More Like Harini Madanapalli Of New Hyderabad
Posted on July 27, 2005 - Filed Under culture-society-history, desi / india | 17 Comments
My financial and medical benefits are administered by a large international service provider, the kind that has call centers all over the globe. Owing to the repeated change in my status over the last year and the sheer incompetence of the Online Automatic Information Updater, I have often been stranded without a necessary service […]
Read More..>>Light Of My Life, Fire Of My …
Posted on July 26, 2005 - Filed Under books, funny | 7 Comments
Lovely, just immaculately lovely.
You’re Lolita!
by Vladimir Nabokov
Considered by most to be depraved and immoral, you are obsessed with sex. What really tantalizes you is that which deviates from societal standards in every way, though you admit that this probably isn’t the best and you’re not sure what causes this desire. Nonetheless, you’ve done some pretty […]
The Art Of Cooking With A Low Flame
Posted on July 25, 2005 - Filed Under desi / india, food & drink, new orleans | 9 Comments
The mood at VatulNet HQ is a bit somber today what with miserable southern weather, the western world in a partly-understandable tizzy and the second anniversary of Matthew Baker’s passing. Stewing in the heat of Houston himself, txyankee shares the eulogy he wrote for this intelligent and vivacious Stratfor analyst who was killed by […]
Read More..>>Alliteration Arrives Awry
Posted on July 22, 2005 - Filed Under culture-society-history | Leave a Comment
Only the Brits could pull off something entitled Family of Faggot Fans Fly the Flag.
You’ve got to love a nation that can laugh at itself.
There Is No Spoon
Posted on July 22, 2005 - Filed Under culture-society-history | 2 Comments
While digging up online references for the connections among Rabindranath Tagore, Mircea Eliade and a woman named Maitreyi Devi (or even the concept of Maitri, for that matter), a rather comprehensive Islamic site came my way.
For various reasons, this page of discussion on the nature of the messiah struck me the most. These excerpts […]
Mmmm, Dairy Product …
Posted on July 20, 2005 - Filed Under food & drink, funny, science & technology | 2 Comments
Check out moon.google.com for a map of a particular portion of lunar real estate and exact locations of landings with dates. When exploring any particular location, zoom in all the way. Report back to me with your scientific evidence of the moon’s actual contents.
Also peruse their want ads.
I Hope They Succeed!
Posted on July 20, 2005 - Filed Under government | 3 Comments
From Wikinews:
In the wake of a United States Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. New London on eminent domain last week, a California man has proposed that Justice David Souter’s New Hampshire home be seized by the state and a hotel be built on the site. Logan Darrow Clements faxed a letter to town officials […]
What HTML Tag Are You?
Posted on July 18, 2005 - Filed Under funny | Leave a Comment
You are <html>
You’re the guvnor - without you, nothing would happen. No, really - you’re fantastic! You keep everyone in order, and never ask for anything in return. Good job!
Which HTML tag am I? at workingwith.me.uk
Scientists On Stamps, Oh Joy!
Posted on July 18, 2005 - Filed Under science & technology | 4 Comments
A fellow geek wrote to gloat about his purchase of the American Scientists
Commemorative Stamp Set. His post office doesn’t yet have the Buckminster Fuller sheets, but when they do, watch out for that mad rush!
We have:
a) Barbara McClintock, the first American woman to win a Nobel that she didn’t have to share with anyone […]
Three Karl Monty
Posted on July 15, 2005 - Filed Under government | 6 Comments
Read a few of my posts filed under “guvmint” and you’ll find out exactly what I think of Karl Rove. Everyone from Paul Krugman to kuro5hin proclaim loudly that Bush’s brain has got to go. Clearly, this is a justified call. However:
Does anyone think that the sacking of Rove will cause the […]
