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• DAILY PHOTO: The Great Wall of China

  

  A nicely restored section of the Wall Tags: Beijing, China, Great Wall, Great Wall of China, photographs, photos, pictures, tourism, travelBy B... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Chirpy Bird in a Cedar Tree

  Hey, little chirpy bird, who rambles on without a word, does your measure and your meter tell of life in yonder cedar? Tags: bird, chirpy bird,... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• TODAY’S RANT: How’d I Get So Much Stuff?

  

  I don’t like to use words like “stuff”, “things”, or the vague but picturesque “crap.” Such words have low information content and are thus semantic... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• MASTER WORKS: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

  

  The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This is one of Shakespeare’s most controversial works, and debates still... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Niagara Falls

  

  Niagara Falls, taken in the early – mid 90′s Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on Tumblr Pin ItEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: A Dead Hand by Paul Theroux

  

  A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta by Paul Theroux My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page A Dead Hand opens with the protagonist, Jerry Delfont, receiving an... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Mountains Near Tucson, Arizona

  

  From a resort in Tucson, Arizona Taken in the mid-90′s. Tags: Arizona, desert, Mountains, nature, outdoors, photographs, photos, pictures,... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Haiku No Gyokko-ryū Jōryaku No Maki

  throw open the gate mindless herds will charge headlong into the stockyard prolong each journey show the Emperor the sights drop his palanquin the guitarist’s... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Cambodian Supreme Court

  

  Supreme Court of Cambodia, Phnom Penh Tags: Cambodia, dusk, Phnom Penh, photographs, photos, pictures, Supreme Court, tourism, travelBy B Gourley... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Was the Fukushima-Daiichi Incident the Final Nail in Nuclear Energy’s Coffin?

  

  Today is the two-year anniversary of the tsunami that swamped parts of eastern Japan. Among the ongoing effects of this event was a re-chilling of attitudes... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• WRITING DEVICES: The Author Cameo in A Dead Hand

  

  Amazon Page I’ll soon finish reading a novel by Paul Theroux called A Dead Hand. I won’t get into the details of the book in this post because I’ll do a review... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• The Case of the Biggest Ego

  

  Dear Leader, Version 3.0, and Dennis Rodman I was reading an article in The Economist over the weekend about the sanctions against North Korea, and Kim Jong Un’... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Fungi at Yellow River State Park

  

  Orange Mock Oyster Mushroom I have it on good authority that these are a non-edible mushroom (i.e. keyword “mock.”) Taken yesterday (March 10, 2013) at Yellow... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Two Tigers Circle In The Night

  

  Taken at the Budapest Zoo Two tigers circle in the night. Neither eager to be first in fight. Bellies low, they scrape the ground. Each step pads without a... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Sunflower Field in Rural Hungary

  

  Taken on the road between Szentendre and Visegrad Tags: fields, flowers, hills, Hungary, nature, outdoors, photographs, photos, pictures, sunflowers... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Life by Lists

  

  I remember when I could remember, but these days I invariably forget. My life isn’t even in its September but by absent-mindedness I’m beset. My keys? My keys?... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Llamas Over Machu Picchu

  

  One llama, two llama, dun llama, zoo llama Tags: pictures, travel, nature, photos, tourism, photographs, peru, inca, wildlife, Machu Picchu, lamaBy ... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• MICRO-FICTION: Julia Doesn’t Know How Lucky She Is

  

  “Have you completed your mission? The Council grows impatient,” The thought occurred in Safrom’s mind as if he had a split personality rather than an angry... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: A Rare Burst of Color at Banteay Kdei

  

  Prayer flags in the ruins Traveling through the old earth-tone and mossy green temple building, one comes upon a festival of color. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Evangelists Meet Max Their Match

  BING-BONG. Without even looking up from his computer, Max knew it was church people. They came around trying to sell him a religion now and again. No one sold... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL