tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67471130135602599192012-01-04T00:12:14.122-05:00"Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones." — Marcus AureliusThe Swarthy Indianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436043325128324311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747113013560259919.post-31070399367728583402011-10-27T22:09:00.003-04:002011-10-27T22:09:34.179-04:00

Steve forwarded me this satellite photo of India. Extraordinary!

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I hung out in Cape Cod for a couple of days over the Columbus day weekend this month. I rented a bicycle and spent most of one day on the CCRT. The other day I did some pleasant hikes. What glorious weather!They have some nice boardwalks in Cape Cod! The one pictured here is one of the smallest and is part of the idyllic Button Bush trail.Salt Pond in Eastham was breezy as usual. The swans don't

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Alaska plates in MA. That's a first!! Five minutes later, I was taking a bead on this at a Boston Market:'twas love at first sight!

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September 26, 1914 – January 23, 2011Like Zabo Koszewski, he trained and swam everyday and ate only breakfast and dinner.He had a TV fitness show that extolled the virtues of basic, no-frills exercises for 35 years and founded one of the earliest health clubs back in the 1930s. A shrewd businessman who marketed supplements and juicers, his chain of health clubs eventually became Bally Total

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I had briefly reviewed Louis L'amour's The Quick and the Dead in my blog last year. I normally shy away from movie adaptations as they tend to be nowhere near what the book would be. But last week I had a sudden hankering to see if this book had been turned into a movie...and it was. So I got it through Netflix. I am not disappointed. I am very happy with how the movie has been made. I had always

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With summer almost on us, this is a repost of a post originally published on Crossroads back in June 2007."It was late afternoon as I pulled into my driveway and climbed out. The sun was warm and making its way toward the horizon. On a whim, I walked across the huge yard toward the rolling fields beyond the property line. I scurried over the freshly painted white fence and, with my hands on my

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As of early 2010, my cooking involved only pan frying, steaming, grilling and closed-wok "currying". I tried deep frying a couple of times in an effort to make pan-fried pork shops and chili chicken -- a very popular dish in south India...especially with booze -- but only succeeded in smoking up my small North End apartment. So I don't deep fry anymore. In the past couple of months, however, I

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I was waiting for a date at match, on Mass Ave, the other evening. I was fretting a bit as the girl who I was waiting for was supposed to be lovely, if her pictures on match, the dating site, were anything to go by. But in the past year, with alarming regularity, I have been disappointed with the in-person appearance of my dates . Its almost as if they thought that they were good enough for an

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JoeToward the end of December 2009, I injured my upper back while front squatting. I had 245 Lbs on the bar and, as I was about to rack the weight after a particularly hard set, I turned my neck slightly and felt a sharp pull down my trapezius. At first I feared it might have been a disc related injury but other than muscle related pain and stiffness, I had full mobility in my upper back,

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Click for larger picture.Typically I just get a bottle of Mondavi...easier to open a bottle with a cap. Occasionally I try a more expensive bottle either for myself or as a gift for someone. According to Dave at the Golden Goose market in the North End, the Christophe 2005 sells for USD 40 but was on sale at half the price. He exclaimed that a chef friend of his liked it so much that he ordered a

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Cricket - South Africa in India 2009/10Man, what a Test match series this has been!India were pummelled in the 1st Test at Nagpur by a world-class South African bowling attack on the back of a Dravidian like 253 from Hashim Amla in the first innings. Then, a week later, India have bounced back in the 2nd Test after having completely outplayed SA, and despite Amla's grit on the fifth day, to draw

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Warning: Spoilers possible.Amélie was filmed in Montmartre, a hilly district to the north of Paris city.This was a clean movie that some guy had uploaded in HD format on Youtube. I had flown through Paris many times before but have not actually spent any time in the city itself. I had been planning to go there sometime during the next 12 months. And it was in "preparation" for this tentative trip

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As old man winter tops the hill, I start spending a lot more time in my apartment, y'know, learning new stuff. No snowboarding this winter because of a niggling right knee injury that has recently become a bit too active for my liking. I will consider snow sports next year...or maybe I will just go ahead and do a bit of low impact snow shoeing. I do like the feel of crisp, cold air and that

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David emailed me a link to this video today. Hilarious!

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I developed a taste for this tea recently. It got even better once I started adding half a teaspoon of homemade honey -- $4 a jar -- given to me by Russ at the office. With the honey, this tea tastes like iced tea, only milder...and warmer, of course. I prefer the tea with honey as the honey makes the tea somewhat thicker in composition. I am now drinking up to two cups a day. I don't add milk or

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So I just broke up with this girl. We had great fun together but we realized we were not compatible in other ways. I know. Kinda vague. But "relationships" in my neck of the woods are 2 cents a piece. Once over, I never give any thought to them until the next one rolls around. Then I try to see by thinking about the last few ones what I could or could not do or say that will make the new one

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Steak, eggs, toast and coffee.

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So this girl I am seeing couldn't make any peach tarts. Being the presumptuous son of a gun that I am, I came with a poem from the point of view of the girl ;-)O dear little peach tart,You've played such a vital part,In that life of mine so smart,But now I am seeing an upstart,Who happens to be pretty swart,That means you have to depart.Sweet.

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If you are a slow runner or "jogger", this likely won't apply to you. I am talking about sprinting. Earlier this summer, during a sprinting session, I felt a little tug behind my left knee right at the crease. So I stopped sprinting because I wasn't sure what the heck was going on. That knee was slightly uncomfortable for a few hours after. I decided to take a month off from running. During that

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In the Redby Regan C. AshbaughI started on this book this past Sunday afternoon and wrapped it up shortly before midnight the same day. I couldn't put it down. Usually when it comes to fiction, I prefer stories that have to do with the sea or artsy thrillers like The Da Vinci Code. But I am glad that I deviated a bit from my preference this time around.The beef that I have with a lot of authors

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On the ferry crossing to Deer Island.So Mike and I rode up to Nova Scotia on our motorcycles. I rode a 93 Kawasaki Vulcan 750. It was a two week trip. I will reminisce about certain observations I made in a different post. In this post, I will just quickly outline our trip route.Quincy to Bar Harbor: Nice, sunny ride. I got really comfortable with the bike at highway speeds. We stopped at

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Scrap everything I said in my previous post.After watching Afridi's performace against the South Africans today, I know why the Indians got thrown out during the super eights: They, except for perhaps Yusuf, had zero hunger for winning!

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The Indian cricket team are now in England for the Twenty20 World Cup 2009. Yesterday England beat India during a second round of play and bounced India out of the tournament. I visited some of the Cricket forums yesterday and it seems most Indian fans were slamming the Indian players of caving into pressure and making critical mistakes. I am disappointed too but had a feeling that it was going

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Well, I have a few drafts being prepared for posting on this blog. They have been in the works for a couple of months now. I just have to get around to finishing them. In the meanwhile, I thought I might throw this post in. It didn't require much thought...If anyone ever took an interest in the literary works of Louis L'Amour, this post could help them get started. Yup, its my top five list of

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Give me a good Western anyday. I will drop everything and watch it. So it was that a few evenings ago, I sat up straight on my couch and realized that I had never watched Stagecoach. I had caught bits and pieces of it but had never watched the entire movie. Guess what? I don't have cable and YouTube had Stagecoach.Stagecoach (the movie) moves swiftly. From the moment the stage arrives in a dusty

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"Gopi, make sure you water the plants on Friday."So with that ominous reminder, MJ, our office Manager left last Thursday for a two week leave. So I set myself a recurring reminder in Outlook. The first reminder popped up last Friday, the day after MJ left. So I duly watered the plants in the office but, for some strange reason, decided to ignore the tall plants in the receptionist area. I would

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As summer gets ever closer and I start developing notions of spending sunny Saturday afternoons swimming in the blue atlantic off the coast of Cape Cod and flexing my ass to any eye candy on the beaches, my thoughts stray back to when I first took swimming lessons. I wasn't 5 or even 15 years old then. I grew up in Madurai, which had a lone swimming pool. I think it may have been operated by the

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I was afraid that, with the US in Afghanistan, Baseball would find its way into that country. But it looks like Cricket has made it first. Yay!This following article is about a documentary team that has been following Afghan Cricketers touring around the world recently:http://content.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/398765.htmlOn a side note, this is the kind of article that makes me

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August 20, 1944 – March 29, 2009An undated picture...probably from the late 60s or early 70s."The best way to never worry about getting into shape is to never get out of shape."- Irvin "Zabo" Koszewski

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Not many people really equate Conan the Barbarian to class. But that is probably because they label it as a "Schwarzenegger vehicle", dismiss it as a movie "for guys who like movies" and move on. Oh, they don't know what they are missing! The outstanding soundtrack aside, it really is a very well-made movie.I believe that the only movies I've watched with music composed by Basil Poledouris are

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One night this past winter, I found a little gray sock in my laundry. I picked it up and gazed at it for a while. It must have been left behind in the dryer by a neighbor. I can't quite think of who it might belong to as almost everyone I know in my building is almost as tall or taller than me - I may or may not find that exciting - and the little gray sock looked like it belonged on a kid. Maybe

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India's Mithali Raj plays a drive in the Women's Cricket World Cup tournament early this month in Australia.Dear Indian female, you don't look good in a hat. A hat on you looks "put on" and clumsy. It has something to do with the structure of the rest of your body. I am quite sure you are accomplished in a lot of other ways but a hat on that sweet little head is a major turn off. You look fine in

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Do you like eggs?Hi!Well, try this "recipe" then:First hard-boil your eggs. I use a steamer for this purpose.Next, in low-medium heat, prepare a nonstick skillet with your choice of oil. I use 1/2 tbsp coconut oil for 4 eggs.Once the oil heats up, throw in a bit of salt, freshly ground black pepper, turmeric and move the oil around until there is an almost uniform distribution of spices in the

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Well, I got a few things to take care of this winter like getting a technical certification and concentrating on ski season training. And with more hours of planned sleep every day, I have decided that something needs to give. I also tend not to socialize much during winter preferring to spend most of my time by myself. No dating either since I can't be bothered with putting on nice winter

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Opening SequenceOne of the most anticipated moments in a Bond movie is its opening sequence. In Quantum of Solace (QoS), the opening sequence is a continuation of where Casino Royale (2006) left off. As it played out, I yawned. Then the opening credits and the song accompanying it came on. The main reason why I developed a liking to Chris Cornell's You know my name was because I enjoyed how the

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Know anyone who has acted with 7 generations of actors and starred in more than a 1,000 movies?From the BBC:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7737798.stm

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This is a repost of a post originally published on Crossroads back in June 2007. I am so busy at the moment at the office that I have not had much time to write. "It was late afternoon as I pulled into my driveway and climbed out. The sun was warm and making its way toward the horizon. On a whim, I walked across the huge yard toward the rolling fields beyond the property line. I scurried over the

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I have actually owned this CD for several years now. When I played it for the first time then, I didn't notice any catchy tracks, especially in light of what I had gotten used to in the first two installations of the Pure Moods series. Recently, on a drive back from a hike in NH, I put this CD on. I played the CD twice and listened to all the songs. Here are my thoughts on which tracks caught my

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I know that I said I never watched Cricket Tests. It was true up until a month ago. But with the Australians recently touring India for the Border-Gavaskar trophy, which consists of four Tests, I seem to have taken a sudden liking to Tests. Somehow the thought that a Test equates to a battle is a charming thought. Unlike the Twenty20 or ODI formats in Cricket, a Test is played for a period of

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I have no idea what I was trying to convey with the title of this post but who cares? Anyway, here are some photos I took this past Saturday when I was up by Crescent Lake with Russ. Even though I just snapped away, I still had the presence of mind to use a ND grad filter to underexpose the sky. Click the pictures for a larger version.The wisps of cloud immediately caught my attention.Note the

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Wait a minute! If you make $250 grand a year in personal income, does that make you a plumber or a businessman? That being said, I am still in favor of a proportional tax for everyone with functioning organs and limbs.

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Last night, when Palin said, "Hey, can I call you Joe?", I smiled. But then when she referred to a hockey game, I grimaced, "Uh-oh, here we go again".When I think of Alaska, I think of pristine wilderness...not theatre & the arts, a complex financial services industry or annual public transportation budgets. I strongly feel that it is easy to appeal to Alaskans or those folks from northern New

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The inaugural Champions League 2008 kicks off December 3 in India. 8 teams -- including the two finalists from the inaugural Indian Premier League tournament from earlier this year: Chennai Super Kings (whom I support) and Rajasthan Royals -- will compete for the prize money of $6 million. The final match will be on December 10.A week of intense Twenty20 Cricket would be a great way for me to

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So I had an email from my friend Kate, Ms. Cuteness herself, this morning :) It reads as follows:"hello family. hello friends. as some of you know i've been living in the new englands for the last 2 years having sent my wagon east after my dawning years on the west coast. and i've learned something about this place kept mystery to many a westerner. it's ef'n cold in the winter! so, i'm leaving

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Yesterday, on my way to the office, I breakfasted at the Country Kitchen in Weymouth. Usually I order either eggs, sausage and toast or steak, eggs and toast. Yesterday I got cheese omelette. I don't like mixing cheese with other foods. So I don't know why I ordered that. But it did remind me of some happenings back in 10th grade.Going back in time...back in time...back in time..."So what

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If this wonderful aster hasn't already started to bloom, it will start doing so soon! It will continue to bloom into early Fall.

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The Rowes Wharf bar, in the Boston Harbor hotel, has the best selection of Scotches in town! I discovered Glenfarclas here, a brand that I find is as good as my favorite: Jack Daniels. On those days, I feel like putting on a suit and relax over a Whiskey, I go here. Its a 10 minute walk from my house and is right on one of the docks at Rowes Wharf. What more can I say? The ambience and atmosphere

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I am not sure about this Palin person McCain's chosen. But what the heck? Regardless of the party, they all do a lot of posturing around this time of a presidential campaign anyway. But the rules of engagement in Washington continue to remain unchanged.Anyway here are my thots on various issues. Remember that you may not agree with everything I say. That is the nature of politics: something

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I've pretty much figured out that this is how I appear to women on first dates...Woof!

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So this past Sunday night, I couldn't fall asleep. I had been getting restless lately. I have a feeling that those ski slopes are gonna be hit hard by me this coming winter. Anyway I had just shot off an email to David lamenting to him about how I wanted to start rock climbing outdoors regularly again and that city life was okay but that I couldn't sit in some park in some square and pretend I

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Jake on the sets of the movie in North Africa.So...Jake Gyllenhaal will play the Persian Prince. Hey, at least it ain't Tobey Maguire or Orlando Bloom. Here is an article on this movie. Daniel Craig surprised everyone with Casino Royale. So I am gonna keep my thoughts to myself on this one. Jake is a great choice for a lot of roles. Anyone who has watched October Sky will know what I mean.

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Heh! Heh! One of my alltime favorite scenes. Its kinda funny if you think about it though. One of my recent posts involved wild Salmon. This one has a grizzly in it......a grizzly that ends up being a constellation!Whoa!Bodybuilders back in Louie's heydays can move pretty fast because they were also well-conditioned in addition to being strong. The sad thing about today's "bodybuilders" is that

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Note: Home Depot isn't paying me to write this stuff.I am not big on chain stores but I like Home Depot. The smell of freshly cut wood while casually walking down their various aisles makes me feel that all life is good. I have often stopped at the painting section and gone through a paint selector book for 15 minutes while trying not to catch the eye of a salesperson. I don't want to talk. I

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Fish and VegetablesHere is an exceptionally healthy meal that I make 4 to 6 times a week. It is rather filling.Total Preparation and Cook time: 10 minutesIngredientsA slice of Wild Salmon -- about 1/2 lbCoconut Oil -- 1/2 teaspoonLime JuiceSalt and freshly ground Pepper -- To taste1. In a non-stick pan, heat the oil over medium heat.2. While the pan is being readied, slather the Salmon with lime

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So...an Indian has won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. And the event?10m AIR RIFLE?!What the flying f**k does that mean? A trained bumble bee delivers the bullet to the target or somethin'?Pardon the cynicism. Guess I would have liked it better if the medal had come out of a track & field event or weight lifting -- that is, if Indians ever get out of the habit of doping in the latter

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While I am entranced by sprinting on a track, diving in a pool and olympic weight lifting, I somehow can't take the Olympics that seriously. I don't know. I just can't do it. So when I hear about all these top Cricketers recently pushing for Cricket to have a spot in the Olympics, I get mixed feelings. Their argument is that Cricket in the Olympics will enable it to spread to bigger nations like

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If you can only ignore the blatant reference to Fair and Lovely :)

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Squatting, Knees and ToesSpeaking of myths, you know the one about not letting your knees get ahead of your toes when squatting? Alwyn Cosgrove uses the lunge to dispel this notion. If that doesn't convince people, I don't know what will. And speaking of squatting, one of the arguments against heavy squatting is that we weren't designed to be squatting ass-to-the-grass with several hundred Lbs on

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Elation! That's what I felt. I clutched the novels, one from Alistair MacLean and another from Louis L'amour, as I left the library and started riding home on a rickety bicycle. The final exams were over. I could now look forward to six weeks of summer holidays before my junior year in high school commenced. I didn't have much to do but read, enjoy my solo rides out into the hot country and hang

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Its official, folks! I no longer use sunblock for sun protection when I sunbathe at the beach. Instead I have switched to unrefined coconut oil. And I have to say my skin felt a lot cooler when I was at Revere beach this past Saturday morning! Also, while there, I noticed an Indian guy sunbathing and canoodling with this really fat, white girl...a mistake that I, of course, will never make no

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Content removed anticipating undue pressure

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So, after 10 years, the AC in my car has finally conked out. I had it recharged a week ago but now I know for sure that a component or two in the climate control subsystem will need to be replaced. I haven't got a quote yet but, along with a new EGR valve and clutch pedal, I likely will have to shell out something slightly more than a grand. I have been driving a few days now in 80+ degrees. I am

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My friends Kate and Jason are opening an artsy gallery in Boston. Look, no one is paying me to do this stuff, alright? But you gotta admit these flyers certainly add a bit of color and grit to my blog.Gallery reception: July 10, 8pm to 9:30pmClick image for larger image.Broadway Bicycle School will also be hosting a Women's Basic Mechanics Class Mondays from 5:30pm to 7:30pm starting in August. I

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Well, I didn't do much for July 4 last year. This year it was decently busy. I resolved an "issue of the mind" with a neighbor early on Friday, cleaned up the place in the afternoon and met up with David and Kate in the back bay later in the evening. We then biked over to Jason's place in Roxbury for a few hours of celebration. It was pretty dark on Jason's roofdeck. But the food was really good.

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Whatever you do, man, don't screw it up.The only thing I liked about the Spiderman franchise was the first 20 minutes or so of the first movie. The scene where that Toby fella experiments with his new found powers was fun. Couldn't enjoy the rest of the movie though. Kirsten Dunst was totally hot in that movie but she seemed kinda washed out in the second movie. I know. When it comes to enjoying

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Seven A.M. by Edward HopperIn 2007, the MFA exhibited a lot of Edward Hopper's work. Outstanding stuff! So I ended up spending more time at the MFA in 2007 than in any other prior year. This year, I am looking forward to a couple of exhibitions at the MFA.It is a custom for me to spend several weekends in the summer scouring art shops and galleries in Rockport and Gloucester for pieces that

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To conclude my spring training, I just started following phase 3 of Reg Park's 5x5 program this past Sunday. So far, I have put in two sessions on this "routine". All I can say is that at night, as soon as my head hits the pillow, I have been dropping off to Z-land like a pine cone dropping in the still depths of an Alaskan forest.Usually I keep my workouts under an hour and not do more than 3 or

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So this is a poem about a friend of mine. Yeah, it is a she. Why would I write about a guy? Duh!Enjoy!Such a bundle of joyShe came into my lifeFrom a world so farAnd different from my hauntOf times long gone byTo melt me in wordsAs sweet as the honeyFrom the rarest acacia treeAnd soothing as the artFrom the realm of rembrandtI wonder in my sleepIf these arms can reciprocateAnd possess a little

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I - InterviewerH - Him (y'know...me)I. So what happened, dude?H. Well, I emailed her, asked for her phone number. Totally normal, right?I. Totally, dude.H. And she came back and said "not enough chemistry".I. Wait. In your first post titled "Commonwealth Delicacy", you clearly said that you were holding hands, gazing into each other's eyes, kissing and...H. Yeah, I know what I said.I. Dude, you

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I have admired the occasional American Football game. It is an outstanding game of credit. Baseball? I could never dig that. The primary reason has to do with a complete lack of style in batting (or hitting) and not enough tactical requirements when compared to the richness and variety evident in Cricket.Hitting/BattingBaseball: The hitter either slogs or slaps an incoming ball. There is no

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I started reading Watership Down on the flight over to London from Boston and completed reading it in India. This was an engrossing enough read!I originally bought the book at Logan airport because the book promised vivid descriptions of the English countryside and I was feeling a bit mellow. It didn't let me...down. It is about a bunch of rabbits that talk like humans and are attempting to find

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So one of my friends mentioned that she found my last post depressing. Of course, I write about what I feel like writing...about. And whatever I write is bound to upset some and delight yet others. But I would still like to clarify my thoughts on some things that I oh so casually flung aside in my last post.Marriage has the potential to be a wonderful relationship. More often than not, people end

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Let me make one thing clear: To me marriage is just an occasion where two people make sure that everybody else knows about them and what they are getting into. And while they are about it, why not throw a party too? In addition to which there are, of course, certain lawful benefits available only to married couples (which I think may be unfair but that is a subject for another day). That's all I

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So last night I was out with this wonderful woman Ingrid, a Sociology professor, who was thinking of moving to Boston. I don't believe that I have ever dated anyone sweeter. The chemistry was so sizzling you could have thrown a couple of eggs our way and they would have finished scrambling by the time they hit the floor. Naturally, toward the end of dinner, we ended up holding hands and just

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I think that I have finally acquired a good understanding of the "There is a game on tonight!" mentality here in the United States...courtesy of the Indian Premier League's (IPL) inaugural season which wrapped up today. The last two overs of the second innings of the final match today were simply phenomenal in the kind of in-your-face nerve-racking tension that built up during the course of the

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The second semi-final, in which the Chennai Super Kings (the team I am rooting for) will play Kings XI Punjab, is slated for tomorrow at 10.30 AM EST. I will be watching it in the coziness of my North End apartment. No, no pizza or beer. I am on a strict diet in preparation for beach weather and so only BCAA tablets, some H2O and maybe a bit of cheese will figure.What about the first semi-final

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SkinSo these days after I shower...I caress myself with a towel.Let me explain. Let me explain quickly.Before this new technique, I would wipe myself down with a towel. But I read somewhere that rubbing your skin with a towel ages the skin quicker. So now I caress and touch myself with the towel in an effort to remove the excess water of it. I have actually been pretty consistent with it. So

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Photo credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona. HiRISE Image of Phoenix descent on the parachute.This image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter marks the first time ever one spacecraft has photographed another one in the act of landing on Mars.This is definitely a picture for the history books. It is an unfettered reflection of human

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I know Clancy Ross passed away a month ago but I just found out that Reg Park had died last November.Growing up in India, I developed an interest in physical culture watching movies starring that big Austrian dude and that other Italian dude (who, in one of his movies, goes to Russia to wallop that big Russian fella). While my Dad eventually bought me some of Arnie's books while I was in high

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I have often bemoaned the never-ending increase in India's population. I don't bother anymore, of course. But the irony is that it is exactly because of that high population that the formation of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has become possible. Ok, I am not going to go on a rant about saving the planet. Instead I want to quickly gloss over a new phenomenon in Indian cricket: Indian cricket

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For 8 years or so, I used a PC at home. Nothing wrong with that. I played Prince of Persia -- both the original DOS version and the outstanding 3D version from 1999 -- and Microsoft Flight Simulator on it. I edited photos from the weddings I covered and burned CDs of them. I also recorded streaming music directly off the sound card a lot. Creative's sound card on that PC came with a piece of

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There are moments. Then there are poetic moments...

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So I developed something like a stomach bug on Friday. Still I decided to go down to the Cape early on Saturday. But since I felt too lazy to rack and take my own bicycle, I had to rent one in Dennis. After about an hour of biking -- it was actually a bit chilly -- I decided to call it quits and returned to Boston. It wasn't the weather. I just wasn't into it because of the stomach thingy. I was

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So the Rajasthan Royals beat the Deccan Chargers in a close match today in Hyderabad, India.Y'know, I will be the first to admit that I was pining for Shane Warne's side to win...and they did!! Warnie himself brought the match to a sensational close. Although as the Captain of the Rajasthan Royals -- he is the only non-Indian skipper in the newly formed Indian Premier League (IPL) -- I had

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I first watched this show on the History channel at the beginning of last winter and liked it immediately. So I pre-ordered the DVD on amazon right away. It arrived last week and is currently making the rounds in my office!Many a time, I have visualized how our precocious planet formed and evolved based on paleobiological evidence. I always get a feeling of euphoria whenever I imagine a pristine

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Cricket's New Face?Nope, these ladies are not in a stadium in North America. They are American cheerleaders exported to India for the Twenty20 format Cricket matches being currently conducted by the Indian Premier League's inaugural season.Full story here. I wonder how sex-starved Indians will respond to all this in the long run. Looks pretty pathetic, indeed.Beer and BoobsSimon says they are

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So I was recently chatting with a girl online when she asked me why I was so fascinated with Cape Cod and the surrounding areas. So I thought about it and sent her a reply. She said that she found my reply "soulful". So I decided that the Cape should be a subject for my next blog post. And what better time to write about it than in Spring.I go down to Cape Cod Spring through late Fall. I have

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Here is the first part. To recap:1. I am following a periodization plan with the following phases in that order: GPP, Strength, BC and Hypertrophy.2. I just completed the Strength phase which comprised of the following program design:Session 1: Back Squats (10 sets of 3 repetitions).Session 2: Weighted Dips or Push Presses (10x3).Session 3: Barbell Rows or Weighted Chins (10x3).How did the

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There are so many blogs out there and I don't really write enough about any specific topic. Besides a lot of my posts are probably not that interesting. For one thing, I don't promote controversy or take risks in my writing. So I don't really wonder about people not commenting in here. I expect that my posts will get bolder and more interesting as the years roll by. If interaction with readers

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Apparently President Bush has met with the Pope. Hey, everyone, the war in Iraq is gonna end, like, now.http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/16/america/16pope.4.phpAn excerpt from the above article:President George W. Bush welcomed Pope Benedict XVI to the White House Wednesday morning, telling the pontiff that Americans "need your message that all of life is sacred."Yeah, everyone except himself!

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This is a gem of a magazine. Anyone who has some sort of account with Fidelity will receive this magazine once every quarter. I ignored it for the first few years. Then in the summer of 2006, I somehow ended up casually browsing through one and was immediately hooked. In addition to the usual articles providing financial advice and tips, the magazine comes with an assortment of case studies to

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Ha! Ha! Ha! I can't wait to watch this one! The first movie, Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, was surprisingly intelligent for a movie from this genre. I was pretty sure that Berardinelli had reviewed the first movie but he hasn't. So I emailed him about it yesterday and received a reply stating that he might possibly get to watch/review the first movie before catching the upcoming movie on

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Yeah, whateva...This could be a disaster depending on the route you are travelling. I am quite sure most travellers have the good sense to not disturb their fellow travellers. But I am definitely worried about that last leg to India from any airport. Well, I am going to the sub-continent for a week in the middle of June. So I will be finding out, I guess. Oh, brother!"Shut up!! You son of a mangy

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Mmmm...In February, my brother and I were watching the Visa Championship series -- Track & Field events -- at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. Since I admire speed and raw power, I am naturally drawn only to the sprint-based events like the 60m and Pole Vault. Lolo Jones caught my eye instantly. While I believe that Chinese women have the delicate facial features that define ultimate female

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No, I am not involved in the making of a movie called "2077". Nor is it a prediction of when I expect to acquire Sixth Sense syndrome. 2077 is the number of calories I have been consuming as part of my nutrition plan for Spring Training 2008. I don't nitpick at every aspect of my diet. For instance, I treated myself to a glass of blush wine last night. And then I brushed my teeth and went to

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Well, all we got this morning was a lone trout from the depths of Goose Pond in Chatham. Travis reeled it in and it surrendered without much of a struggle. Anyway, here are some photos from this morning.Goose Pond's deepest point is 50 feet below. It was very windy and cold. The first spot we tried to cast from had the wind in our faces. So we moved to another spot across the pond where it was

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