We watched a lot of movies recently. All of these movies are pretty good. 21 Grams is Director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s second movie. His first, Amores perros, has been on my to-watch list for quite some time even though I haven’t gotten around to watching it yet. 21 Grams is good with a non-linear timeline… Continue reading Recent Movies
Year: 2003
9
It’s been 9 years since December 1, 1994, the day Amber and I got married. It’s been a wonderful 9 years. I have discovered what love really means in this period, not that I wasn’t in love when we got engaged, but that love has turned out to be much more than I ever thought… Continue reading 9
Kashmir: More Than Terrorism
In a previous post, I wrote: […] would you acknowledge that Palestine, Chechnya and Kashmir issues are about more than just terrorism? Joshua Scholar in turn asked: What is the situation in Kashmir about? I’ve been wondering about Kashmir ever since I heard an Indian ambassador claim that militants were killing Hindu civilians simply to… Continue reading Kashmir: More Than Terrorism
Happy Thanksgiving
An early happy thanksgiving to all of my readers (well, actually a very late one to Canadians). I am going home today to cook a turkey and may be a pumpkin pie as well. Blogging will be almost nonexistent until I return on Monday.
“Moderate Muslim”
Indirectly via Unmedia, I found Daniel Pipes’s definition of a “moderate Muslim.” – Violence : Do you condone or condemn the Palestinians, Chechens, and Kashmiris who give up their lives to kill enemy civilians? Will you condemn by name as terrorist groups such organizations as Abu Sayyaf, Al-Gama’a al-Islamiyya, Groupe islamique armee, Hamas, Harakat ul-Mujahidin,… Continue reading “Moderate Muslim”
Spy? Adulterer? Both?
I blogged about the arrest of Chaplain Captain James Yee who was charged with disobeying an order for allegedly taking classified material from Guantanamo and improperly transporting it. Now, his case has taken a strange turn. The U.S. military on Tuesday charged a Muslim chaplain accused of taking classified material from the U.S. prison for… Continue reading Spy? Adulterer? Both?
The Two Towers
I watched the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers over the weekend. It’s a great movie and the extended edition really adds to it. A number of scenes and events in the theatrical release are clarified and improved because of the extra 43 minutes. Especially, the director’s thinking behind the… Continue reading The Two Towers
Happy Eid
Eid Mubarak, everyone.
CRVO
If you were wondering why I ranted about God or why my family is pressuring me to not spend so much time on the computer, you should really get a life. grin. I guess I am going to tell you in any case. WARNING: Reading medical info can be bad for a layperson. Read at… Continue reading CRVO
Coup? Revolution? What?
I heard there was a revolution here in Georgia, but as far as I can tell Sonny Perdue seems to be the governor still. Then I realized that the revolution happened in Sak’art’velo. For more serious coverage, visit Cinderella Bloggerfeller and Living With Caucasians.