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• DAILY PHOTO: Reflections on Dal Lake

  

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

  Posted on 08 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Poem: APC

  

  Armored Personnel Carrier 10 tons of angry seaweed green, a weighty sight when viewed from Dal Lake in a languidly rocking shikara the APC’s slits, the... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Achyutaraya Temple Courtyard

  

  Taken in October of 2013 in Hampi Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner

  

  The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This book combines travel... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon

  

  Maps and Legends: Reading and Writing Along the Borderlands by Michael Chabon My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This book consists of 17 essays about reading... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 5 Hyphenated Yogas That Miss the Point of Yoga

  

  The laissez-faire and easy-going yoga community has spawned some phenomenally ridiculous mergers. I have “yoga” as a term on Google News, and almost every week ... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Galloping Yak, Posterior View

  

  Taken in the Summer of 2016 on the road to Pangong Tso Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Tomb

  thick-walled tomb a slapping hand, numb and beet red all sound absorbed nothing passes but a tremor knocking loose a grain of sand one sand grain for all the... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: El Castillo

  

  Taken in the Summer of 2010 at Chichen Itza Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 5 Ways to Flummox Your Adversary

  

  5.) Acknowledge that there is a universe in which his or her point is valid: However, tell your adversary that this is contingent upon theoretical physicists... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Long Shadows of Winter, Óbuda

  

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

  Posted on 04 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Little Girl Shops for Rubber Chicken

  

  Taken in Singapore’s Chinatown in October of 2016 Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 5 Tips for Introverts

  

  5.) Eye contact: Train yourself to be aware of eye contact. Eye contact doesn’t come naturally for an introvert. It’s common to not only avert one’s gaze, but t... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Golden Bridge on the Ganges, Varanasi

  

  Taken in October of 2015 in Varanasi The sunrise playing off the Ganges is sometimes called “the golden bridge.” Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email,... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: A Sheep in Human’s Clothing [See What I Did There?]

  

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

  Posted on 01 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: the God of Abstraction

  tree on one corner on the other a shrine they hedged their bets stood astride the line they sealed their letters to the holy ghost and slipped them in the... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears Ed. by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling

  

  Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears by Ellen Datlow My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This anthology consists of 22 pieces of short fiction written by 21 authors and... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Machu Picchu Green

  

  Taken in the Summer of 2010 at Machu Picchu Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Cat’s Pajamas by Ray Bradbury

  

  The Cat’s Pajamas by Ray Bradbury My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This is a collection of 20 short stories by Ray Bradbury written between 1946 and 2004.... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Titicaca Shoreline

  

  Taken in the Summer of 2010 on Taquile Island Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL