Tag: random musings
member name: Sean Paul Kelley
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August 05, 2006 10:41 PM EDT --
Just a short notice: odds are now in my favor that I will go to Afghanistan in the October-November timeframe (Iran is pretty much a done deal before Afghanistan). I don't think I'll travel from . . .
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January 12, 2009 10:51 PM EST --
Memo to President-Elect Obama:
"Now it is folly to go against men who could not be kept under even if conquered, while failure would leave us in a very different position from that which . . .
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November 24, 2008 01:51 AM EST --
PLEASE COMMENT, VOTE AND SEND THIS TO FRIENDS HERE AT GATHER. COMMENTS AND VOTES EQUAL CASH FOR ME AND CASH KEEPS ME ON THE ROAD AND KEEPS THESE POSTS COMING.
I've had a few readers ask me . . .
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January 14, 2009 10:29 PM EST --
I'm sitting here listening to a wonderful song bird sing a sweet song. And I'm very pained right now. I had a rather ugly row with my father last night and just knew I was going . . .
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February 23, 2009 10:25 AM EST --
Nandi, a local Mysore cow (technically a bull) recently learned of California's 'Happy Cow' Campaign and auditions for a 'Fresh Face.' Nandi wants the part.
"Every cow . . .
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August 03, 2006 01:05 AM EDT --
We've all heard lots about the Palestinian children dressed up as suicide bombers. I find it grotesquely appalling that children are taught to hate at so young an age.
Of course, there are two sides . . .
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December 07, 2008 01:22 AM EST --
Short note: after spending much of my weekend digesting the horrific employment numbers, listening to a lot of Bloomberg podcasts and reading several of my favorite financial blogs I have come to the . . .
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December 16, 2008 03:11 AM EST --
Beyond the blues, beyond the shadows, beyond the rain
Beyond the darkness and all the pain
When you're walking in circles, with holes in your shoes
Love is the road that leads out beyond . . .
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January 02, 2009 12:06 AM EST --
I haven't been writing much about Lake Toba lately for two reasons: one, I'm still recovering from my unfortunate encounter with the water buffalo and two, there really isn't much to . . .
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January 02, 2009 09:35 PM EST --
Note to self: next time you ride a moped a.) make absolute certain there are no farmers pulling out around blind curves and b.) that there are no water buffalos in your path once the farmer has hit . . .
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January 04, 2009 09:07 AM EST --
No, I wasn't any where near the earthquake in Papua. That's like thousands of miles away from where I am. But damn, I miss Toba already. I left this morning. I didn't want to leave. . . .
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January 18, 2009 08:51 AM EST --
Hey, Israel, how does it feel to lose two wars in a row now? Especially the PR war.
Getting a clue yet?
Maybe that clue is this: you can't keep a people locked up in what is, in essence . . .
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February 06, 2009 10:05 AM EST --
Mamallapuram was a dusty little seaside town with naught but ten or fifteen cross streets. One half of the town is dedicated to tourism and travelers, for both are here in equal measure. Othavadai . . .
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February 15, 2009 05:25 AM EST --
"So, why haven't you done what I requested," my buddy asked via gmail chat.
"I've been busy," I replied. "Always busy in India."
"Whatcha been doing . . .
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February 22, 2009 07:45 AM EST --
If you are like me, you probably find Hindu mythology bewildering. I mean, how many gods are there? I had a discussion in Calicut and asked just this question.
Sanjiv was the first to answer, . . .
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February 23, 2009 08:25 AM EST --
I've tried to explain to people that the lives Jews lead in Iran aren't bad. They aren't persecuted. I've done what is humanly possible to educate people about Iran and the Jews that . . .
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March 07, 2009 01:42 AM EST --
I climbed the Matanga Hill to survey the remains of of Vijayanagar's 'Sacred Enclosure.' It was on this hill, after many years of wandering and after losing his wife to Ravanna, the . . .
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March 26, 2009 09:10 AM EDT --
If you are Indian, or of Indian descent, I must preface this post with a clear warning: you are not going to like what I have to say. My criticisms may be very hard to stomach. But consider them . . .
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August 25, 2006 07:23 PM EDT --
The trip my father and I have planned for Iran is now a virtually certainty, as we just received final visa approval from the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I haven't been this excited about . . .
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June 02, 2006 12:16 AM EDT --
Several days ago William Arkin wrote up a post at the WaPo about what we discussed last night. I find Arkin's post much better and more thought provoking than George Friedman's, mostly because . . .
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