Hi Bloggers! Do you have to share a story or a short reflection tagged with the letter “K”? For example I’ve written about KOLKATA (= Calcutta) and Kennedy, the Ku Klux Klan or “Knocking on heaven’s door”, about Kite Surfing and kitchen nudes, Kenya and Kick Boxers, Kant and Kierkegaard, the Kao-Hsiung Harbor or Kalashnikovs, Kuwait city and Koalas, Kangaroos and Knights, Kleopatra or Kansas City, Kisses and Kids etc. – I’m sure you’ll find an own story or a short reflection tagged with “K”! Feel free to add in the comments the link to your personal interpretation of the letter “K”!!!
KOLKATA / Calcutta
Kolkata is a city where one can drown. Not only during the monsoon period. Not only because there are so many people. But because there are so many things going terribly wrong. Rita Banerji lives in the middle. She comments herself (often in the attitude of a female Sisyphus): “The monsoons are here! We had 3 days of continuous rain. The streets were flooded and people in some parts of the city had to get around on little rubber boats. Strange: you never see anyone wearing raincoats here. But they are good at balancing umbrellas!”
QUESTION:
- Do you know things, which could be organized better in your own country?
- Do you remember situations, where humor saved your state of mind? Which?
- my daily German Newspaper Top Headlines: http://paper.li/frizztext/1341655486: deutsch!
title=”balancing umbrellas” – photo by Rita Banerji – click on the picture to enter her flickr galleries!
related:
The “K” Archive + The “K” Challenge + “K” Galleries + ABC visualized: K! + Calcutta + traffic-in-india-terrible-or-terrific? + http://www.marjilang.fr/
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Here is my entry: http://ohmsweetohmdotme.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/story-challenge-letter-k/
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hi Allan,
thank you for your heart touching little slideshow:
“KKKK” = Kute Kitten Krazy Kat
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My link to story challenge K = KALEIDOSCOPE
http://scrapydo.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/story-challenge-letter-k/
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hi Ineke,
thank you for K = Kaleidoscope!
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I thought immediately of Kansas City. Well, actually Frizz mentioned it as an example of a K. My fondness for the city (I’ve never been there) I credit to Groucho Marx. Groucho was in an elevator when a fancy woman entered wearing a large elaborate hat. Groucho, with his innate flair for irreverence flicked the hat so it fell over her face. The woman turned to him indignantly. It was the great Greta Garbo!
Groucho said: “Gee, I’m sorry. i thought you was a fella I knew from Kansas City”. Attached here is Bumbaversion of the great blues song.
http://bumbastories.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/kansas-city-blues/
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I’ve enjoyed to listen to your Kansas City Blues very much!
http://bumbastories.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/kansas-city-blues/
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Hi there Frizz, I was only able to visit Mumbai, and didn’t have a chance to travel to Calcutta while I was in India. Maybe next time. 🙂 Here’s my contribution for this week’s photo story challenge: Koala Kingdom in Queensland. 🙂
http://wp.me/pDlzr-4es
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it’s the essence of partnership:
You become responsible,
forever, for what you have tamed …
(Exupery)
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Hey! I am playing catchup and am not quite sure about this challenge; do you prefer that we write a new post or use an old one with the “K’ as a tag?
There are two posts that mention the Kuna Indians.
http://playamart.wordpress.com/tag/kuna-mola/
“K” pops up in the word, “Kingfisher,” so I will include the post about the birds where I live.
http://playamart.wordpress.com/tag/kingfisher/
Participating was painless! I’ll gladly reach into my bag of tricks and come up with an original ‘K’ post!
Thanks! Z
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of course you can use old posts if you like, Lisa; there are so many good old posts!
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thanks! i’m still travelling, but when i get home (tonight!) i will unpack that new computer and put ole burro to pasture. i look forward to the new challenges! z
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I posted a photo of Kangaroo. 🙂
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http://justfletcher.wordpress.com/
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thank you for featuring Keith’s friends!
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I also adore the photo work of the French female photographer Marji Lang:
http://www.marjilang.fr/?page_id=34
Kolkata, West Bengal, India: Ganga Seva Samity Charitable Dispensary
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powerful images! loved your guitar licks as well!
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I’ve always wanted to visit India. In the meantime, here’s my take on the culture of kissing a greeting in Portugal: http://juliedawnfox.com/2012/02/18/k-is-for-kissing-in-portugal/
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thank you for “K is for Kissing”
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thank you Teresa: for kid in King’s arms …
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Greetings Frizztext. Lovely evening here. Springtime. Trust all is well with you and yours. http://abcnellibell49.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/k-k-is-for-kids-and-kalang/
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thank you for your trip to Kalang River!
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Interesting letter that “K” sometimes turn into a ‘C’ which sometimes turn into a ‘S’… ‘hahaha’
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It is not that weird, the letter K being a picture of something rectangular < hitting the wall or tree | from the right side. If the hit is not to strong, they spoon together a C, but sometimes they go emotional which we see as an S.
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Interesting explanation or theory, like it… 😉
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I love you story on Kolkata. Thanks for sharing. Here is my entry. “Kick Up Your Heels” http://wp.me/p23TG1-1iG
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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thank you for the saying “KICK UP YOUR HEELS”!
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Beautiful… 😉
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Hello all … here’s my take on this week’s K Challenge:
http://stephenkellycreative.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/a-z-challenge-the-letter-k-kinetics/
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thank you for: “K is for Kenetics: “A body in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force.” Newton’s First Law of Motion”
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huh, my interpretation of a K would be KIWI, so just one photo 🙂 hope you like it, greetings from Poland 🙂 http://losflamingos.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/i-am-not-a-kiwi/
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“K” for Keane, one of my favorite bands of all time… 🙂 ♥
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“Do you remember situations, where humor saved your state of mind and which” – I’ll turn it around, don’t remember situation where it not save my state of mind… 😉
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I can see clearly now!
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Do you remember situations, where humor saved your state of mind? Which?
nearly every day with regard to my health (and not) 🙂
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Would not have thought of Calcutta as actually beginning with a “K”! I keep thinking of “Kentucky” where my maternal grandmother spent most of her growing up years–the bluegrass, the thoroughbreds, the boyhood home of Abe Lincoln, the marvelous hams, the many fine educational institutions.
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I hear Elvis sing BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY – and Scotty Moore on guitar …
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Mark Knopfler played an Elvis tribute – together with old Scotty Moore:
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Here is my entry. K is for kids.
http://truthaboveallreligions.wordpress.com/2012/09/12/story-challenge-letter-k-kids/
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thanks for your animal KIDS!
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I believe the female US philosopher Judith Butler could understand the political fight organized by Rita Banerji in Kolkata / India:
Judith Butler just got a German price in Frankfurt, Adorno price (I often wrote about Adorno) – Butler says that moral is too much formed by gender interests – Rita Banerji is criticizing the killing of females in India: “dowry death” etc. – instead of genocide she talks about femicide …
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Butler
Giving an Account of Oneself, 2005
http://books.google.de/books/about/Giving_an_Account_of_Oneself.html?id=G_RWH9mn5TsC&redir_esc=y
http://www.amazon.com/Giving-Account-Oneself-Judith-Butler/dp/0823225046/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1347456458&sr=1-1&keywords=0823225046
Kritik der ethischen Gewalt. Adorno Vorlesungen 2002, erschienen 2003, in der englischen Fassung 2005 unter dem Titel “Giving an Account of Oneself”, bietet Butler einen Umriss einer neuen ethischen Praxis, die der Notwendigkeit kritischer Autonomie entspricht…
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Okay… mine is up. http://thebestyearsare.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/weekly-story-challenge-k/
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it’s like a poem!
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“I knit while I watch tv,
I knit while I listen to my books,
I knit in airports, on the plane, at the beach,
I knit on our Alaskan cruise…
I knit anywhere.
I like my hands busy…”
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My letter “K” issue… 😉
http://ledrakenoir.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/keep-a-k-issue/
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That is a lovely photo Frizz! Thank you for leading us to Rita’s wonderful gallery! Shall try and post mine on time this week 🙂
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Here it is as promised Frizz 🙂
http://theurgetowander.com/2012/09/15/the-stone-of-the-desert/
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thank you, Madhu,
for “K is for Kerak”!
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hi Amy,
thank you for your happy kids’ gallery!
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And here is my K story entry. Thanks Frizz. http://angelinem.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/project-365-day-291-story-challenge-letter-k-2/
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thank you, Madhu,
for “K is for Kerak”!
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Frizz, I am late again for your challenge. Here’s mine for Letter “C”:
http://godslover.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/story-challenge-letter-c-is-for-cooking/
I am sorry for being so late. 😀
Have a blessed Sunday, everyone! 🙂
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Blackberry and Apple Tart: wonderful – I nearly can it smell!
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Humor is therapy!
Nature is therapy!
Sometimes nature is humorous!
http://creativityaroused.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/k-challenge-kick-up-your-heels/
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A little late in the game, but here’s my entry for the K challenge;
http://perceptionsofareluctanthomemaker.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/kangra-painting/
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never heard of Kangra Painting before, thank you!
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L is for Late.. The story of my life – well, at least since I got married 😉 Actually, L is for Last Orders…
http://2e0mca.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/a-z-story-challenge-l-is-for-last-orders/
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Of course – helps if I put the comment on the right letter 😉
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