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Let me tell you why I love frog jumping. I love it because it’s fun, it’s crazy, it’s an incredibly effective exercise for the abs and quads, and it’s mysterious. Very few people know what it is. For example, today I called my friend, Khipra, in Rhode Island, and asked him if I could stay…

Yesterday, I had to report for jury duty. I was waiting on line inside the foyer of the courthouse with more than 50 other Queens residents, and I suddenly noticed that almost everyone looked miserable! At first, I wasn’t completely convinced about the accuracy of my observation, but once I made it through the security…

In general, I try to avoid getting involved in politics. I believe in Sri Chinmoy’s philosophy : that if you really want to change the world, then first change yourself by becoming a more loving and more spiritual person. While I was out of the country these last few months, I hardly heard any news…

I’m back in New York City after 3 months of travel and record breaking and, besides the jet lag, I’m experiencing culture shock. Why is everyone in such a rush and why do people seem so withdrawn into their own worlds? I guess in a few weeks I will once again become an assimilated New…

I love elephants so, naturally, it’s been my lifelong dream to do a Guinness record on the back of an elephant. However, I never thought it would actually happen until I visited Thailand this January. The Thai people are really into elephants! Elephants are adored and revered here. These largest of land mammals used to…

It amazes me how an inanimate object can sometimes take on a life of its own. As you are probably aware of by now, I have been touring Europe and Thailand for the last two months along with a contingent of students of Sri Chinmoy. In the evenings we often get together and perform skits…

I now realize that trying to include a full-grown tiger in a Guinness record attempt was a pretty crazy idea. But I have to say, in my defense, that I was lulled into a false sense of security. A couple of weeks ago, when I went to the Tiger Temple here in Thailand, I met…

I don’t know what it is about fruits and vegetables with me lately. First, it was bananas in Turkey, then lemons in Bulgaria, and just recently I recalled this story about carrots in Iceland! At the beginning of December, Bipin and I flew to Iceland to attempt the record for the piggyback mile. Everything had…