India: a new view of ourselves

December 19, 2013
This is my first-world life. I never wanted for anything, got a good education, found progressively responsible jobs, lived in nice places, owned my own cars and...
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Transitioning from corporate to consulting

December 18, 2013
Corporate boom times are long gone—I can’t remember for how long that “downsizing” has been so prevalent but people have been laid off in droves for more than a...
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1 Comments · Blog

India: Scenes from Pushkar Camel Fair

December 17, 2013
You're probably wondering what the Pushkar Camel Fair is, right? I blogged about it in February, HERE, in anticipation of our visit.  I'm going to let images and video...
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India: Defining karma + feeding cows

December 16, 2013
Karma is often described as destiny.  But that's not what it is. It's a Sanskrit word for "act, action or word." Karma is a cosmic law that teaches that each of our...
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India: My favorite photo (3 views)

December 15, 2013
  Sometimes, everything works out. Lighting. Color. Backdrop. People. This series epitomizes the beauty and magic of India and to me, looks like a scene from...
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India: Unforgettable scenes

December 14, 2013
Street vendors were everywhere, even in the smallest little villages. All I see is brown, even with pops of color in the background. Yes, a young customer for that...
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9 Comments · Travel

Last-minute Christmas gift ideas

December 13, 2013
Ok, so we know that you're not going to circle the parking lot over and over looking for a place to park and then have to fight the mobs to actually buy something.  No....
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India: A native of the country responds

December 12, 2013
I was delighted to hear that my nephew and some of his fellow grad students in Syracuse were following my blog posts while I was in India and those posts that followed...
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Teaching: making the dream come true

December 11, 2013
I was hooked on teaching the minute I stood in front of 300 freshmen and sophomores and prepared to teach my very first college class. It was a fluke, really, a duty...
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India: the children broke my heart + filled me with joy

December 10, 2013
A small child, maybe 18 months old, dirty, dressed in rags, squatting in the gutter, drinking the dirty water.  The image is seared in my brain. I saw it at the...
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