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Entries from August 2010

Bangalore’s Dancing Priests

August 3rd, 2010 · 17 Comments

I am back in India again for a while and at the moment I am in Bangalore. I usually do not do many tourist-y activities when in Bangalore, since I am usually on my way to or from the ashram. This time my husband and I decided to go see a famous Shiva Temple here [...]

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Who Will Take Care Of Us?

August 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Being a private business owner and an entrepreneur, there are some really big risks you take with that. One of the things is that you do not get the same retirement or social security benefits that you would at a ‘normal’ job. But that just means that we have to plan better and take care [...]

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A Cute Movie

August 14th, 2010 · No Comments

I watched a cute movie last night, although it was kindof sad. It was the movie The Blindside. Where the big football player is always wearing those striped men’s polo shirts. I know it came out a while ago and everyone said it was so good that I should go see it. But we never [...]

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Should I Try It?

August 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Since I have been married, I have not participated in the tradition of my family and community at Christmastime. What tradition? The taking the family photo and sending out holiday cards and a newsletter (with pictures) about what has happened this year in your lives. I know that my family and friends would love it [...]

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