"Get Drunk!"
- Charles-Pierre Baudelaire
One should always be drunk. That's all that matters;
that's our one imperative need. So as not to feel Time's
horrible burden one which breaks your shoulders and bows
you down, you must get drunk without cease.
But with what?
With wine, poetry, or virtue
as you choose.
But get dru...
June 30, 2003
June 28, 2003
BLOGGER migrated my site to its new version. It looks good. Posting is more manageable. But the enetation comment system is down. I don't know when it would be up again but its irritating each time you open the page and have to hit many 'no's to see all the posts.
Meanwhile watched the movie "The excorsist" yesterday on HBO (for the 3rd time). Originally released in 1973 with stars like "Linda Blair�, �Lee J. Cobb� and �Ellen Burstyn�. It has some scary scenes worth watching. The sequels -"EXCORSIST II: THE HERETIC" (1977) and the "EXCORSIST III"...
June 24, 2003
Message from the Hopi Elders
"You have been telling the people that this is the
Eleventh Hour, now you must go back and tell the
people that this is the Hour. And there are things to
be considered...
Where are you living?
What are you doing?
What are your relationships?
Are you in right relation?
Where is your water?
Know your garden.
It is time for you to speak your Truth.
Create your community.
Be good to each other.
And do not look outside yourself for the leader."
Oraibi, Arizona
Hopi Nation...
Is Suicide Bombing a protest?
Hooman has a thoughtful post "Pointless thoughts over pointless acts" discussing about the people who set themselves on fire in the name of protest. He commented: "Palestinians can argue suicide bombings are over territorial claims." But why there are suicide bombings in Kenia, Pakistan, Bangladesh or in Saudi Arabia and the threat is increasing. Why are we letting people to argue this kind of inhumane atrocities as a mean of protest? I have been looking for reading materials to understand about the mindset of the suicide bombers and what are...
June 21, 2003
REVOLUTION
(A song by Chris-de-burgh which is one of my favorites)
Wake up boys, there's a light at the window,
I can hear someone knocking on the door,
There are voices in the street,
And the sound of running feet,
And they whisper the word --
"Revolution!"
There are men coming down from the valleys,
There are tall ships lying off the coast,
And they carry the light,
In the dark of the night,
Like a whisper in the wind --
"Revolution!"
Bring my gun and a handful of silver,
By the sea we will gather for the fight,
It's been so many years,
So...
REFUGEES: LEST WE FORGET THEM
Yesterday was the world refugee day. Refugees have to live in most deplorable conditions human beings can face. Thrown out of from country or run away from violence, misery, poverty or discrimnation they seek refuge and or exile in other country. Are other countries willing to take this burdain? Certainly not. They are shutting the door. Tougher immigration laws are being imposed. Ofcourse there are some opportunists who misuses the helping hands to generate further oppression. And these people's misdeeds are causing...
June 18, 2003
BACK TO BLOGGING
Till yesterday I was so busy with one project paper for my computer course that I had to complete and present to the class. Job was likewise. Three years mid term budget submission with numerous revisions (alongwith the regular work) were driving me crazy. Worst thing was that I could not give time to my family for a few cases where I was needed. Today I had some time free to browse some blogs. Its like meeting old friends after sometime and there is lot to hear and tell. Many things are happening all over the world and there...
June 16, 2003
Life sux when...
Life sux if...
Life sux because...
- nothing surprises me anymore
- because nobody understands anybody
- I can't make myself do what I want to do
- when your only friends are making you sad
- all your hopes will only be hopes
- because people just dont care
- when there is a certain problem that doesnt change to the worse or better
- because nothing ever goes right
- when you act friendly but on the inside you're feeling like shit
- life sux when u do 50 hours of work and only get paid for 38
Everyone that says "Life sux" is...
June 15, 2003
CHANGES IN COMMENT TEMPLATE
Finally I switched to enetation comments service because documentroot is dead. My sitemeter is not working and giving a error on the page. I have asked Sassan to help me out.
And I thank to all those who commented in my documentroot template. Now those are gone. I had no alternative than to change the service. Hope you would understan...
June 13, 2003
POEM FOR THE DAY
You who never arrived
- Rainer Maria Rilke
You who never arrived
in my arms, Beloved, who were lost
from the start
I don't even know what songs
would please you. I have given up trying
to recognize you in the surging wave of the next
moment. All the immense
images in me--the far-off, deeply-felt landscape,
cities, towers, and bridges, and un-
suspected turns in the path,
and those powerful lands that were once
pulsing with the life of the gods--
all rise within me to mean
you, who forever elude me.
You, Beloved,...
June 12, 2003
POEM FOR THE DAY
"Is There Anyone?"
(�You are wonderful, and while everyone watches, you store up blessings
for all who
honor and trust you.� Psalm 31:19)
-Mark Phillips
What time am I worth?
My feet snag every exposed
root
snaking the trail.
I kick up dust for those behind me and the gritty
gravel sandpapers their wounds.
Is there a prize at the end of this road,
even a rainbow to grace the horizon?
Is there anyone with sense enough to
deliver the gold with
pockets full of threadbare?
Is there anyone left who will...
June 09, 2003
June 07, 2003
KEEP SMILING!
Let me introduce Dave to you all. He is a businessman and a triathlet and shares his thoughts in his nice weblog. His mission statement is "'If you smile at me, I will understand cause that is something everybody does in the same language.''
As one Iranian friend (diaries of a steppenwolf) tells about him:
Dave is not a typical American man. One whose first question would be "Where do you come from?" and when asked the same question would simply say "I'm from Miami." Like you should certainly know where it is. No, he's not like...
June 06, 2003
Where the mind is without fear
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Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high,
Where knowledge is free,
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls,
Where words come out from the depth of truth,
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection,
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit,
Where the mind is lead forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action,
Into that heaven of freedom,...
June 03, 2003
WORLD TOILET ORGANIZATION
Read it again if you must. I thought they are only kiddin as I was drawn to this site through one of Dave Barry's posts.
World Toilet Organization is a non-profit organization comprises of currently 17 members based in Singapore. Membership is being extended to associations in Thailand, Hong Kong, Mexico, France, Germany, Sweden, and Spain. Who on earth had an idea like this at the firstplace? I want to meet this person. Click on the title if you want to dig dee...
IDENTITY STOLEN!
An imposter is duplicating Hossein Derakhshan's persian weblog and is frequently posting very nasty comments under his name to other Iranian weblogs (I spotted him also in buzzmachine.com).
This is a very serious concern. There should be a regulatory body, preferably with the blog service providers who should tackle these kinds of threat and ban these imposter sites to protect credibility of the identity of the blogger...
June 01, 2003
ARE YOU AN ANTIAMERICAN?
The German/French TV Channel ARTE is running a web quiz titled as above:
The questions are:
1. Do you go to Mcdonalds?
2. How did you react to the 11th September 2001 tragedy?
3. What do you think of Mr. Jimmy Carter getting the nobel prize?
4. Which movies do you love to watch?
5. How would you react when your son wants to start playing American Football?
6. "No Blood for oil". What do you think about this message on the street walls?
7. What did you think of Mr. Bush's recent visit to Paris & Berlin?
8. Where in...
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