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Filming Bollywood.jpg

Filming Bollywood.jpg

Josh @ Jantar Mantar.jpg

Josh @ Jantar Mantar.jpg

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Having survived the craziness of the New Delhi train station at 5am, nearly being scammed, figuring out the booking system, and boarding the train I was ready to relax. Wow what an experienc ...

Having survived the craziness of the New Delhi train station...

Josh just wants tea. I am amazed how he is always in a good mood, even at this time of the morning.

Josh just wants tea. I am amazed how he is always in a good...

Fisheye at the top of the pitch!

Fisheye at the top of the pitch!

ntableman's photo

ntableman's photo

If I recall this moment, I had been looking out the window at the people sleeping in the mud, the outdoor pit toilets, and the general state of how people live. I started to tear up at one p ...

If I recall this moment, I had been looking out the window at...

Kushner’s “The Guide”

For those who do not know me, I will start with a little background. I am not generally a theater person. I tend to like serious plays when I do go. To actively go, something has to catch my attention. I do know who Kushner, Mamet and Stoppard are. However, I deem knowing who these [...]

Busted…Doggie Porn?

Dad, I am in big trouble and have had my computer privileges removed for an unspecified amount of time. G-Mom caught me surfing the net and I was looking at a web site called whitehouse.com for doggies. Honest Dad, I thought I was reading about the White house, you know where the President and his [...]

Season of Migration to the North

On a random whim I decided to pick up Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih. I forget where I first ran across this book title. I think I was reading about Sudan on Wikipedia.

I am 25 pages into it, no real comments yet, a fast paced quick read that is more of [...]

Anti-Bookite

When you were a kid, you had a book fairs at your grade school. I am willing to bet money you did. Somehow I have a feeling that it was slightly different than the Paris Book Fair. Not only in the scope, but in the language, awards, and controversy:

Algeria, Iran, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, [...]

Nathan

Our deepest fears are like dragons guarding our deepest treasure – Rainier Maria Rilke

It seems strange to write a page like this on my blog as this whole entire thing is about my travels both physical and existential through life. I suppose I can try to give a brief overview of who [...]

Spain (incomplete move from old site)

The Trip started Tuesday night with a trip to JFK. Nothing eventful happened at all. We boarded the flight and made our way to Spain via Iberia.

Wednesday 8th of September

The jet from JFK arrives late to Madrid Barajas and we miss the connection to Barcelona and we fear that we might miss our [...]