This weekend, I spent Sunday morning strolling around Abbot Kinney in Venice, California. Here are a few things that caught my eye...
12.18.2007
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An otter enjoying a little swim after dining on a few crabs
Take me back to Kauai - now.
...from Coolhunter
by Pippo Lionni
by Pippo Lionni
Also in toothpicks!
Cave drawings of a 1677 AD solar eclipse by the Chumash (off the beaten path just in Santa Barbara)
Conceptual Mixed-Use Urban Planning Tower Design for Istanbut by ddplp
Bobby D's Fancy Groceries
"Good writing does not succeed or fail on the strength of its ability to persuade. Not the kind of writing that you'll find in this book, anyway. It succeeds or fails on the strength of its ability to engage you, to make you think, to give you a glimpse into someone else's head - even... if in the end you conclude that someone else's head is not a place you'd really like to be." - Malcolm Gladwell
Persepolis
the Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson
Al Manakh Cont'd - Volume 23
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El Matador Beach, Malibu
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Mount Fuji (image taken from Wikipedia)
Dylan Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel, Istanbul
Cavas Wine Lodge, Mendoza
Dubai Skyline facing the Diwan (Rulers Court)
musings of a global nomad
Happy Spring!
"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." - Steve Jobs
Those lazy summer days....
An otter enjoying a little swim after dining on a few crabs
"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."
- Marcel Proust
- Marcel Proust
Take me back to Kauai - now.
Topics of Interest
Brilliant talk by Simon Sinek on how great leaders inspire action
No more excuses...
...from Coolhunter
Alaa Wardi - The beautiful sounds of Arabian a capella
"If you do not have a connection to traditions and the past, it is impossible for you to have a connection with the present and the future." - Chef José Andrés
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Words of Wisdom from Stephen Colbert at the Northwestern Commencement Speech
What Makes Us Happy?
Facts of Life Project
by Pippo Lionni
More from - Facts of Life
by Pippo Lionni
Something that caught my eye in Bristol, RI
Just a thought....
It's much easier to be successful than it is to be relevant. - Bono
Wat Arun in Bangkok also by Stan Munro
Also in toothpicks!
Picture that Caught my Eye 03.16.10
Cave drawings of a 1677 AD solar eclipse by the Chumash (off the beaten path just in Santa Barbara)
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Conceptual Mixed-Use Urban Planning Tower Design for Istanbut by ddplp
Picture that Caught my Eye in New Orleans
Bobby D's Fancy Groceries
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- Wall-e
Persepolis
The Visitor
Slumdog Millionaire
The Muppets Take Manhattan
the Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson
Books that enlighten a Global Soul
- the Butterfuly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson
- Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Falling off the Map by Pico Iyer
- Fools Rush In by Bill Carter
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Al Manakh Cont'd - Volume 23
Tarrabay Mausoleum, Cairo
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El Matador Beach, Malibu
Some of my Favorite Things
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A Carnivore's Dream in Argentina - Steaks, steaks and more steaks
Mount Fuji (image taken from Wikipedia)
Dylan Hotel
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Four Seasons Hotel, Istanbul
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