Qasr Kharana, sometimes Qasr al Harrana, Qasr al Kharanah, Kharaneh or Hraneh, is one of the best-known of the desert castles located in present-day eastern Jordan, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Amman and relatively close to the border with Saudi Arabia.
Archives for August 2012
Approaching The Corporate Heart – A Personal Story
Life is a hero’s journey. Everything that comes your way is an opportunity to grow and learn and make a difference for others.
Going, Going, Gone: 14-Year Old Boyness
There exists a perfect stage in every male’s life, where the boy is fading away, and the man is emerging.
Should You Buy A Wooden Sailboat To Go Cruising?
Wood has been used the longest for building boats and has many devotees. There are two main methods of building wooden boats. Many modern boats are built using the “cold molded” method which uses wood as the core of the boat which is then encapsulated with resin and fiberglass. The other method is traditional wood boat building.
The Semi-Palmated Sandpiper And I
About an hour’s drive from my home in Nova Scotia the majority of the world’s semi-palmated sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) stop every year to gorge on “mud shrimp” on the mud flats of the Bay of Fundy’s Minas Basin.
Crater Lake
Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States, the second deepest in North America, after Great Slave Lake in Canada. I’d love to visit it one day.
The Rug Weaver — Mojave, 1904
Piñon nuts, prickly pear cactus, she gathers juniper berries …
Minute to Freedom #55: Being Spontaneous
Today let’s talk about being spontaneous. Has it ever seemed like it was difficult to just let go and do something on the spur of the moment?
You’re Too Young To Be Here: Beautiful Friends
Author Greg Martin shares his experience of facing the challenges of prostate cancer and gratitude for the many friends who stepped-up to provide support.
Happily Ever After
I would like to put forward the proposition that every mother omit fairy-tales from their daughters’ reading list. Why? Because many girls develop a Cinderella Syndrome which they carry into adult life. They wait for Prince Charming or a knight in shining armour to come along to save them from their woes so they can […]
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