Yup.
It takes a little time to create a gap between the witness and the mind. Once the gap is there, you are in for a great surprise, that you are not the mind, that you are the witness, a watcher.
August 2015
June 2015
Transtromer: We do not surrender. But want peace.
Tomas Transtromer writes lines like "We got ready and showed our home. The visitor thought: you live well. The slum must be inside you."
May 2015
True crime: Caffey family murders
Like a Russian man who killed over 40 people with deep empathy for a Soviet people who lost their gods and then lost their brotherhood in the post-Soviet era "“ a people who didn't believe any more. He believed the people he killed didn't have a lot left to die.
October 2014
Forever Young
When the winds of changes shift May your heart always be joyful And may your song always be sung May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young.
Fear and loathing in America
"Superstar politicians and superstar quarterbacks have the same kind of delicate egos, and people who live on that level grow accustomed to very thin, rarefied air. They have trouble breathing in lower altitudes; and if they can't breathe right, they can't function."
July 2014
For All a Baby Knows
A baby in the womb has no idea its Mother loves cool September breezes floating through the twilight window
June 2014
World Cup 2014 – Lets dance!
And that's how it ends, with a whimper. Sad. Onto Russia 2018. =============================== This captures the sheer volatility of this world cup - Ha the [...]
May 2014
World Cup 2014 TV Schedule
Best World Cup ever for folks in the west coast. Matches starting at 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM PST every day. This is going to be super fun. Oh what fun it was in 2010.
HERO!
On a cold winter night in 78 he drank two liters of Russian tea, went to Red Square before light and wrote on snow: "Brezhnev is an idiot!"
When desi people drink
They drink a lot. Alcohol Consumption in India - details Daily chart: Boozing it up | The Economist.
March 2014
Elections 2014: Performance of M.P.s from Kerala
One M.P. from Kerala on an average participates in more debates than one M.P. from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Chhattisgarh combined.
February 2014
Dear Leader Un
How the dictator of a dystopian society with grey, clouded skies can be such fodder for humor is food for thought for hegemony watchers. Meantime there is more Un goodness here.