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Jaya's musings: December 2008
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Musings about Politics, Life in America, Food and Life in general. Monday, December 22, 2008. Presumed guilty until proven innocent? The American media is a grand old institution. For most part, they do a great job covering various sensational cases. But one Achilles heel that I have noticed time and again, is the propensity of the media to presume guilt even before some cases go to trial. This has been a particularly virulent form of aggression and it does great harm to the defendant. Please don't misun...
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Jaya's musings: February 2009
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Musings about Politics, Life in America, Food and Life in general. Friday, February 27, 2009. Found this cartoon on the Miami Herald site and couldn't resist sharing. :). We still have the GOP telling us what we are doing wrong. And some of us are still listening! Sunday, February 15, 2009. Top 10 reasons why it is difficult for Indians to be Hijackers or Terrorists! I recently received this tongue-in-cheek missive that I thought was really hilarious, because it is so true! Here it is for your enjoyment.
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Jaya's musings: Ayan - Tamil movie review
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Musings about Politics, Life in America, Food and Life in general. Thursday, May 21, 2009. Ayan - Tamil movie review. I run a company called " Dash of Masala. And "masala" is the word that sprang to mind when I watched "Ayan" the tamil movie, last night. Why? Take a large dollop of two extremely beautiful, young, vibrant, gorgeous, drool-worthy specimens of humanity. Eyes off the screen when either one or both appear. Ok, now to cut to the chase: here is the story in all of one paragraph: Hero is a bad m...
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Jaya's musings: Charity begins at home
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Musings about Politics, Life in America, Food and Life in general. Monday, June 29, 2009. Charity begins at home. My tryst with the 3 Rs was no different from what many Indian school children undergo. Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmatic was rote learning. The rote didn't do much harm: I consider myself reasonably well read, reasonably able to write and reasonably able to add 2 and 2. The rote, however, left some lasting impressions on my mind. Predominantly, it left some sayings seared in my memory. And this...
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Jaya's musings: April 2009
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Musings about Politics, Life in America, Food and Life in general. Saturday, April 11, 2009. Controlling the Alaskan Predators. Sarah Palin's defense for Alaska's aerial hunting of wolves. Was succinct and in her mind, very convincing. In her words: "Alaskans depend on wildlife for food and cultural practices which can't be sustained when predators (? Are allowed to decimate moose and caribou populations." This statement was made, in spite of the fact that. Are we not the biggest predators on this planet?
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Jaya's musings: March 2009
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Musings about Politics, Life in America, Food and Life in general. Saturday, March 21, 2009. Fat cat squeezing under the fence - AIG, Bankers squeezing into our yard with Geithner's active help! First, an itty-bitty subprime fiasco. Then, a housing bust. Next, a bailout of AIG on the quiet. Tell the public AFTER you’ve given them the money. How about some spice? Sprinkle a bit on Fannie and Freddie. Say it aint so, Lehman’s. Now, pour $700 billion down the Bank drains. It’s time for AIG once more. It is ...
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Jaya's musings: July 2009
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Musings about Politics, Life in America, Food and Life in general. Monday, July 13, 2009. Who says that dogs don't have goals? I have a list. First on my list is to get inside a closed bedroom door. I can stand and whine outside a shut door for hours until I am let inside. Once inside, I will climb onto my mistress's lap and nuzzle until I am petted and feted. Then and only then will I flop onto the cool mosaic floor and take a nap. I can race her to the bottom of the staircase too! There can be no turni...
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Jaya's musings: January 2009
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Musings about Politics, Life in America, Food and Life in general. Friday, January 30, 2009. Slumdog Millionaire - Movie Review. As an Indian myself, I can see why the movie " Slumdog Millionaire. Would disturb most Indians. And going by the comments posted on the Internet, it indeed does. I am certainly very empathetic to India's social challenges. I do believe that despite all that the country has had to face since independence, it has come a long way. Labels: A.R. Rahman. Tuesday, January 27, 2009.
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Jaya's musings: Until Nirvana do us part!
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Musings about Politics, Life in America, Food and Life in general. Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Until Nirvana do us part! And as far as I can remember, people in India routinely cursed others who upset them by informing them that they would regress and be born a dog or a cat in their next life for their misdeeds in this one! That was until we got Subbu, our cat. I am now forced to re-evaluate my assumptions. As I watch his life fly by, day after peaceful day, starting with early morning hugs, caress...Had I...