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I enjoy observing all sorts of weird things on my travels. Here is a fun one from last summer. This is from a hotel, the door to the hotel restaurant. Next to it is another door, which for most of the time was open.

When you come up to the door of the restaurant, lay your hand on the handle and look to your righ… Continue

Last month I spent a couple of weeks in Transylvania, in an area, which is called the ”salt country”. I participated in a qigong retreat in Sovata, which is known for its salty heliothermal lakes, and had an opportunity to visit Praid, the center of the Szekely Salt Country, where the most notable salt mine is located.

The mountains contain huge salt deposits, which have been mined at least from the Roman times. Because of the nature of the soil, agriculture does not thrive there. Salt and fore… Continue

A week ago the Finns were shocked by the second senseless school shooting incidence:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauhajoki_school_shooting

A 22-year male student shot a teacher and 9 schoolmates (8 female, 1 male) and finally himself.

Flying star chart for the time: year, month and day 1, hour 7.

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