The Great Ganesha

The largest island in a world is Greenland. The largest lake in the world is the Caspian Sea. The largest lake on an island is Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island in Canada. The largest island in a lake is Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, also in Canada. Now, you are already restless. You’re going to [...]

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Saturday was Holi. And I forgot, so I didn’t play. But a pink sock in the washer got all of my whites tainted with a pinkish hue – does that count? Happy Belated Holi. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

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It’s here. Already. Man, that was fast! Happy New Year everyone. Hope it brings prosperity and happiness to us all. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

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Folks, Bambaiyya was featured on Metroblogging Mumbai yesterday (well, yesterday in India, today in the US). Thanks to the folks at MM, and also to Gaurav for posting it there as well as on his blog. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, Bambaiyya is a user-contributed dictionary of Bombay slang, along the lines [...]

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The "date of the beast" is today. And hopefully, you're not hexakosioihexekontahexaphobic. If you're one of the lucky few who are satanists, then you get to celebrate by sacrificing the proverbial goat or a young child. And then proceeding to use its blood to bathe in. Or whatever it is that satanists do. I'm just [...]

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Some time back I wrote a post about the Buddha Machine. Then, around a month later, on Buddha Purnima Sepia Mutiny made another post about it. Well, with the Buddha Machine, you could attain nirvana for $23. But wait. To attain nirvana, one must be tuned into the cosmic consciousness! And how can one expect [...]

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Growing up, Archie Comics were despised by my parents for their lack of literary value ("You should be reading books instead of wasting your time with comics!"), but no less than wolfed down by me. There was nothing like spending an entire afternoon going through a pile of new Archies. In fact, when there were [...]

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Ok, this article’s directed towards marketing people, but it’s still got some good tips. For instance: A great story is true. Not necessarily because it’s factual, but because it’s consistent and authentic. James Frey? You reading this? Another good tip: Great stories don’t appeal to logic, but they often appeal to our senses. Pheromones aren’t [...]

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That’s Steve Pavlina’s blog subtitle. I think that says it all. I’ve been checking out his site for a couple of months now off and on, through other places. He’s got some good advice on a bunch of things including Polyphasic Sleep, How to Win an Argument and How to Become an Early Riser. Basically, [...]

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You will not believe the realism involved with these Sidewalk Drawings. Amazing! If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

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