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• BOOK REVIEW: Collected Poems 1947 – 1997 by Allen Ginsberg

  

  Collected Poems 1947-1997 by Allen Ginsberg My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This “collection” is actually 13 collections bound together in one volume that... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley

  

  The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page The two essays collected in this thin volume recount Aldous... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

  

  Lab Girl by Hope Jahren My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This book is in part the autobiography of a female scientist with a career in a field that is both... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Giant Pill Millipede, I.e. Sphaerotheriida

  

  Taken on May 28, 2017 in Coorg, near Madikeri They curl up into a ball to wait out danger. Size: a little smaller than a golf ball. Share on Facebook, Twitter,... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Strange Language

  

  It’s often thought that rationality and morality can’t coexist under the same roof, but it’s rationalization and morality that are incendiary roommates. Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Coorg Land Snail, I.e. Indrella Ampulla

  

  Taken on May 27, 2017 near Madikeri in Coorg Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Overlooking Lungwa, Indo-Burmese Border Village

  

  Taken in April of 2017 at Lungwa in Nagaland Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Praying Mantis on the Gunwale

  

  Taken on the Kameng River crossing to Nameri National Park in Assam Full Disclosure: I know little to nothing about insects. Therefore, it’s possible this bug... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Kids Slung in the Khasi Style

  

  Taken in April of 2017 in Shillong Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Jnana Sankalini Tantra by P. Prajnanananda

  

  Jnana Sankalini Tantra by P. Prajnananda My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page Tantra is in a class with quantum physics as a topic that everybody likes to talk... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Imphal War Cemetery

  

  Taken on May 5, 2017 in Imphal Japan reached the end of line in its advance to the west in Northeastern India. Both Kohima in Nagaland and Imphal in Manipur hav... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Anatomy of Hatha Yoga by H. David Coulter

  

  Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers, and Practitioners by H. David Coulter My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page There are many books on anatom... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain by Andrew Newberg and Mark...

  

  How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain: The New Science of Transformation by Andrew Newberg My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This book busted me over the head... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Village Churches of Nagaland

  

  Taken in April of 2017 in Nagaland Nagaland feels like a country unto itself. Not like Myanmar (which it’s not.) But, also not like India (which it is,... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Seven Sisters Bridge Over the Brahmaputra

  

  Taken in April of 2017 near Tezpur in Assam Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Flowers of Meghalaya

  

  Taken in April of 2017 in Meghalaya Baby Pineapple Heart’s Ease Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Not All Journeys Have Routes; Not All Journeys Are Mapped

  

  Struggling to give birth to bliss, the proud parent fears it’ll flee –never to return. He heard his guru chanted the the mantra one thousand times –pow,... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Ima Market, Imphal

  

  Taken on May 5, 2017 in Imphal, Manipur Ima Market (a.k.a. Khwairamband Bazar, or “The Women’s Market”) is a sprawling bazaar in the center of Imphal. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Khonoma Terraces

  

  Taken in May of 2017 in Khonoma, Nagaland This is actually Dzuleke Village, the next village down from Khonoma. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email,... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Glimpsing Meghalaya Easter

  

  Girls in their Sunday-go-to-meetin’, plod along muddy roads– colorful yet spatter-fearing– trudging to Easter service meticulously, yet carefree. Some wedge... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL