“So what do you read?” he asks me as I deliver black coffee and sugar to the table. The unsuspecting target is unaware that he is about to be ambushed by my Army of Authors….
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Pocket Change
Journal Entry San Francisco Airport 21/5/04 Pocket Change Sitting in the airport — American legs, Indian arranged. I empty my pockets of India — to show for nothing but some change. A Rupee or two,…
111 Degrees Fahrenheit
111 Degrees Fahrenheit Journal Entry Delhi, India 18/5/04 111 degrees Fahrenheit in Delhi today. I bow down and thank the heat for helping to kick me out of the nest I’ve made in India. Just…
Re-discovering the World as Round
(Leaf from the Bodhi Tree under which the Buddha became enlightened.) It’s been a year and a half since I started wearing the Buddhist Eternal Knot — a symbol for love without limits, compassion without…
tea is served
Journal Entry March 6th, 2004 Varanassi, India Legs are crossed and tea is served, but this is like no party I’ve ever attended. The heat depletes and liters of bottled water flow through me mimicing…
Lost in Found
Spain Photogallery There are times in my travels, when I simply stop and sink hard into the present moment. The world, for timeless seconds, spins around me — and in that dizziness, all I can…
“SSR” — Saint Seeking Revelers
“SSR” — Saint Seeking Revelers Name: San Simon Aliases/Nicknames: Maximon, Ry Laj Man, Judas Iscariot, Pedro de Alvarado, Rij Laj Ethnicity: Mayan with Spanish Influences Height: Your Average Life Sized Doll Weight: About 50 lbs…
crashing carnival
Crashing Carnival So today we celebrate Carnival in Guatemala. *looks around* No parades, beads or frats of raving boys with video cameras in sight (thank God!)…but then again, we Americans always love to add our…