godfellas…

29Jul06

Aditi and I went to see the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s 2006 performance “Godfellas” today at Mosswood Park. This show (like all of their others) is a very well-done political satire. Godfellas focuses on the issue of “separation of church and state” and all of the ways that religious gangsters try to blur [...]

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Tags: government, quotes, religion, theater

disability…

29Jul06

“…until the concept of disability disappears and is replaced by a society that is structured to support everyone’s life, relatedness and contribution – until that day my life and opportunities and the lives of every other person who carries the label ‘disabled’ depends on the goodwill of people in the human service system. Goodwill is [...]

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Tags: disability, quotes

happy sysadmin day…

28Jul06

Today is SysAdmin Day. Be sure to thank your system administrator!

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Tags: geek

more tragedy in bhopal…

27Jul06

Earlier today, my sister (who is currently in Bhopal) told me of some very sad news. Sunil Kumar, a Bhopal gas survivor who did some incredible organizing, hanged himself.
I don’t remember Sunil specifically from my stay in Bhopal, but his death exemplifies one of the main things that stuck with me from my [...]

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priceless pic of condi…

27Jul06

This picture graced the cover of the New York Times today – a classic!

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satyagraha in the narmada valley…

25Jul06

The situation in the Narmada Valley continues to worsen!
Despite massive protests in Delhi and a 20-day hunger strike, the decision was made to increase the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam to 122meters, displacing THOUSANDS more Adivasi families!
Check out the press release with Medhadidi’s Call-to-Action letter on the Friends of the Narmada site to see [...]

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Tags: actions, desi, India, Narmada

article about heart risks feels good to the heart…

25Jul06

Check out this article from the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine about the heart risks South Asians face, and what they are doing about it. It is an interesting read and good to know for fellow desis.
I had an envelope waiting on my desk when I got home. In it was this article (the actual [...]

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Tags: desi, geek, letters

why don’t presidents fight the war?!?

25Jul06

“Why do they always send the poor? Why don’t presidents fight the war?” ~System of a Down

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Tags: government, poverty, quotes, war

and he’s not even a guju…

24Jul06

Check out this article about an Indian dude that emptied out all-you-can-eat restaurants. Damn, talk about getting the most for your money!
Apparently, his retirement is big news because here’s another article.
I wonder how he’d do head-to-head with Takeru Kobayashi.

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Tags: desi, eating, India

nightmares of the big one…

24Jul06

I woke up in the middle of the night with clear images of the nightmare I had. I rarely remember my dreams, but this one was so vivid and exhaustive that there was no way that I could forget.
It was about “the Big One.” Must’ve been an earthquake because the incubus was set [...]

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Tags: dreams, earthquake