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The Buddha Wearing A Santa Hat — Such A Riot That You Could Just About Excuse It Being Sacrilegious.

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by Anura Guruge
on December 19, 2022

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Click to ENLARGE. I took this picture this afternoon in Rochester, N.H.

What can I say?

It is beyond inappropriate. It is sacrilegious.

I saw this at a Chinese restaurant (which will go nameless the protect the guilty) in Rochester, New Hampshire, when I stopped by to order some takeout.

Chinese restaurants tend to be the worst when it comes to desecrating images of the Buddha — mainly because so many feel obligated to have images of the Buddha to somehow justify their Chinese authenticity.

The staff, at this restaurant, is 99.9% American — & local to boot. They have no appreciation as to what the image is about or who the Buddha was. They were tasked with decorating the place for Christmas & they, obviously, thought that this was cute. Alas.

Just for the record the Buddha predates Christianity by about 2,500 years!

So, he could not have been Santa. SMILE.

What can I say?

I just wish Buddhists, & I have not been a Buddhist for 50-years, would try to rectify some of this inappropriateness.

‘Bold Coast, Maine — Cut To The Chase’ eBook, Now Available, Will Be FREE For 4-Days — Already #14 In ‘Maine Travel Guides’.

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by Anura Guruge
on August 24, 2022

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Click to ENLARGE. From Amazon. These rankings change HOURLY. {SMILE}
Click image to access the ‘Amazon’ listing.
Click to ENLARGE. For ‘Amazon’ listing.

Managed to get the eBook (readable on ANY phone, PC, tablet etc.) published last night — 3-weeks after the paperback. Given that the book is heavily formatted, with lots of bullet lists (per its premise), making an eBook version was a LOT of work. I kid you not. But, it is NOW done, & that is a huge relief. I plan to take a few weeks off from writing!

The eBook will be downloadable for FREE from Thursday to Sunday this week, (i.e., August 25 – 28, 2022) directly from Amazon.

PLEASE NOTE that you DON’T need a Kindle to read Kindle eBooks!

Kindle eBooks can be read on ANYTHING — any phone (Android or Apple), PCs, Web browsers, tablets, etc. etc.

I hope to do two more ‘Bold Coast‘ books over the winter: ‘Bold Coast, Maine: In Color‘ & ‘Bold Coast, Maine: For Kids‘. I am hoping to have them available by May 2023.

I thank all of you, especially those in Lubec, for ALL your help & support with my Bold Coast books. Thank YOU.

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Bold Coast, Maine — Moose Cove At Bog Brook Cove, The ‘Chimney Trail’: YouTube Vidoes.

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by Anura Guruge
on August 7, 2022

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Click image to play the 1st YouTube video or use embedded videos below.

The ‘Chimney Trail‘ at Moose Cove (at Bog Brook Cove) is my 2nd favorite hike of the ‘Bold Coast‘. It is easy & quick. These two videos should make that clear. Also please see below.

Click to ENLARGE. From the ‘Cut to the Chase‘ book (below).
Click to ENLARGE. Also from the ‘Cut to the Chase‘ book (below).

Well, you should now see why I like this quick, easy hike so much. Enjoy.

‘Bold Coast’ books (now available). Click on images for details.

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‘Bold Coast, Maine — Cut To The Chase’ YouTube Video — Images From The Book.

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by Anura Guruge
on July 31, 2022

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Click image to play YouTube video or use embedded video below.
Click to ENLARGE. For Amazon product listing.
Click image to access the Amazon product listing for this book.

YouTube slideshow/VIDEO of ALL the images appearing in the book, i.e., ‘Bold Coast, Maine — Cut to the Chase‘ — in the order they appear in the book. It is a preview of the book without the text!

It is only 3-minutes long & has a relaxing background, soundtrack. NO NARRATION.

Enjoy.

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A Glut Of ‘Bold Coast’, Maine, Photos.

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by Anura Guruge
on June 8, 2022

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Click image to access the photo stash … on this very Website (i.e., guruge.com).

Yes, these are the photos that appear in my latest book, i.e., ‘Bold Coast, Maine — In Two Days or Less’.

Since, the paperback is published in black-&-white to keep the cost down, i.e., $8, I provide these full color versions. The eBook (priced at $2.50), available on all platforms including Apple, is in full color.

You can access all the photos — & MORE — free of charge. You don’t have to have bought the book. No gimmicks, no tricks.

Enjoy.

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