
A seahorse farm in Negombo, Sri Lanka we had the privilege to visit.
A few months ago, I spoke about Tumblr at Virginia Tech’s University Relations annual retreat. I used Yale’s tumblelog as an example. Yale is...
The Children’s Hospital, Chris Adrian (M, 40s, red hoodie, black jacket and jeans, short salt and pepper hair, L train) http://bit.ly/Xp2IP4
When it comes to eating the finest meals, not everyone is a gourmet cook. But just because you cannot...
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Dandies in Congo, emos in Iraq, electro-hillbilly truckers in Japan. No matter how hard life can be, people carve out original ways of living.
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I don’t appreciate the use of terms like “sub” or “counter” unless you’re referring to people who are hell-bent on a path of destroying themselves and everybody else along with them. But if you’re just talking about people who have adapted to a lifestyle unfamiliar to you, but it works for them and they can live in peace with their fellow man who doesn’t live the same way as they do, why call them “sub” or “counter” as if they’re inferior or a constant arch-rival or antagonist?
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In Chinese Horoscopes 2013 will be The Year of the Snake. The Year of the Snake starts on February 10, 2013 and ends on January 30, 2014.
Well I finally unraveled the mystery as to why I’m not regarded as a great thinker. I wasn’t born in the Year of the Snake. :)
How wide and varied the differences are in cultures. Westerners regard snakes as slickers, sort of like sly thinkers for devious purposes. But then, Westerners also view a fox in the same way. ≧◠◡◠≦
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The Year of The Dragon (2012)
Year of The Rabbit (2011)
Year of the Tiger (2010)
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It is time to leave superstition behind and embrace the beauty and challenges of the world without supernatural beings.
What’s wrong with supernatural beings? I mean it’s not they’re your next door neighbor, play loud music all hours of the night, have a barking dog that won’t shut up, rowdy kids, and stuff like that. They live in another world! :)
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Zita Cobb transformed a Newfoundland community into a creative hub for artists to take in the beautiful landscape of Fogo Island (RT @nlowe_org: Read about Zita Cobb - “Fogo Island: Travel to Canada’s hidden paradise and artists’ haven”…