QOTD – 30Jun

June 30, 2006 in Quotes

Read this somewhere…and needless to say, loving it! 
It’s Like This
Even the Samurai
Have teddy bears
And even the teddy bears
Get drunk

Poetry – William Empson

June 25, 2006 in Poetry, Rants

From minstrels comes another gem: "I Remember to Have Wept With a Sense of the Unnecessary" by William Empson. My favorite parts below:
Lies would be more serious if one could lie about the matter in hand;
But it is an impertinence to think oneself so penetrating.
What people tell you by lies is how they would deal [...]

World Cup Predictions

June 20, 2006 in Humor, Links

Amit had asked all bloggers to predict 9th July. As a result, I have been asking everyone their opinions of who will win the world cup, compiling scores of each match, and comparing player profiles. The hot topic of discussion in the office is anyway, “Will our boys bring it home this time?” or as [...]

Such a Long Journey

June 20, 2006 in Humor, Links

Falstaff recounts his flight home from US, whence he travelled with a really nice couple (referred to as Uncleji and Auntyji). Oh, the memories it triggered. No matter that the Auntyji on my first flight home from UK was the air-hostess (Air India Zindabad!). My favorite passages are quoted below (at the risk of being called [...]

Small Time Blogger: Redux

June 20, 2006 in Blogging, Humor

2 toons that just fit the bill, Pearls Before Swine & Gapingvoid

Budgets

June 19, 2006 in Business, Humor

Ask any business guy to talk about all that ails his company/work life, and chances are one of the top three grouses will be to do with Budgets & how they are managed. The Dilbert toon this Sunday displays that sentiment exactly (Disclosure: I’m a budgeting & MIS guy myself)