Posted on March 16, 2016
by neuroticphilosopher
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Here are some of the birds we saw in CR, these look like they were in the middle of a thought..
Category: Environment, Photography, Travelogue, tropical birds, World CultureTags: birding, Birding tour, birds, Boat-billed heron, Bright-rumped attila, Costa Rica, Crested Guan, Emerald toucanette, Endangered birds, Great Curassow, Green Honeycreeper, Green kingfisher, Green violetear hummingbird, Herons, Honeycreepers, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Laughing Falcon, Nature tour, Northern Jacana, Olive throated parrot, Purple honeycreeper, Rare birds, Rarely seen, Trogons, tropical birds, Vulnerable birds, Wildlife photography, Woodpeckers
Posted on February 26, 2016
by neuroticphilosopher
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For my trip to Costa Rica, I am relegating my trip experience to the photos I took…..As in any tropical country, the jungles made me feel alive and the birds and animals, much closer than I have usually seen, reminded me of Trinidad more… Continue Reading “CR stories #1: Marvin Rockwell, a pioneer, a businessman, naturalist, paramedic, rockstar-superman!”
Category: Environment, I think.., Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Adventure, Airstrip, Cheese, Children's Eternal forest, Cloud Forest, conservation, Costa Rica, happiness, Hummingbirds, Marvin Rockwell, Monteverde, nature, Orchids, Pan-American highway, Pioneers, Professions, Quakers, Rainforest, stories, Success, Superman, Tour-guide
In the world of internet, misdirection is as rampant, if not more so, as knowledge. While Wikipedia changed the accessibility of information and is one purely uplifting product of shared community knowledge that can get better with every passing minute, all those news avenues that… Continue Reading “The difference between knowledge and misdirection”
Category: I think.., Politics, Science, World CultureTags: Andrew wakefield, anti-vaxxers, ASD, Autism, Big pharma, democracy, Doctors, High standards, Knowledge, Medicine, MMR, research, Rober De Niro, Tribeca film festival, Unites states, Vaccination, Vaccines
In the fourth of July weekend, yes, that long ago, we decided to visit Arkansas’s famous town Bentonville. Don’t be surprised if you have not heard of it, neither had I until last year, but bear no doubt that it truly is famous. The… Continue Reading “The art of America through a mart, Wal-mart and Warhol”
Category: Travelogue, World CultureTags: Advertising, American dream, Andy Warhol, Arkansas, Bentonville, Bottomline, Crystal Bridges museum, Daisy, Discount, Fliers, Fortune 500, Great Dane, Hardwork, Hibiscus, Marketing, Modern art, nature, Retail store, Sam Walton, Travel, Variety store, Wal-mart, Walmart, Warhol
A poem on child abuse by the powerful. Every one, is more powerful than a child. But every one may also have a God who forgives, protects, excuses and takes responsibility in their eyes. Might ‘Twas just a touch Some feel Not much. My… Continue Reading “Abuse”
Category: Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, World CultureTags: Abuse, ABuser, Child abuse, hypocrisy, Pedophilia, poem, Politician, Reality Television, Social justice, Victim