Archive for May, 2008

swaptree

I have recently re-developed my affinity for books. Having to travel here and there every other week gave me a lot of down time at airports and on planes, so I started to read more to pass the time. I’ve bought maybe 5-6 books in the past couple of months, but started to wonder if

Such is Life

I’ve had a week to digest the death of an extremely close cousin. I wonder if I am handling it too well. I’m not sure exactly how one should feel in situations like these. By no means do I intend to marginalize death or sound callous, but I tend to deal with situations like these

It Just Aint Right

I have so little room left to feel right now. I am emotionally paralyzed – incapable of moving a sentimental limb. I don’t know if I can feel any more. The funeral procession was held yesterday. I have no idea how I sat through the 2-hour funeral. The prevalent emotional devastation was almost too much

Eulogy

I am admittedly not good at these things. Eloquence seems to evade me at times like these. This is still a surreal moment for me. Ankit had become a permanent fixture in my life. He was one of the few people I could always rely on. If you ever needed anything from him, he would

How to Feel

I don’t know how to feel, what to feel, or even if I want to feel. Damn.

An Equivalence of Rights – Gay Marriage

Yesterday (Thursday the 15th of April), the California Supreme court ruled 4-3 that same sex marriages should be allowed in the state of California. I am not all that surprised by this ruling. California always seems to be the leader in liberal legislation and programs. They often set the precedents that other states follow. Needless

A Crackberry Man-Whore No More

So, I arrived back in town today from Dallas. Now, the Dallas Fort Worth Airport is aesthetically decent, but someone please tell me why in the hell their rental car return center is located like 5 miles from the actual airport? You have to take a shuttle from the rental car center to the actual

Thoughts from The Lone Star State

“You have to go a long way to beat our meat.” That double entendre is courtesy of The Market Place in St George Island, FL. I read that on the back of someone’s shirt while I was waiting in the security line at the airport the other day. Either they have huevos made of titanium

Jott

I came across an interesting website while I was browsing the internet a minute ago. And since I am such a geek, I had to share this with all you cool cats out there. I came across something called Jott. Basically, Jott is a phone number that you call that will convert any speech to

The Honeymoon is Over

So…I’ve had a month off from traveling (at least for business) and I’ve kind of sort of gotten accustomed to actually being able to reside in the very dwelling on which I pay rent on every month. But…. I was told today that I would be needed on-site for a lignite-fired plant in Tatum, Texas