The Bridge Builder

November 28, 2005 in Books, Life

An old man, going a lone highway,
Came at the evening cold and gray,
To a chasm, vast and deep and wide,
Through which was flowing a sullen tide.
The old man crossed in the twilight dim,
That sullen stream had no fears for him;
But he turned, when he reached the other side,
And built a bridge to span the tide.
“Old [...]

On The Loss of A Young Life

November 25, 2005 in Politics, Thoughts

In the memory of Manjunath Shanmugam, who gave up his life in line of duty…
We need to ensure that the sacrifice doesn’t go waste.
We need to ensure that his name is never forgotten.
We need to ensure that the perpetrators of this heinous crime are brought to justice.
We need to ensure that incidents like this are [...]

Being Thankful

November 24, 2005 in Books, Business, Humor, Thoughts

Since today is Thanksgiving, all my posts today will have something to do with gratitude, love, joy & hope.
Scott Adams has a fantastic piece out today. Extracts below, but please read the complete piece. I promise, it’ll be worth your time…
I’m thankful for the invention of the television remote control, without which life itself would [...]

With Gratitude on Thanksgiving Day

November 24, 2005 in Books, Humor

Today is Thanksgiving Day in the USA. What a beautiful concept!
Thanksgiving is a holiday unencumbered by gift-giving, unlike birthdays or Christmas or the like. At Thanksgiving, all you give is… Thanks!
Adrian Savage writing in/as The Coyote Within says “Holidays used to be times for slowing down and remembering. They should be again.”
Check out the full [...]

Celebrate Failure

November 23, 2005 in Books, Business

So says Richard Watson in this FastCompany column. An extremely interesting observation is regarding people’s response to failure. Most people will deny it, or attribute it to causes outside themselves! This is because as Watson says “Most people believe that success breeds success and they believe that the converse is true too, that failure breeds [...]

Primer on Bloglines

November 23, 2005 in Technology, Thoughts

A fair number of people have come back asking about Bloglines… I thought it was better to put a primer on setting up & managing a Bloglines account here, rather than mailing it to everyone one by one…
Please do keep in mind though, that this section will seem fairly simplistic to the techies out there…this [...]