Extras
Chapter fifteen fun facts
US-85 – a north-south U.S. highway that runs from Canada to Mexico.
I-80 – a transcontinental limited-access highway in the United States from Teaneck, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California.
Jockey shorts – a brand of men’s close-fitting briefs.
Glock pistol – a polymer-framed, semiautomatic pistol manufactured in Austria.
Tibetan lama – a venerated spiritual master of Tibetan Buddhism.
Thanka – a painting of a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala, usually on silk, satin, or cotton.
Buddha – an ascetic sage who lived between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE. His teachings form the basis of Buddhism.
Dalai Lama – the fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is a Buddhist monk and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
Brocades – richly decorated fabric woven with a raised pattern.
Zabuton – a thick floor mat that cushions the knees and ankles in meditation.
Zafu – a round meditation cushion that can be set on a zabuton.
Prayer flags – colorful, rectangular cloths usually strung together on which Tibetan prayers are written.
Gigantic head of Abraham Lincoln – a thirteen-foot bronze bust of the sixteenth president of the United States set on a thirty-foot granite base at the Summit Rest Area off of I-80 about ten miles east of Laramie, Wyoming.
Daily Racing Form – a tabloid newspaper that publishes past performances of horse races.