Category: Random Thoughts & Idle Chatter
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Dear Readers and Co-bloggers, This is the farewell post I had contemplated writing several times in the past year but did not get around to doing. After noting the gradual decrease in readership and much slower rates of posting – mine and of others – I feel that the time has come to put an end to new writing on Accidental Blogger. Blogging over the past many years has…
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Since John Ballard has gone silent after a burst of energy, it's time for some Random Thoughts & Idle Chatter and what better way is there than turning to cat antics? Here is a photo and a video of cats doing … well whatever it is that cats do. What appealed to me particularly about the photo is that the feline duo here…
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Promoting a film and a family member here. I haven't seen the movie and don't know whether I will be able to unless it is released on DVD. It is being shown in the Indy film circuit in India, Canada and the US. My interest in it is that my niece, my sister's daughter, Saba Joshi plays…
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On an otherwise slow news day (CNN's Anderson Cooper is gay, the US apologized to Pakistan so the war in Afghanistan can go on, another high profile banker resigned) physicists at CERN confirmed the discovery of the elusive subatomic particle Higgs boson. Now, this was no ordinary scientific event. Decades of speculation, ambitious nomenclature (God Particle) and gigantic…
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The following is more of a set of musings than an argument, which musings I come by via this Slate article about giving men a choice in supporting children they didn’t want in the first place. My interest in that question itself as an ethical issue is not great, though I do think there’s something…
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I am in Fort Worth for a couple of days. I took this picture of downtown Fort Worth reflected on the glass facade of a building. I was wondering why I took the photo this morning from the balcony of my hotel room directly across the street while enjoying a cup of coffee. I normally don't take photos unless I…
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I just posted this on Facebook and thought I should share the photo here. An African butterfly bush which I planted in early spring is flourishing in my front garden. I had never seen this plant until I found it in a nursery and decided to bring it home. This bush is not to be confused with other common butterfly bushes which attract…
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Does the latest music album sound more than perfect to your ears, as it dribbles or blasts out of the earbuds of your music player? Not a note out of place, no little rough edges that would make you squirm? There's a reason for that in this world of hyperdigitization. Auto-tuning is the trick. Steve…
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I am currently in New Delhi, staying where I always stay, in my parents' old house where I spent a large part of my youth. At the request of a friend I photographed the inside and outside of my home and posted some of the pictures on Facebook as three albums showing different parts of…
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Please excuse the lack of postings of late. Who knows when one of us will find the time to write something worth your attention. In the meantime, please amuse yourself with this little art project. A very happy New Year to everyone.
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Here is the announcement of this year's winners of the 3 QD Politics & Social Science Prize. All three are excellent posts worth reading. Accidental Blogger had the privilege of being among the nine finalists and that to me personally, is hugely encouraging. We can get distracted by the cacophony on the web, hopping around…
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It has been a slow last few months, the way time always seems to be when it's full of variety rather than intense drive. Sadly, my back has been full of intense pain, from general soreness during the day, to spasms when I try to get out of bed in the morning. As a welcoming…
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