Monthly Archives: June 2006

Day 4: Not such a strange city anymore…

Hiya folks.  It’s late, so I’ll keep this particular post relatively short — especially since we’re leaving for the ashram early tomorrow afternoon. On the whole, today went much more smoothly than previous days.  We managed to buy a refrigerator, … Continue reading

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India – Day 3: Good people and not-so-good

Good evening (for it is after 8pm here in India), my Imaginary Readers! Today was another day of shopping and exploration here in Bangalore, a city such huge variety in everything, it boggles the mind.  It seems strange at times, … Continue reading

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Comments still turned off, by the way…

Some of you might be wondering if, given I’m having reguar access to the site just now, whether I’ll turn the commenting feature back on.  Well, the answer is "Sorry, not just yet". What’s available here at a major hotel … Continue reading

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Day 2: Cultural Immersion Continues

Today in India was a mixed bag of successes, roadblocks, and a few leelas. One such roadblock was in talking finally with one of the ashram managers, it sounds like our apartment on the grounds there isn’t yet ready for … Continue reading

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India – Day 2

Ola amigos y amigas! No wait, wrong language, wrong country.  Here in India there are so many languages and so many ways of saying ‘hello’, it’s true that the main benefit the British left India was a common language — … Continue reading

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Hello from India!

Greetings friends and Imaginary Readers! Only it is I who have become mostly imaginary…at least since the bulk of my site traffic is from the US and Europe.  I am here, safe and sound in Bangalore, India.  Our house is … Continue reading

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Offline now…

Disconnecting the cable-modem now.  See y’all next time I’m in reach of the Internet, which may be next week (if I decide to hit one of the Internet places in B’lore) or longer if I wait until the ashram in … Continue reading

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Poem: “Puja Offerings”

One last poem before I go.  (See the next post down for a more prose-y farewell.) Puja Offerings Three coconuts I break kneeling before the puja fire The first cracks easily but has no water The white flesh inside is … Continue reading

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Time for a temporary farewell…

Hello dear friends and Imaginary Readers, Tomorrow afternoon, the Comcast cable guy is coming by to pick up the decoder boxes and broadband modem.  After that, my access will be limited to whenever I can get online via free wireless … Continue reading

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Multiple tragedies, just waiting to happen

WaPo:  Court Eases ‘No Knock’ Search Ban The Constitution does not require the government to forfeit evidence gathered through illegal "no knock" searches, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday, in a far-reaching ruling that could encourage police with search warrants to … Continue reading

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