tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54692962012-01-25T08:45:19.146-05:00<b>Ekam Sad Vipra Bahudha Vadanti<br></b> <b>एकं सद विप्रा: बहुधा वदन्ति</b><br><br><br> <br><br> <br> <b>Welcome to Hawkeye's Weblog</b>Hawkeyenoreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5469296.post-35461110681826126542009-12-01T21:52:00.002-05:002009-12-01T22:47:52.449-05:00

Songwriters and film-makers and artists would have us believe that love makes the world go round. It's some form of self-delusion that they have to engage in to keep themselves functioning, or at worst it's a feeble attempt at mass deception. Either way, such songs and movies and paintings about love and all that are at most a minor distraction from the real thing that makes the world go round -

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The best time of the year is finally upon us - NFL season. Of course, I'm not as jazzed up this year because the Broncos have followed a script this offseason that would put a soap opera writer to shame, but football is football.Having lived through (figuratively) Josh McDaniels' turbulent offseason, I thought it would be a good exercise to predict what next year's coaching carousel would look

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UK Trip Log: Day 2 - Monday, 29 June, Touchdown Belfast:Previous Entry: UK Trip Log: Day 1Mercifully, the six hour flight is over. My friend and neighbour, Mr. Overly Friendly Drunk Irishman, has already confirmed at least one Irish stereotype. I let him go ahead of me as we disembark, mildly surprised that he can walk in a straight line after having imbibed such copious amounts of alcohol.As

Hawkeyenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5469296.post-18285125955990753022009-08-09T17:08:00.013-04:002009-08-09T20:29:17.057-04:00

UK Trip Log: Day 1 - Sunday, 28 June, Raleigh to Belfast via Newark:Ahh... the day has finally arrived. After all the planning, booking, cancelling, searching, bidding, pricelining, kayaking, hotwiring and eurocheapoing, I am relieved that the day is finally here when I leave for our UK vacation. S has been in Ireland for 3 weeks by now, so there is the added benefit of ending my forced isolation

Hawkeyenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5469296.post-13694101777650532902009-05-10T22:04:00.004-04:002009-05-13T21:03:03.182-04:00

I don't know any more about Google than the average consumer, which limits my knowledge to the contention that it is one of the most successful companies of this century, to go along with the paranoid opinion that they will soon take over the world. So it was no surprise that Google was named one of the most innovative companies by Business Week. The surprise was that they were number 2. Since

Hawkeyenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5469296.post-48174915359699663862009-02-07T18:26:00.001-05:002009-02-07T18:27:53.321-05:00

I wonder when the obsession with getting older starts for most people. There are those lucky few who never think about it. They age without seeming to get old, get laugh lines instead of getting worry lines, and look dignified instead of stale.I didn't think turning thirty was such a big deal. That is, I didn't think it was such a big deal until I actually turned thirty. Now it seems as if time

Hawkeyenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5469296.post-1126664802198442292005-09-13T21:00:00.000-04:002007-04-26T22:03:46.052-04:00

Recently an email I received - one of the myriad emails that are forwarded everyday to my account - stood out starkly from the rest. Forwarded emails have become so the norm these days that most don’t get more than a cursory glance. What struck me about this particular one was not something unusual, but rather a particularly vile example of an attitude that I have been noticing with increasing

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The genius of Bill Watterson lies in being both exceedingly funny and intensely profound at the same time.

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UK Trip Log: Day 1 - Sunday, 28 June, Raleigh to Belfast via Newark:At the behest of a certain single celled organism floating about in Philly, I am writing a post about music. Now being asked to write a post about music by Katz is akin to being asked to write a post about universal love by Adolf Hitler - it just doesn't happen. Only it just has. While it gives a warm, fuzzy feeling to know that

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It is 18 July 2001 and the moment that I have been anticipating for two years is finally at hand. I am about to step out of the plane and enter the land of the free and the home of the brave. I and my friend A.R. are greeted by a sunny summer afternoon at Boston's Logan airport. Customs are a breeze and it's onto the main lobby where after much juggling of quarters, dimes and nickels we finally

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It's been almost a year since my last post. I don't know why I am restarting the blog when there is so much other stuff I should be writing. But it feels good to be 'out there' again. I have decided to start posting regularly again (or what passes as regularly for me). As usual, I will have the same problem (what should I write about?). My life has become exeedingly dull since I moved to North

Hawkeyenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5469296.post-1084482200294758292004-05-13T17:01:00.000-04:002004-05-13T17:03:20.293-04:00

The new templates are pretty cool, but now I can't make up my mind which one I want. And all the coding involved to try and customize a new template is just waaaayyy beyond me. Methinks I'll take it slow and easy.

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It had to happen. Somebody had to do it. Somebody had to push the envelope so far that it went over the cliff and out of sight, never to be found again. And that (ig)noble distinction belongs to none other than Messrs Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson. I am referring of course to the infamous boob popping incident by Justin Timberlake. I know he calls himself a pop star; but really, isn't that

Hawkeyenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5469296.post-1075497597995623452004-01-30T16:19:00.000-05:002004-02-03T18:15:35.513-05:00

Came upon a hilarious site. Though I don't like people who just link to other websites on their blogs, I am going to do it this once. One things for sure - there's no one quite like old Dubya.

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Ah, been so busy...things are happening - good things mostly, so I ain't complaining. The blog has been neglected for too long. Fear not (or fear, depending on your perspective), I shall redeem myself in the near future. It's good to be back.

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kachhi_kali is breaking up. Well figuratively anyway. After reading Kets' latest post I got to wondering about kachhi_kali. Yes, the fact of the matter is that we are all going to go off in different directions, sooner rather than later. For those of you wondering what the hell I am going on about, it is a group of eight people here at CSU that used to hang out together all the time. And the name

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Another dismal performance by the Indians. Losing to a below strength Aussie side at that. Jale pe namak. And the 'experts' will have their knives out. Wonder who they'll have for dinner this time, now that Ganguly is missing from the team. Here I was, all set to make a bold prediction about us winning the test series down under. That was of course assuming that we would win at Eden Gardens. But

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This movie is so pathetic it does not even deserve a review.

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A continuation of The Grand Canyon Expedition Journal - Day ISeptember 506:00 a.m.We are up bright and early. We all glance morosely at the tent we assembled less than 8 hours ago and reluctantly start dismantling it. AN is all set to drive. This is the first time he'll be driving without an instructor. I fervently hope this is not going to be the last day of my life.10:00 a.m.We are going on our

Hawkeyenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5469296.post-1067829340859308502003-11-02T22:15:00.000-05:002003-11-02T22:16:42.986-05:00

sometimes life feels just too cold and lonely.... especially on cold and lonely november nights... wonder why I am listening to sad hindi songs...

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There has been a lot of mud-slinging lately against RIAA after they brought out lawsuits against music downloaders. Downloaders and consumers in turn are up in arms against what they perceive is blatant unfairness of the recording industry. The supposed damage done to the labels by downloading music is seen as just retribution for the labels ripping off consumers with overpriced CDs for so many

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A new look for my blog. Spruced it up a bit. Hope it looks better. Spending more time on my thesis now. I want to get this bad boy outa the way by next May. I have spent entirely too much time in college. It took me six years, but I have realised that studying really is the shits. Just did a Koli Dance for the IANC (Indian Association of Northern Colorado) Diwali function last weekend. It went

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Strange days have found us Strange days have tracked us down They're going to destroy Our casual joys We shall go on playing Or find a new town Strange eyes fill strange rooms Voices will signal their tired end The hostess is grinning Her guests sleep from sinning Hear me talk of sin And you know this is it Strange days have found us And through their strange hours We linger alone Bodies

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September 47:30 a.m.At long last the day has dawned when we start on our much awaited expedition to Grand Canyon. After innumerable postponements and even more crew changes, we fearless warriors are about to set forth on our voyage of discovery. The magnificent men in their Chevy Impala. Why they named a beast of a car like the Impala after a nimble little deer is completely beyond me.We manage

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Was it worth spending 170 million dollars to make another Terminator sequel? A month ago the answer would have been a resounding and unanimous yes. But two weeks after the release of the film, I am sure the producers must be wringing their hands in worry and self-doubt. It is highly unlikely that the film will repeat the financial successes of its predecessors, but that is not because it is a bad

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Stars in the night sky that you lay down and see Cute little puppies that just want to play with me Standing on a mountain and not a soul in sight Time to party - its finally friday night Going home after a long time and just not wanting to come back This is my life and I just love it Hanging out with friends and shooting the breeze Better yet, lets go to the movies Talking of the old times

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I turned one baleful eye towards the TV as Britney Spears gyrated her bare midriff to one of her new songs. As midriffs go, you'd really be hard pressed to find a better one; hence my reluctance to turn the television off and concentrate on reading my research paper. But turn the TV off I did. After all, there's so much skin going around (thanks to J Lo, Christina Aguilera et al.) that it hardly

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Not only have I started this blog, but today I spent 4 hours getting the page spruced up and looking good. Now there are links to my fellow bloggers' pages and one to my favourite 'info' site. More to follow. Changed some fonts and stuff and added the comments section. Now if only someone actually posts comments :P. Now that I have everything working, I'll go and think of something to write...

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i can only hope this 'saga' lasts longer than one post. but taking inspiration from my fellow bloggers and good friends kets and nulkar, i have at least overcome my lethargy and got this blog going. knowing how notoriously bad i am at keeping diaries, its gonna be an uphill climb, but good intentions is a job half done. so here's to this new avatar of a public diary, may its tribe increase.

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