So the long promised series is here. My Dad sent me his writeup about a month ago. But I have been too lazy and too busy to do much with it. He wrote it in Microsoft Word. I am going to break it up into reasonable sized chunks and post them over the next few… Continue reading My Dad in Jammu and Kashmir
Book Review: Paris 1919
In the foreword to Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World by Margaret MacMillan, Richard Holbrooke argues: In the headline version of history, the road from the Hall of Mirrors [where Versailles treaty was signed] to the German invasion of Poland only twenty years later is usually presented as a straight line. But as… Continue reading Book Review: Paris 1919
MT-Blacklist
Jay Allen has come up with version 1.5 of MT-Blacklist to combat spam in comments and trackback. I have installed the new version and it works great. No more errors that I got with version 1.0beta and no slowing down of the rebuild process. I haven’t been getting too much spam in my comments, but… Continue reading MT-Blacklist
Imitation Fitness Blog II
Unqualified Offerings was wondering whether I would be posting regular fitness updates. He gets half his wish: I’ll post updates, but irregularly. As I posted in my first fitness post, I am trying to increase endurance and muscle strength but I am not overweight. I had orginally settled on three different exercises: Running/walking on a… Continue reading Imitation Fitness Blog II
Happy Birthday
To Amber, my lovely wife. Many Happy Returns of the day. And don’t worry that you are old. Thirty is just the start of life. Obviously, there won’t be any blogging today as I bake a carrot cake for her and then we go out to dinner. PS. In case you were wondering where I… Continue reading Happy Birthday
Blogosphere Ecosystem
Looking at the TTLB Blogoshpere Ecosystem, I have been a slithering reptile for quite some time. This designation is based on the number of incoming links to my blog. I am currently ranked #1226 with 29 incoming links. What is interesting is that my traffic has been increasing steadily but my ecosystem rank is stagnant.… Continue reading Blogosphere Ecosystem
League of Nations and Racial Equality
An interesting chapter in the book “Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World” is related to Japan. Japan was on the Allied side in World War I, though it hadn’t done much fighting. The Japanese had three goals for the Paris Peace Conference after the war: to get a clause on racial equality written… Continue reading League of Nations and Racial Equality
Toll and Speeding
Eric Muller has some interesting thoughts on giving speeding tickets on toll highways. It arises for me specifically in the context of the NJ Turnpike, but it pertains to any highway that gives you a toll coupon when you enter the highway and then collects it from you (with a payment) when you leave the… Continue reading Toll and Speeding
Saudi Nuclear Bomb?
Via The Poor Man and Tacitus, I read a news story on UPI and Washington Times (both stories are by the same guy) about Pakistan helping Saudi Arabia acquire nuclear weapons. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have concluded a secret agreement on “nuclear cooperation” that will provide the Saudis with nuclear-weapons technology in exchange for cheap… Continue reading Saudi Nuclear Bomb?
Taller = Richer?
According to this article, taller people earn more money than short ones. Apparently, size does matter. According to a recent report by the University of Florida, tall people earn considerably more money than their shorter counterparts throughout life. They earn approximately $789 more per inch, per year, according to the experts. Timothy Judge and Daniel… Continue reading Taller = Richer?