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2 Days at Mahabs

March 17, 2017 Dena Dena's Blog Posts, India, James' Blog

What should we do for James’s birthday? The shopping area can’t hold our attention for long. I know… More stuff to haul 12,000 km… Hmm, the lighter, the better. How[…]

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Meenakshi Amman Temple

March 14, 2017 Dena Dena's Blog Posts, India, James' Blog

If you’re thinking what I was thinking, yes! Meen as in meen kappa (fish curry with boiled tapioca/coconut/tumeric), but in this case, Meenakshi as in fish eyed, an old-fashioned compliment[…]

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Madurai Mad

March 14, 2017 Dena Dena's Blog Posts, India, James' Blog

We arrived in Madurai at nearly midnight, after an emergency dental tightening and a long train ride. First thing, right after we left the train station proper, a young man[…]

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Attukal Pongal

March 14, 2017 Dena Dena's Blog Posts, India

I was riding my bike not long after 8 in the morning on the 11th, heading into town for Attukal Pongal. When an event is the record holder for the[…]

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The first draft

March 7, 2017 James Dena's Blog Posts, India, James' Blog

Many people that I’ve known through out my (James’) life have expressed a philosphy about the third person, an individual personality that is (okay) “born” from two people that love[…]

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The Big City!

March 2, 2017 James India, James' Fiction

Ever since my early days of watching Bollywood movies in awe of the sheer volumes of talent and resources that go into these truly incredible works of frivolous entertainment I[…]

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More on Traffic

February 20, 2017 Dena Dena's Blog Posts, India

I forgot to mention the elephants. They’re not as common here as in other parts of the country, but they’re in demand for temple rituals. This one was likely part[…]

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Puja!!!

February 9, 2017 James India, James' Blog

So we live on the 6th story, which is actually the 10th floor, of this very bizarre semi-finished building in the middle of nowhere called PTC-Aquavista. (Okay, so it’s not[…]

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Cultural Priorities: Efficiency and Safety Margins

February 7, 2017 Dena Dena's Blog Posts, India

James and I ride up to Ulloor or Medical College or Pattom fairly frequently. One of our favorite thali lunches (Sree Gauri Nivas, pure veg and de-lish-us) is across the[…]

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Bicycle POV

February 2, 2017 Dena Dena's Blog Posts, India

As nervous as I was about cycling on Indian roads (lanes, paths, cliffs), there was no doubt in my mind that it would be better than driving, being driven, riding[…]

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