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Marsh Arab – Kurmashia Marsh, Iraq: Continue reading
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Photo Of The Day: Grasses In The Sun
Taken outside of Rome in the summer of 2011: Continue reading
A Risk That Can Be Ignored No Longer
Yesterday, I wrote the letter below to a relative in Italy… After I sent it, I realized that it is entirely applicable to the majority of the world’s population given the generally loathsome nature of all of our respective political “leadership” and that my dear readers might do well to also contemplate such possibilities. My … Continue reading
Transiency Is Inherent In Component Things
At The Velvet Rocket we are often struck by the transient nature of life. How, sooner or later, everything you care about will be taken away from you. By how quickly an ordinary day can turn into an extraordinary one… Under no circumstances is this driven home more starkly than when such an event touches … Continue reading
Strategies In Baccarat: Watch For Trains
Baccarat Lesson # 6: Watch For Trains Trying to stop a speeding express train by willpower and luck alone can be hazardous business. This is true in both the literal and metaphorical sense. A “train” when applied to a game like baccarat is when a trend just keeps going and going and going. In baccarat, … Continue reading