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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Mayhem in Kataragama

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The day we arrived in Sri Lanka, February 14th, Valentines Day, we heard news that some crazy Iranians accidentally blew the roof off their ...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka, how easily it rolls off the tongue. Ceylon until 1972, before that Taprobane and also Serendib where the word serendipity comes f...
Friday, August 5, 2011

A Man of His Word

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Dennis Rosner was born in Rangoon in 1920 of German immigrant parents who were dairy farmers from the time of King Mindon (1853-1878). Few m...
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Saturday, June 18, 2011

To The Virtue of a Prostitute

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Delicious strumpet. Most worthy and most ancient profession, I salute you. Your perfume lingers on my fingers. I have been pondering your fo...
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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Two Legs Are Better Than One

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The ancient, abandoned capital of Pagan had flourished from about the ninth century until-as one theory goes-the armies of Kublai Khan overr...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Salome

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This youtube video was made by a friend who shot me painting, one time each week, for the 3 months it took to complete the painting.
Monday, April 4, 2011

The Death of an Orange Sapphire

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It was virtually the last piece of fax paper to roll out of the machine, striped with red edges, the end of the roll. Since we were moving...
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RICHARD K. DIRAN
Bangkok, Thailand
Gemologist, Photographer Published Author: VANISHING TRIBES OF BURMA
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