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Blog posts are presented in a different format for ease in finding subject matter. For general information relating to my background click ‘About Me’ below.
My Friend By Gibran
My Friend BY KAHLIL GIBRAN My friend, I am not what I seem. Seeming is but a garment I wear—a care-woven garment that protects me from thy questionings and thee from my negligence. The “I” in me, my friend, dwells in the house of silence, and therein it...
Sonny Stitt Saxophonists
Sonny Stitt, 1971 CREDIT: JPROCHE American Jazz Series Edward “Sonny” Stitt Edward “Sonny” Stitt was born February 2, 1924 in Boston Massachusetts, and passed away July 22, 1982 at age 57 in Washington, D.C. He was inducted into the...
India Venster Trail
Hiking/Climbing the India Venster Trail Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa September 2006 Between 2003-2014 we lived in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa for approximately 6-7 non-consecutive years. The broad expanse of Table Mountain National...
Morning
Early morning along Chapman’s Peak drive just above Hout Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
Indigenous Women of Eritrea
Access the Indigenous Women Project
African National Congress
Access the ANC Project
Sri Ananda Bahwan Restaurant Tanjung Bungah
This restaurant serves Indian cruise and claims to employ only those from India, brought in especially to work in the restaurant. A favourite with locals, the food is consistently of good quality.
Scuba Diving
Terry Randolph successfully completed all requirements for Advanced Open Water Diver certification. The PADI sponsored course was hosted by the Borneo Divers Training Institute, headquartered in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Cameron Highlands Pahang Malaysia
The Cameron Highlands has a diverse population of more than 38,000 people. The residents are mostly entrepreneurs, service industry employees, farm workers, retirees, or government servants. Languages spoken are Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and English. Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity, and Sikhism are the main religions found here.
John Coltrane
On December 9, 1964, saxophonist John Coltrane led a quartet that featured pianist McCoy Tyner, drummer Elvin Jones and bassist Jimmy Garrison into Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey to record a Coltrane composition titled ‘A Love Supreme’.
Forgotten Poet
In 2014 ‘The Filson Library’ acquired a small, rare book of poetry entitled A Progressive Age. It was published in 1922 by Johnstown, Kentucky native Ben H. Hardin.
Karbonkelberg Trail
Hiking the Karbonkelberg Trail that part of the Table Mountain National Park in Hout Bay, Cape Town, 7806, South Africa.
Tranquility
Big Bay Beach, Western Cape, South Africa. 2014 Tranquility "The Sea, Once it casts its spell holds one in its net of wonder forever." ~ Jacques Cousteau
Where’s The Beef
With the largest fed-cattle industry in the world, the United States is also the world’s largest producer of beef, primarily high-quality, grain-fed beef for domestic and export use.
Fernkloof Nature Reserve
The early morning of 18 October 2014 saw me hiking Fernkloof Nature Reserve. It is located in the Kleinrivier Mountains above the town of Hermanus in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Sarawak Sunrise
Sunrise at Kasuma Resort, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Beach Runner
A runner enjoys the wind, the sand, the beauty of the mountains, and the sound of ocean waves.
Batak Indigenous People
The Batak are indigenous peoples of the Philippines located in the northeastern portions of the province of Palawan.
Cambodian Culture
The territory of what is now Cambodia first appears in Chinese annals in reference to Funan, a polity noted as the oldest regional Hindu culture.
The Crypt Jazz Restaurant
The Crypt Jazz Restaurant I arrived in South Africa in 2003, directly from Nairobi, Kenya, and via Johannesburg to Cape Town. This completed my two-year Africa Development Research Project that included travels to seven countries in Africa. Since then, I’ve lived off...