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The Darkest Night
Reflections and Ponderings | September 4th 2008 by Preston
(Photo:Thomas Edison Parkway;Credit: J. Martin) The water glistens with the lights of indigo colored lamps; It is quiet and peaceful with a touch of curiosity Beneath a bridge; a spotlight illuminates a statue of a local hero; The City read more
Qwana from The Last Priestess Series
Share Your Heroine | September 1st 2008 by Nikki Leigh
Tell us about your heroine --- the female lead in your book.: Qwana is the heroine of The Last Priestess trilogy set in ancient Peru. She is the last priestess to the Moon Goddess in a time when religion turned to sun worship. Those who worshiped read more
St. Francis of Assissi — A Legendary Animal Activist and Enviro…
Marilyn's World | August 27th 2008 by Melanie Carmichael
San Francisco is named after this gentle man, St. Francis of Assissi. He is known as the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment. He lived from 1182-1226.Customarily many Catholic churches and Episcopal churches (including Grace Cathedral read more
Bangkok
Thailand Travel Guide | Travel Special Thailand | Thailand T… | August 19th 2008 by matha
Bangkok Bangkok was founded in 1782 by the first monarch of the present Chakri dynasty. It is now the country's spiritual, cultural, diplomatic, commercial and educational hub. It covers an area of more than 1,500 square kilometres, and read more
Travel Review: Restful Ooty
Desicritics | August 17th 2008
People tend to have their favorite haunts. They may roam around the world but find themselves frequently returning to certain places to rejuvenate. For me, Ootacamund or Ooty in Tamil Nadu is the place to be in. There are other places that are more read more
Dumaguete: Jap Shrine
Soloflight | August 8th 2008 by Edcel
After 4 years of delaying the trip, I’m finally at the place where I spent most of high school. Dumaguete City, the City of Gentle People; but I fondly recall as a City of Falling Leaves (due to the number of leaves falling when I’d pass read more
Vacation on the Big Island of Kailua-Kona Hawaii
World Travel and Vacation Blog | July 25th 2008 by Brent Vanderstelt
Kailua-Kona On The Big Island Of Hawaiiby Lena HellstenThe Big Island holds 11 different climate zones of the world, and if you're looking for a lot of sun and a gentle breeze, you'd probably spend most of your Hawaiian holiday on the west side of th read more
The Hawaiian Vacation City of Kailua-Kona
World Travel and Vacation Blog | July 24th 2008 by Brent Vanderstelt
The Hawaiian City Of Kailua-Konaby Lena HellstenMost people that are visiting the Big Island of Hawaii stay at the west side of the island, mainly because of the great climate there, with less rain and wind than on the east side. Kailua-Kona is the m read more
Kinky Festival
Cult Sirens | July 22nd 2008 by Blundering Man
You people are something else! Posts regarding porn stars, fetish models or BDSM festivals are the most visited around this blog. Big surprise, right? So OK, I think the message is now very clear… don’t give me too much bizarre ideas, gentle read read more
The City of Gentle People
Lagaw. Taris. Laog. | July 21st 2008 by Louie
Sorry if it took time before this post...I will take you to another destination in the Philippines...Down in the Visayas...A favorite of divers and nature lovers...The City of Gentle People...DUMAGUETE!The home of one of the oldest universities "Sill read more
Mindanao: What its not
The way I see it... | July 18th 2008
Whenever somebody mentions the word Mindanao, what usually comes to mind is war, insurgency, poverty, and chaos as usually seen and heard on the news. But Mindanao is not all that.I had been here for a month now and I had never been harassed by anybo read more
English Lesson part 4
BacaanQ | July 14th 2008 by jatmiko
Reading Habit JoggingIf you get up early in the morning in most large Indonesian cities you will see an unusual sight. In city parks and in city streets. lots of boys and girls and men and women are already up and busy. But they are not working and g read more
Dumaguete: An outsider's point of view
The way I see it... | July 8th 2008
The city of gentle people offered me the best welcome committee when I first visited the city two years ago—a breathtaking sunrise that made my eyes nearly pop-out of its socket and a wily pedicab driver who made me pay three-folds of the normal read more
Lami-Lamihan festival: A display of unique culture in Basilan
Oh My Pilipinas Kong Mahal | July 4th 2008
By Rene V. Carbayas Lamitan City de Basilan (4 July) -- The intricacies of the Yakan hand-woven fabric picture a people of unique culture and origin that for centuries continue to face the challenges of modernity and the demands of a global communi read more
Mea Culpa
Andy in Amsterdam | June 22nd 2008
Or The Difference Between a Gracht and KanaalWhen I picked Fred up the other day, he said, "While I was waiting for you, I read your blog." I almost replied, "Is it Christmas already?" (Fred never reads the blog. Well, he might, but he never says read more
Sex and the Single Christian
Earnest Expostulations | June 12th 2008 by Earnest Expostulator
Rod Dreher has an interesting post up today regarding Sex and the City, and how the church handles chastity. Apparently Christianity Today reviewed and RECOMMENDED the movie. Some people were rightly not amused. Read it, it's worth the time.It's a read more
Knoxville Nicknames
Full Moon and High Tide | June 8th 2008 by Rick Greene
Knoxville is often called "the couch" by people who live here. It’s a place too unassuming to shout about but too comfortable to leave. The city, the third largest in Tennessee behind Nashville and Memphis, is also referred to as Knoxpatch, Knoxveg read more
Kensington and Chelsea property market update
Chard - London Estate Agents Blog | May 19th 2008 by Lee McCoy
The question around some of the duller dinner parties across London is still “what’s happening to London property prices?” Nothing new about that, at least. Only the answers aren’t quite what people were hearing a year ago. The London letting read more
My Savannah, GA Vacation
Vacation Getaways | May 12th 2008 by Tortietude
Just got back from a week in Savannah, Georgia and thought I'd share a few photos.First, we stayed on Tybee Island, just about 20 minutes from Savannah. Coming from the West Coast, it was a little shocking how warm it was at the beach. In Californi read more
Introducing Bangkok of Siam
Bangkok Tour (BKK-TOUR) | May 12th 2008
BangkokBangkok offers visitors the opportunity to experience fascinating glimpses ofThailand’s gentle culture amidst the bustle of a great and dynamic metropolis.Bangkok was founded in 1782 by the first monarch of the present Chakri dynasty. It is read more
Tragic!!
In and Around you | April 25th 2008 by bhagwat
While people are being forced to kill themselves like in this case Our morally conscious politicians are busy grappling with "urgent" issues Got a mail response from one of my friend. read on In recent time I have been to Vidharbhawhere it was said read more
The Whisper of an Old Tree
Photographs and Memoirs | April 17th 2008 by senses
“Thank you for keeping our park clean,” I could hear the tree whisper. As I strolled in the pathways of Freedom Park at the city of Gentle People, Dumaguete City, province of Negros Oriental, I noticed this thank you note posted in one of the ol read more
Where for art thou, Lynn?
Boyda Bloc | April 15th 2008
Still lots and lots to pour over on the FEC reports, and we'll have detailed breakdowns up tomorrow early for both Ryun & Boyda, but the thing that strikes us first today is this: What in the world has happened to the once promising (for moderat read more
Gentle Fawn clothing
RealLooksforRealWomen.com | April 12th 2008 by tilda & mimi
Gentle Fawn Clothing: The idea behind Gentle Fawn clothing was sparked one day while Daniel and Carla Hogg were shopping for vintage furniture when they happened upon a cute little ceramic fawn figurine. They had been contemplating developing a new c read more
I'm proud to be a Hillbilly!
Kim's Very Unimportant Blogs | April 11th 2008 by Kim Norris
Like most Americans, I am a mongrel. My ancestors came from Scotland, Ireland, northern England, Normandy, and a quarter of it is Native-American; my grandmother and her family were part of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee.I was born in Chattanooga, read more
Tagaytay - Phil. 2nd Summer Capital
Ronian's Travel Page | April 9th 2008 by ronald
Tagaytay City - is known as the 2nd Summer Capital of the country next to Baguio. The city is a popular tourist destination also because of its cool climate due to its high altitude. It lies on the highest Ridge in Cavite that is why it provides an a read more
messychurch & pamper night updates
Breadbreaker | February 25th 2008
The Feburary theme of Getting Ready meant 20 people of all ages, including new friends, gathered & made paper mache eggs to be decorated next month,Mothers Day cards to give away, plasticine models of a story of Jesus going into Jerusalem city o read more
The Thirst
There's a girl in the bottom of my glass | February 7th 2008 by BT Cassidy
In absence of anyhting worth writing about today I've dragged up an old story of mine- it's called "The thirst", I hope you enjoy it.TomThe thirst. Back in the day, when shit was real.... 300 BC China, to be exact, this was a very famous city, known read more
A Super Quick Trip to San Francisco...
Swingin' da MoODz | January 14th 2008
If you are going to San Francisco...Be sure to wear some flowers in your hairIf you are going to San Francisco...You're gonna meet some gentle people thereThis song is one of my favorite (especially the remixed one by Global Deejays, hehe)Not so long read more
Be a Wheeler's Taste Tester! Volunteers needed now!
Wheeler's Black Label Vegan Ice Cream | January 7th 2008 by Wheeler's Black Label Vegan Ice Cream
Hello vegan ice cream lovers!Have we got some exciting news for you! Wheeler's Black Label is going to be testing out a bunch of new flavors for the new year, and we're hoping that they'll be successful enough to take the vegan dessert world by storm read more