In this day and age of high oil prices, and environmental concerns, one person is not afraid to speak the truth. Matthew DeBord argues that the GM behemoth Hummer - often mistaken as a male attempt to cover other…um….shortcomings - needs to be saved; as a symbol of American male virility, or something:
GM desperately needs [...]
Some non-touristy, possibly quirky photos from Tasmania
Launceston policemen playing cricket in the city center on Christmas Day (obviously very little crime was being committed):
Suspension bridge at the Cataract Gorge (the bridge was swinging as we crossed, but made it safely):
A hotel advertising Cascade Draught just a block away from the Boags Distillery (its somewhat similar [...]
Not really the stuff of Heart of Darkness, but an hours drive from the city and you feel completely isolated from civilization. Tranquility - interrupted only by singing of the birds and the river. Not bad. Neither is hiking 18Kms through a trail frequently stepping over stones and boulders to cross creeks. Some pix here. [...]
The internet gods must be angry with me. How else do you explain that the hotel we were staying at after arriving in Brisbane developed problems with its wireless network for the duration of our stay. And then even after moving into our own apartment and subscribing to ADSL service (did I mention it was [...]
Down with the flu - so very little blogging for a while. Meanwhile, few photos of the Cherry Blossoms at DC, which were pretty spectacular.
Best quote on San Diego:
“….. Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale’s vagina.”
” No, there’s no way that’s correct.”…….. “Doesn’t it mean Saint Diego?”
” No. No. “
” No, that’s - that’s what it means. Really. “
” Agree to disagree. “
Exchange between Ron [...]
Just to let anyone who still bothers visiting this blog that I am not really missing in action. Just been very busy and any free time to be had is being consumed by this very exciting, eminently gripping even if sprawling (about 1000-pages and I am near 350 now) sci-fi and historical novel, Cyptonomicon by [...]
Tags and memes are like the 10W-40 of the blogosphere - you need them about every three months or so to keep the engines running smoothly and all. The latest bug of this nature to hit the desi blog-world, which possibly started here and then spread through this highly popular and eminent blogger, is quite [...]
The state of Colorado is big and beautiful with too many activities to indulge in. This trip was part discovering cool urban areas and part getting close to nature. We managed to go around Denver, Boulder (university and downtown area), Estes Park and drive through the Rocky Mountain National Park with a bit of hiking [...]
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