February 2012
6 posts
1 tag
1 tag
2 tags
September 2011
2 posts
“Landed safely in Minneapolis. 30 hours of travel to the other side of the world....”
“Crossed the ocean this morning. Good times.”
August 2011
11 posts
“The Maestro says it’s Mozart \ but it sounds like bubble gum \ when...”
– Leonard Cohen
1 tag
2 tags
“After 10 hours of travel, I am back safely to Trans Indus - Bangalore, India....”
– Ezra
1 tag
July 2011
17 posts
“Update: we have arrived safely in Pattaya, Thailand and are checked in to the...”
– Ezra
2 tags
1 tag
“Be centralized with respect to direction, decentralized with respect to...”
– David Sacks, C.E.O. of Yammer http://nyti.ms/rdmPlu
1 tag
WatchVisited an incense “factory” in Mysore Sunday. After the process of rolling the paste on to sticks, the sticks are dipped in oils like sandalwood, rose, or lilly. After that, they are dried and packaged to be shipped around the world.
Next time you want to burn a little incense, remember the blackened hands of this young woman. Everything starts somewhere, consume wisely.
1 tag
WatchVisited a Beedi “factory” in Mysore on Sunday.
A beedi ( /ˈbiːdiː/; from Hindi: बीड़ी; also spelled bidi[1] or biri[2]) is a thin, South Asian[3] cigarette filled with tobacco flake and wrapped in a tendu leaf tied with a string at one end.
1 tag
1 tag
1 tag
1 tag
30 Days
July 1st. Oh what month. I have gotten into routine here. Funny how quickly we adjust to anything new. By making my days consistant I have found some grounding and also some stagnation. It is hard to leave this beautiful country house.
1.5 hours of city traffic to meet for dinner and drinks with Freddy. Horns, bumper to bumper, and rivers of motorcycles flowing between the buses, cars, and...
June 2011
20 posts
1 tag
1 tag
WatchYou are here ➤➤
Rather, a map of where I find myself every morning.
1 tag
1 tag
“You can be naughty but don’t be rude.”
– a guru
1 tag
June 21, 2011
Generally Speaking. Left Minneapolis some 20 days ago. Today I read for 3 hours on the deck, took a nap, folded laundry, made some rice-veg-curry, & watched a movie.
My home in rural India is so peaceful and the city (Bangalore) is so intense. That said, I am going back for more on Thursday night to see some live theatre with a friend. My friends, who’s home I am staying in, are and...
1 tag
1 tag
WatchFrom the entrance of Trans-Indus community down the long path to Will & Maggy’s place. Today, I seem to have a bit of trouble with the lock :)
1 tag
WatchA mix of road video from Bangalore.
1 tag
1 tag
1 tag
1 tag
1 tag
WatchOn the way home yesterday.
