cody Lundin

  

  98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive by Cody Lundin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page If you’ve seen the Discovery Channel show Dual Survival,... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Blue Door

  

  Taken on June 21, 2014 at Russell Market in Bangalore. By B Gourley in India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on June 25, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Fruit Stand

  

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

  Posted on 24 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Dancer

  

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  Posted on 23 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Not a Tomato Out of Place at Russell Market

  

  Taken June 21, 2014 at Russell Market in Bangalore. By B Gourley in food, India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on June 22, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

  

  Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page Recently, I read and reviewed Steven Kotler’s The... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Wat Toul Tom Poung

  

  Taken in October of 2012 in Phnom Penh. This Wat is located between the Russian Market (Toul Tom Poung Market) and the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in south... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis De Sade

  

  The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade My rating: 1 of 5 stars Amazon page This book was listed in one of those “500 Books One Must Read” lists. Maybe it was... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Unofficial Slogan of Phnom Penh

  

  Taken in October of 2012 in Phnom Penh. “No Money, No Honey” are words ubiquitous in the Cambodian capital. I’m not sure why this phrase, which likely has... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Colonial Phnom Penh

  

  Taken in October of 2012 in Phnom Penh. Phnom Penh contains an interesting mashup of architecture from traditional Khmeri to French colonial era, to the glass... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL