Shaukat Aziz’s latest is my nomination. Some highlights of Mr. Aziz’s comments: the Constitution allows for the option of imposing a state of national emergency ‘but its use depended on conditions and circumstances as laid down in the book’ [as reported by Dawn]. “the May 12 rally in Islamabad would be in support of the presidential reference [...]
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Protected: Weird interviews
30Apr07There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Sardines in a tin
27Mar07Dang, I wish I’d had my camera with me today. I was in Canary Wharf for the thousandth day in a row, for (hopefully) my final interview, and I saw the most interesting thing at the Canary Wharf Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station. Canary Wharf itself is situated east of London proper, and the DLR and [...]
Roland Lazenby, Lakers in-the-know guy, wrote this great piece about Kobe Bryant. For those who don’t know, Kobe has just scored 50 or more points in 4 consecutive game, a feat matched only by Wilt Chamberlain (who did it in 7 straight games and averaged 50 over the season). That’s just plain ridiculous, given the [...]
Protected: HR interviews
23Mar07There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Advice to young men…
15Mar07…from an old man. The best of Craigslist is pretty good. And that advice is good stuff, and at times quite profound. For chuckles, read this. I haven’t been able to successfully explain why it’s so funny to LS, but it’s hilarious. There’s a lot of other funny stuff on there…but most of it is NSFW.
Why London?
14Mar07I get asked a lot why I moved to London. It was a bit weird the first time, because the person seemed genuinely incredulous that I had left the US by choice to come to, of all places, London! Call it the Brown Saheb syndrome or whatever, but my thinking at the time was the [...]
The Search for Self
01Mar07The Onion continues to amuse (and amaze). Except this story actually comes disturbingly close to hitting a nerve. I always thought that if I kept searching and exploring, I’d discover who I truly was,” said Speth from his Wrigleyville efficiency. “Well, I looked deep into the innermost recesses of my soul, I plumbed the depths of [...]
Music and Lyrics
27Feb07Wow, I just read a great article about jazz’s (?) popularity in the US has dwindled in the last few years. I don’t think an article has resonated as strongly with me in several months: the author describes how he tends to focus on a song’s music, whereas his wife focusses almost entirely on the [...]
Libraries in Islamabad, Part 2
22Feb07This is disturbing. I just sat down to start drafting the petition/letter I want to send out about establishing a public library in Islamabad. In the interests of being factually accurate, I looked up which public libraries are operational in Islamabad right now; unsurprisingly enough, there are just 2, both fairly low-key affairs hidden away [...]
Internet Hilarity
20Jan07Insomnia sucks, but here’s the good that’s come of it: This The OC spoof goes beyond genius…it’s mind-blowing, plain and simple: The ‘Bu. (Ooh, and Elliott from Scrubs is in it!) This Beastie Boys/Dre-and-Snoop rap spoof is also high-high-quality: The Chronic(what?)les of Narnia. This is genius, but you’re going to have to know all about MJ’s career to [...]
Religion and Science
12Jan07Has anyone else noticed that atheists have suddenly become a lot more vocal than ever before? It’s quite a departure from the quiet indifference that characterised them in the past — indeed, this new breed of atheists displays a decidedly religious zeal in their anti-theism. The questions they raise are interesting to me in questioning [...]
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