I remember reading "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck in high school, in which the mother euthanizes her own child in order to survive. It's interesting to see what Buck herself had to say: “…

Don't kill. Unless it's guilty. Or Unborn. That's cool.

Don't steal. Government hates competition.

I'm posting now so I can get a Christmas present :D

If I should write my thoughts in blood, I wonder what would be the worst: to have my feelings form a flood and drown before I quench my thirst, or watch them thicken into mud ... and die of numbness first?

A haiku is worth A thousand pictures, though it Could be vice-versa ...

If I should tap my veins -- for lack of ink -- and take great pains to put down what I think, would I subsequently find I've less to say and opt for some less extravagant way or, under a stroke of genius

Continuing our journey around the Batak Dam, we find more photographic gems ... What a sky! Submerged dreams ... Abstract art: "Climbing ..., forever striving ..., we're gonna' find our way out ...,

Continuing our day trip around the village of Batak (click here and here for previous installments), we head up to the язовир (yazovir: dam). It has an island ... ... with dying trees. Still photogenic,

Despite its tragic past, Batak is still a picturesque small town, as can be seen in the following pictures :) If there are storks in Bulgaria, it is spring or summer. Dormition of the Mother of God Church

On April 30th, 1876, something frightful would occur in the peaceful little mountain town of Batak, an event that would leave 5000 men, women, and children reportedly dead, mostly by beheading. You see,

Hey, peeps, this is the third and final installment of my mini series on the Etropolski Balkan, as it is known in Bulgarian. It is a beautiful place in the Balkan Mountains, quite near Sofia, but with

This is but a continuation of my Etropole post of last night. Etropole is an ancient mining town in the Balkan mountain range here in Bulgaria. I see treasure ... Perspective is everything ... The king

These are just a few sites and sights in and around Etropole, one of my favorite small towns within easy reach of Sofia. The next part in the series should be coming up soon! This is a Communist memorial

Well, dear viewers, after a few welcome (or unwelcome) detours, we finally come to the mother lode of the legend of Russe! Previous editions can be easily accessed via our revolutionary new "click"

The only problem with some unknown artists is that they have such a huge repertoire -- you simply don't know where to start. Well, this is exactly one of those moments for me. But perhaps a few words about

Another attempt -- This time form the beginning ... My live stream is at DLive

Starting over at the beginning for the sake of continuity, and that of my viewers :) My live stream is at DLive

I have been using BUSY.org in tandem with steemit, as it offers several more functions and is easier to navigate in many ways than steemit is. Thanks to @j3dy for that tidbit of info ;) If you like what