Missed a few

It's been a while. Work has been driving me crazy so Sundays have been football days. Essentialy Sundays are now spent sitting in front of the TV while I track my fantasy football team. (Battling for first place right now in case you wanted to know) I am curious to know who actually reads my rants it would be great to have some of you drop a line or a comment so I can know who you are.

I have spent the last few days wondering about a lot of different questions, none of which seem to have any answers but here goes anyways. Perhaps you may be able to share your views. In the near future I hope to expound on at least some of these questions at length. For now here are the questions.

Why are religon and science presented as mutually exclusive philosophies?
Is it better to read a lot about the world or listen to it and its people?
Should I be concerned about trying to do too much or not doing enough?
Is it better to be unique or the same as everyone?
Am I a South Asian American or an American of South Asian decent?

Enough Questions so here are some discoveries of the last few weeks..

Midival Punditz - Crazy drum and bass indian stuff definitely worth a listen, Bhangra Fever is a great track although not indicative of what the rest of their music sounds like

Falling Leaves - a book that explores a personal world with a great touch.

A Praire Home Companion- A show that is broadcast on the weekends on NPR. The hosts voice just makes you want to stop and listen. Listen some time you might like it.

Nothing else to report for now... Have a good weekend everyone.

It's SUNDAY!

Its time for another list although I have to say this week was lacking in the inspirational category. Nothing stuck out but here goes anywasy

Blackalicious has a new album out it was a bit too funky for me but the first track World of Vibrations caught my attention perhaps some of you may enjoy it too.

Robin Thicke's song "I Wanna Love you Girl" is good too.

Read Jumpa Lahri's Interpreter of Malidies an insightful set of short stories although I felt some of the stories could have been novels in and of themselves.

Didn't really watch any TV so nothing to report there

Hmmm..... This week was jus a lot of work and very little in the way of Entertainment. Until next time....

Feelings of a loss

I read this article and thought everyone should read it. It just talks about the earthquake and the response or more appropriately the lack of response that has followed. Just a few Statistics to help remind us of what is going on.

Magnitude of Quake - 7.6
Area of Quake - Northern Pakistan and Kashmir all the way to parts of India.
Death Count - An article last week wednesday pinned in at about 80,000.
Number of Homeless - 3 million
Major Needs - Tents & Blankets
Estimated Damage - 5 billion Dollars

It almost seems to late to do something but one has to try...

Another List

I think I am going to make this a Sunday thing reflecting back on the interesting discoveries of the previous week assuming there are any.

Songs

So Sick - Ne-yo (I like it and I am sure you will too)

December 4th - Jay-Z Grey Album (Thanks for this one Terrence I love it, by the way the whole album is good)

Main Vari Vari - Mangel Pandey (A R Rehman does it again)

Books

When Broken Glass Floats (Truly Depressing but provided me glimpses of a history I knew nothing about)

Memoirs of a Geisha (colorfully depicts the history of an era in a fictional medium)

Another list completed...

Just a bunch of mumble jumble

Jus so you know I spend a lot of time on the road. Driving is like second nature and as of late constantly listening to hip hop seems more and more difficult. So been listening to a lot of NPR .... a whole lot of NPR, which means I have heard a little too much about Harriet Miers and the new tactics this week to get her nomination through. I am just wondering would a Corporation of any stature be able to change their course on a weekly basis for their newest product. Well maybe we will try this strategy this week. This administration inability to do anything correctly baffles me. Lets take a look at a few things that have happened during this administration. First of all another man wins the popular vote and Bush becomes President anyways. We went to Afghanistan to find Osama, still looking jus can't seem to find him. Oh and by the way the parliamentary elections in Afghanistan have resulted in the election of multiple war lords and also some of the members of the previous Taliban Regime. We go to Iraq looking for weapons of mass destruction, we don't find any, lucky for us we find good ol Sadaam hiding in a cave. Deadlines come and go for our withdrawal and nothing happens, every so called success is clouded by the information that the insurgency isn't getting weaker perhaps there resolve is getting stronger. As if our inability to do anything well abroad isn't bad enough. A major hurricane wipes out a whole city and our beloved president continues his vacation for a couple of days. Lets look at the aspects of vacation, our current president has taken more vacation then any other president in the history of our country in a time when the citizens are enjoying less vacations then ever before. I could keep ranting but I will quote what Churchill once said and then pose a question. "Any 20 year-old who isn't a liberal doesn't have a heart, and any 40 year-old who isn't a conservative doesn't have a brain." Although this may be true I am wondering why the conservative leadership doesn't seem to have a brain. I will just post a few quotes from a former Republican VP and our beloved current President.

"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls. " -- Dan Quayle

"I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix" -- Dan Quayle

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure" -- Dan Quayle

"Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican." -- George W. Bush

"We must have the attitude that every child in America—regardless of where they're raised or how they're born—can learn." -- George W. Bush

"I've coined new words, like, misunderstanding and Hispanically." -- George W. Bush

"Those of us who spent time in the agricultural sector and in the heartland, we understand how unfair the death penalty is." -- George W. Bush (This one takes the cake there were more death penalty sentences in Texas under George W. Bush as governor then ever under any other governor in any state of the country)

Sometimes I wonder

"Im very confident in my insecurity about myself.."

-- A friend

1st List

I have decided that I am going to sporadically make lists of things I want to see, Songs I like, Books one should read, a Tv Show that may have entertained me, etc... so here goes the first list

One Night Extravaganza by Jamie Foxx feat Kanye West ( you should all hear it it's a pretty good song)

I watched a whole episode of House the other day. I have to say I thought it was unique. I have never seen a character like that on TV before, Dr. House that is.

Burning by Sean Paul (you can definitely dance to that one)

The Alchemist although I read it a while ago I think everyone should read it. A short and quick read just amazing.

I used to Love her by Common an old song I know but such creativity, you have to love it.

I guess the first list is done. Until next time....