bill bryson

have you read this guy?pretty amazing.the amount of information he manages to keep putting put in each of his books.his latest "At Home" is yet another example.whew!so many details,some ,mundane,most , fascinating and at all times , readable.
get hold of the book.you will enjoy it.

the games(am sure you know which)

what can one say abt the THE GAMES?the complete lack of preparation,the complete mess,the opportunity lost of showcasing our ability of doing a job well.we may still salvage things and carry off a successful games but it is doubtful if we will be able to shakeoff the feeling that all is not well.has money been made?we do not know.has a perception been created that money is being made?yes.is the press doing a good job?we do not know.they do tend to keep going over the top.is just one man responsible for the mess?that is being naive-but then this one man also wanted to keep taking the credit for the job being done by a host of agencies;so is it in order that he also takes the entire blame?poetic justice perhaps.what abt the govt?does it have no role to play?are they not to blame? for very very poor supervision at the very least?

musings-august 10

since my last post a lot has happened and is happening;went south for a couple of days.it is almost as if you have gone to another country.the same laws/regulations which are given a complete go by in the north are followed scrupulously in the south;the same organizations seem to be functioning more efficiently.the difference lies in the genes?ethos?how one does wish that the north of the country was in the south-makes sense?no?but you do get the hang of what one is trying to say,don't you.

the shame that is the commowealth games hits us on a daily basis.just when one thought that things can not get worse one read the news abt the IOC having bid for the asian games 2019.serious.

we would require divine intervention to ensure that the games go off well.and the gods has always been kind to india.

have again been on a reading spree;bill bryson's latest(at home-no patch on his earlier works),simon hughes on cricket(good entertainment)robert wrights evolution of god(weighty,intense and wonderful).saw inception-overrated but still way above the normal run of the mill stuff.definitely worth a see.

take care and cheers.