… actually have been back since Friday, but was recovering from the mother of all pith/migraine attacks…how did it feel ? like i went 20 rounds with Mike Tyson without the sense to give up in round one..

lots of things have happened in the week that i have been out…

Things that made me smile:
O-bam-a … I caught the coverage in Nepal with a goofy smile. i had tears in my eyes at some parts – especially when i saw civil war vetrans with tears in their eyes….. I guess that just as we were all American after 9/11, we are basking in their triumph for this one…. i don’t know why, but this victory feels good and reinforces that the vast majority of people in the world are good and act mostly with decency. Hats off to the American voters…..

Kumble Retiring – it was more a sense of my own mortality. He is my age and he has retired. What a career and i respected the fact that he was one of the true unselfish players…….Maybe we should start the chant ‘Kumble for coach’ 🙂

2-0 – India v/s Australia. Never thought that it would me give greater pleasure to see India beat Australia than India beat Pakistan. The Australians needed a serious lesson in humility and they got it. Goodbye Saurav….

Indian Airlines – the craft may be old, the air hostess maybe my mom’s age — but boss are they efficient and helpful. I think that it is about time that we start looking beyond the packaging – and look at quality. IA has professionals ….

Stuff that made me Proud
Maharashtra Anti Terrorist Squad. It cannot have been easy to go after Hindutvadi’s who planted bombs, let alone sadhvis. So i won’t even comment on how hard it must have been to arrest a serving Army Officer – or how strong your evidence must have been. The concept of Hindutvadi’s planting bombs does not at all surprise me, nor does the involvement of those who have supposedly renounce life and ties to life. What saddens me beyond belief is that an Army Officer sworn to lay down his life to protect the citizens of this country – will be involved in a bombing campaign against citizens.
so officers and wo/men of Maharastra ATS – stand up and take a bow. you have done well !

Stuff that made me Scratch my Head and Say WTF

The silence in the Sangh Pavar on the Hindu Terrorists – it actually hurt me to write Hindu terrorists. is this what we have come down to. The Nation is supreme and anyone who indulges in terrorism against citizens is a terrorist. Why is this concept so difficult to understand for a constitutional party like the BJP or a nationalist organization like the RSS ?

Legal representation for those who arrested – again it is a constitutional right . they have the right to be represented – whether it is Geelani or Kulkarni ….

And finally, stuff that made me forget to breathe …

behold the mighty Himalayas…..