Category: Random Thoughts & Idle Chatter
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Found this funny piece at Truthout.org by Bill Zide via Leiter Reports. It is a pretty accurate description of what conservative politics (aided and abetted by the likes of Bush, Cheney, Rove and DeLay) has become. "Once upon a time there were real "Conservatives." They believed in fiscal and political responsibility. They expounded on the…
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Readers may have noticed a paucity of political posts and a preponderance of art and culture related writings on the blog in the last week or so. It is not because I am not thinking of politics. I am – almost all the time. But I am numb, exhausted, bereft and too demoralized to collect…
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As a lifelong, incorrigible aelurophile, I could not resist linking to this story. It is about a particular cat – the author’s ferocious cat Frederika. But there are enough interesting historical and scientific facts and factoids here about the frisky felines to warm the hearts of all cat lovers. It is interesting to note that…
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– Reposted from Desijournal.com I have more than a dozen UFOs from the constellation Craftia hiding in my closet, wondering when I will finally let them see the light of day. These UnFinished Objects are in various stages of completion- I’m hoping that highlighting some of them in this article will jog me into going…
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I am gratified for the kind and enthusiastic words posted in the comments section and via e-mail in response to the mini-exhibition of my paintings. It is also a bit embarrassing because I know the extent of my own artistic talent. I don’t want to appear cloyingly modest – but I can assure you it…
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I have no worthwhile blogging ideas today – been a little busy too. I am going to wing it and also indulge in a bit of self promotion. Although I have loved drawing and painting since childhood, I have pursued this amateur but serious hobby in spurts of a few years at a time only…
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Much is being made of the fact that the fearsome Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who has terrorized Iraqis and Americans alike with his brutal jihadist tactics during the Iraqi insurgency, is inept with a machine gun. Zarqawi’s own videos, broadcast in the Arab world for recruiting purposes present him as an intrepid warrior and a crack…
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April is the six month anniversary of Accidental Blogger. Except for a short hiatus necessitated by travel, I have kept up with blogging on an almost daily basis. I have loved every moment of it. The diligence has taken its toll – I feel a bit jaded. For example, today there are several interesting ideas…
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George W. Bush came into power by declaring that he is a "uniter" not a "divider" and then promptly proceeded to divide not just this country but the whole world by his hostile and arrogant stance. Very soon we found out to our dismay that he is not much of a "doer" and he proved…
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Check out the backwards moving clock at Various Misunderestimations – counting seconds to a Bush free world.
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I NEED HELP FROM WEB SAVVY READERS. This morning, I discovered a blog by clicking on the referring URL of a reader from Muscat, Oman. It took me to a blog which looks just like mine, including the blog description but is called "Manoj Blogger". As it happens (and this really freaked me out), Manoj…
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It is now just over four months since Accidental Blogger was launched. As I have said before, the fledgeling blog was helped enormously from its inception by the kind words and endorsements of other influential and established bloggers. Now it appears that we have a modest but regular readership – some of whom wish to…
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