Hi Dave: After reading your posts for all this time, I just clicked on the link at the bottom of your posts (silk roads, etc). It’s a treat to read some of your blogs. The one that prompted me to comment on the above is your comment about the picture “Buddha”. You refer to the lower lip using the word “chakra”. I must have led a sheltered life because I only heard that term recently during the period when my twin brother passed away (August 09). A hospice nurse used it in describing the concept and demonstrated the effect of chakras by dangling a crystal over the top of his head. The circular motion of the crystal was amazing (for one just realizing the concept). I have since done some light reading about chakras and am even more intrigued about it. Since you apparently have more than a passing acquaintance with Buddhism and the mores and methods of that part of the world. I carry a crystal on a chain with me and have demonstrated it several times in the last few months and rarely find anyone who is even aware of the concept. Maybe it’s the company I keep (lol). I also share your political views, so let’s just say, I have become a fan and will continue to follow your blogs.

Thanks

Jim Taylor
Palm Coast FL (Orig from Pike Co. and Louisville KY)