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• DAILY PHOTO: Mátyás Templom

  

  Taken in December of 2016 in Budapest Hungary Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Langur in the Green: A Portrait

  

  Taken in May of 2017 at Amboseli National Park in Kenya Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Elephantine

  

  That mammal stands a mile tall. Far too proud to take a fall. It lumbers on til days end, nudging family round the bend. Water hole. Day’s close. Circled up.... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 5 Essential [and Sometimes Hilarious] TED Talks About the Human Body

  

  5.) 3 Clues to Understanding your Brain by VS Ramachandran: Ramachandran discusses three afflictions that offer insight into the working of the brain. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Mountain Streams

  

  Taken in June of 2015 in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Aokigahara (青木ヶ原)

  

  a sinkhole of depression whose dark gravity pulls to the rim those troubled souls seeking midnight’s comfort Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email,... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Kolkata Miscellany

  

  Kolkata street scene taken in July of 2016 Howrah Bridge Flower Market Rabindranath Tagore poem Howrah Bridge closeup A bust in the Indian Museum Freaky helmet... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Steeple & Sky in Szentendre

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre, Hungary Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Monsoon City Night

  

  pavement shimmering in the arc lamp glow human traffic hardens as water flows a can glides, twisting, toward the storm drain riding a ruddy river of rain a... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Camel & Cart

  

  Taken in November of 2015 near Pushkar Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Caesar’s Last Breath by Sam Kean

  

  Caesar’s Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us by Sam Kean My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page A book about air and the gas molecules that floa... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure (a.k.a. Anne...

  

  The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page This is a bawdy take on the tale of Sleeping Beauty—and, in particular,... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Macaques of Bharachukki Falls

  

  Taken in July of 2014 at Bharachukki Falls Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Banana Plant

  

  your purple plumb bob bounces on a banana-laden stalk your long leaves twist tear like the Tacoma Narrows bridge when wind whips over every annum foliage fall... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Kolam Competition in Cubbon

  

  Taken on November 11, 2017 in Cubbon Park, Bangalore Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Children’s Day Flower Displays

  

  Taken on November 11, 2017 in Bangalore Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Thangka Paintings Around India

  

  Taken at Lamayuru Temple in Ladakh in August of 2016 Taken at Diskit Monastery in Nubra Valley in August of 2016 Taken at Namdroling Monastery at Bylakuppe in... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 5 Facts About Hyperkyphosis

  

  Source: William Crochot via Wikipedia Hyperkyphosis (a.k.a. Excessive Thoracic Kyphosis, “Dowager’s Hump”, or often just called Kyphosis) is an excessive outwar... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Mountain Lakes

  

  Taken in August of 2016 in Kashmir Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Snowcaps of Salkantay

  

  Taken in July of 2010 in the Peruvian Andes Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL