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Middle Class Sticker Shock

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

I suppose it was really only a matter of time. Although I’m not sure I agree that India has a higher cost of living than the U.S., I will admit that prices have definitely risen.

“It’s more expensive to live in India than the U.S., by the way,” economist Atanu Dey said to me over dinner [...]

Kanye, tell us how you really feel

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

You’ve probably already seen this… but here’s another link to a post that has the video available for viewing.

I’m not going to agree/disagree with Kanye’s eloquent observations, but I think he deserves a pat on the back for saying what he wanted to say in front of millions of people.

I would have given anything [...]

Reddish Knob

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

Yep… Jack and I climbed it yesterday. If you didn’t know, Reddish Knob is one of the highest points in northern Virginia at 4397 feet.

Want to see more pictures of the ride? Check out the gallery.

In short, we set out from JMU at 7AM, rode 22 miles out to the base of the mountain, [...]

On Indian marriages

Sunday, August 7th, 2005

In case you’re wondering, FISAM = Friend Initiated Self Arranged Match, MAM = Mommy Arranged Match vs. arranged marriage. Tazzy highlights the goings-on of a South Asian MAM, complete with real-life accounts, names changed for Aunty protection.

One thing we, people of South-Asian origin, are known for in the world, aside from curry, is our marriage [...]

How true.

Friday, August 5th, 2005

From the Economist:

Research has shown that bosses tend to crack more jokes than do their employees. Women laugh much more in the presence of men, and men generally tell more jokes in the presence of women. Men have even been shown to laugh much more quietly around women, while laughing louder when in a group [...]

Flav: F1 needs one tyre supplier

Wednesday, June 8th, 2005

itv.com/f1 - Flav: F1 needs one tyre supplier

One tire supplier? WTF? Why don’t we just take it one step further and make sure every team has the same car?! While we’re at it, let’s make sure that there is only one fuel supplier. Hell, maybe we should also make sure that there is only one [...]