by Maitri
on November 29, 2004
I now weigh 4 pounds more than I did before the prolonged food foray, and should I feel the need to get into my Christmas party outfits, will be forced to put in more appearances at the gym. One word: spinning.
My weekend wasn’t filled merely with gratuitous eating like everyone else. Here’s something that should put My Weird Life in perspective: a friend and his wife asked if D and I would consider making them a baby. As much as the request was prefaced nicely and may have originated with honorable intent:
Add to it this Monday morning’s queries* from co-workers such as “How do Hindus celebrate Thanksgiving?” and “Do they celebrate Thanksgiving in your country?” … and I’m set.
*Answers: “Durrr (with blank stare)” and “Yes, in America, we celebrate Thanksgiving.”
by Maitri
on November 23, 2004
In a tasteless show of “cutting off nose to spite one’s face,” Salinas, California, is closing all of its libraries due to serious budget cutbacks. This hometown of author John Steinbeck decided to sacrifice the education and access to information of its people to keep afloat. Very progressive and forward-thinking, Salinas, nice show!
Hence began Armageddon …
by Maitri
on November 19, 2004
Woe to them who redo original Ash. Even if it is Bruce Campbell himself.
by Maitri
on November 19, 2004
The Anointed have changed the rules to let Tom DeLay keep his House leadership position despite his ethics violations, and we can’t do a damned thing about it. With morals like these, who needs vices?
Pretending that this has no influence whatsoever on the value of our dollar at home and abroad, Congress has raised the debt limit by $800 billion. What’s another trillion in $8.2 trillion so far? They will eat through that buffer like a bad case of tapeworm.
Molly Ivins on these developments.
Remember, America, you got what you asked for, you got the government you deserve.
But, why do our children and descendants and innocent foreign civilians have to suffer for your folly?
by Maitri
on November 18, 2004
This morning, I received word that statements written by IP Justice, countering the broadcasting treaty proposed by WIPO, had been collected up and thrown in the trash of a nearby restroom. Believing this to be a hoax, I departed on another one of my fact-finding missions and came up with the following: Letter to WIPO Deputy Director General. It seems the trash included not only IP Justice’s arguments, but also those of Electronic Frontier Foundation and Union for the Public Domain. Forget underhanded fascism, this is outright censorship!!!
For more information on the implications of DMCA/WIPO, please read this great article from AlterNet MediaCulture.
