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I know the pieces fit 'cause I watched them fall away and I've done the math enuf to know the danger's of a second guessing.


8 Monkey Theorem

I happened to dig out some crazy stuff recently .... read on else you'd regret later
Put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling. Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with ice water, which makes them miserable. Soon enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the ladder, all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him and beat him up.
Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder. One of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put in the room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other monkeys are doing the obvious, but, undaunted, he immediately begins to climb the ladder. All the other monkeys fall upon him and beat him silly. He has no idea why. However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder.
A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the crap out of him. This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful that he's not on the receiving end this time, participates in the beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no idea why he's attacking the new monkey.
One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced. Eight new monkeys are now in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water. None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them willenthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any idea why.
"And that's how many company's Policies get established " .. I guess this also holds true for many of the traditional and religious cultures and social settings that we follow day in day out in our families !!!
What do ya guys think ?

Posted by Rajesh @ 9:08 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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Its official

Yes. Its' official now. Winter 2005 has arrived and with a BANG. By that I mean - it was snowing for more than 4 hours yesterday. Started off with some small flakes but then picked up after a few intermittent showers. It was not that cold out there but then it needn't be right ?
The first thing I did after waking up was to check the day's weather prediction. Was aghast after I found out that its gonna snow somewhere around 9 am. Boy! the much dreaded winter has started. Its not that I hate winter, but it makes mobility a bit difficult. And consider getting up early monday morning with all those blues and all of a sudden, it starts snowing !! Makes your office journey terrible !!
Today was cool though, up an high in the 60s. Its very unpredictable. One day it snows, the other day its high 60s then possibly, the 3rd day it rains !! I thought I have gathered some understanding after all these years but I guess I havent'. Probably Chicago weather would have been more predictable.
Sitting idle on my bed today, realised that I haven't listened to the BBC in quite some while now. Listening is one thing and getting used to is something else. I was while I was in the windy city but somehow forgot that it existed. All these days out here I was tuning into winamp trying to listen to occassional Asian programs / songs. But this one is cool. Yes I'm talking about the Asian Network @ BBC. They put up a good show out there and I luv listenin to it 'cause I couldn't find a single radio station out here in US. And the British Accent oh boy must listen to them !!!
Its not often that I listen to hindi music these days. Have been sidelined by some hard rock and heavy metal, but try to keep track atleast on week-ends. So adios for now and back to my usual stuff the week-ends. Laundry and right now some Sunday Soundtracks.

Posted by Rajesh @ 6:30 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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The Signal has arrived

I mean Wow. It was so quick and arrived unnoticed calm and quite; calm as the ocean is sometimes. But not in this part of the world. Over here one has to be cautious. Although it may seem to be quite, a healty stir instigates hurricanes, tornadoes and all oes.

So this morning I realized that the signal has reached 42°20' N 71° W. Chilly morning, felt like 30 odd well below freezing point though. And here I was in my tune getting ready to reach the Hancock tower, that I felt the first shock. Now, when you were a child, you were told by mom not to play with that electric wire unless you want to get a shock.

Out here today, I experienced a shock without an electric cable. We have seen this many-a-times, signalling the arrival of the white flakes. Tryin to pull my jacket, I got my 1st shock of the winter and the first of the many that followed today and would follow throughout the winter.

I didn't expect it to be so fast. Thanxgiving is a good meaasure but then I have changed Metros. A big leap to the north side.

So how wrong I was in thinking that would be home early tonight before it gets real chilly. I was looking like a nerd on the 4th floor of the tower, and guess who was there besides me - the Janitor. It wasn't new for him this week. But Friday ? Oh yeah.. he'd be like - what a loser this guy is. Strange way of lookin at things !!

On top of that, I realise today that 24 hours aint enuf for me this week-end. God has gifted me with 1 more. He says' here's some extra - take it. Would I luv that ? Oh yeah. It only happens once a year. I felt like a loser 6 months back but fell like showing the middle finger now. Take that .. 04/03 here comes 10/30. Something to make me happy.

Oh Boy. Am dilapidated today and my regular stuff aint helping me either. Listenin to the K Billy's Super Sound of the 70s, would cheer me up I guess. Gotta wait and watch.

Posted by Rajesh @ 10:42 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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Google Suggest

Didn't realise that Google had this cool feature. Somehow landed upon this today...... Google Suggest is what they call it. Somethnig new and cool.

But then I also had a chance to look at Google Labs. Its fun and the way they have it portrayed it is real cool.

I suggest you have a look at them ;-)

Posted by Rajesh @ 9:35 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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Yesterday was all set. But today ?


It has been a busy day today. Couldn't sleep well yesterday .... was awake late night first watching the game, with SOX claiming the pennant, then the phone calls that went across US of A from the east coast to the mid-west to the west coast ... and by the time I grabbed myself and pulled my body to the bed, it was about 3 AM. The routine was not to be broken, had to be at work early and had to wake up early ...
Lucky for me that didn't fell that tired until about lunch. Had a good Rice and home made sabzi prepared by none other than me, cannot describe the jhapki that I had to tolerate for about an hour .. got over it and then the usual 1 888 calls that went around. Of course would the fun end there ? Nup.. for some reason had to stay back late and again it was about 8 in the evening by the time I reached home.
The last 2 days have been productive in the sense that watching the Game on Fox and watching SOX win was amazing. Today all of a sudden, nothing much to do. Being all alone out here to celebrate one can imagine what I'd be going through. Eagerly awaiting the week-end to get some celebration done. Friends have started asking for a Party. Well I'm still thinking about it as I know and even they know that we just need a reason to celebrate !!
I dont mind. I knew what I was up against and I bet even Sox knew what they were up against. The moment Pauly made the out ... thanks ( and a BIG thanks ) to Uribe I knew that it was all over. For me, it was too late as I was the only one awake but it didnt stop me from whistling and jumping up and down :-)
I know how it would it be in Chicago on Friday, when they would parade in dwntwn Chicago. Probably down the magnificient mile and the crowd that would gather .. all in all it would be a good sight, that I would miss unfortunately. Guys have waited 88 years for this. I was lucky enuf that had to wait only a coupla years !!

Posted by Rajesh @ 9:38 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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The ride that took CWS from 1917 - 2005


We all watched them play. Followed their game before playoffs when they had a 13 game lead. Saw that lead vanish to 1.5 and keeping our faith knowing that SOX would break the jinx this year ...

Then the roller-coaster ride from Southside - Boston - Anaheim - Houston it was amazing .... the only thing I could have done more, was to get together in Chicago and cheer them, if not get to the ground and watch the match. Every match this postseason has been an earned victory by us and no matter what they have to say about the decisions on the field - we've dun it !!

I almost had some tears in my eyes tonight and I swear that I never wanted even the Indian Cricket Team to win so bad as I wanted WHITESOX to win this series ....



Oh boy .... I dont know how many punches I'd have made in the air .. each base hit and every HR was followed by "i dont know how many" punch to the air .. so much so that I've started hurting my ribs and it aches real baad ...

Astros didn't have any chance today and again the FOX fellaws talking about the Astros pitching ( which was good ) but then Garcia didnt give a run either !!! And the Astros weren't able to score a single run in the last 19 innings. This is what I'm talking about baby !!! No Star players .. all of em played good as a team and bought back the trophy to South Side !!



As for me, its a jinx broken and a fact proven to be true again and again. Last year I was in Chicago and Boston won the WS. And this year here I'm in Boston and Chicago wins the WS.

3 Ceers for CWS
hip hip hurray !!!

Posted by Rajesh @ 12:17 AM; PERMALINK, ,

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Fox Joe Bucked it

This guy is loathed by more-than-a-few fans all-over States; for the simple reason of portraying himself as a fake-cosmopolitan, oh-so-cool guy that Fox simple loves. I came to realise today that most of the Baseball fans watch nearly all the important Sox games with the volume turned down !!!

Watching the 2 WS games and the ALCS games on FOX Sports has turned me into an anti Buck so soon.. The Fox guys absolutely stink. There are many instances to point out all proving the same --

Crede made 2 fantastic plays, the other day, and they just continued to say "Vlad is still stuck in a slump". Hey goofballs, how about the play by Crede to nail the batter down ?? @ the ALCS it was all about how A.J cheated and bla bla bla .. Those three freak plays didn't cause Angels to bat 0.175 in the series did it eh ?

An announcer is supposed to report what he just saw on the field with an occassional stats thrown in, not his personal opinions. Who want's to listen to what you think? I mean really... does it make any difference to me as an audience ?

Yesterday's match - only 17 times before this match in the history of MLB has a Grand Slam been hit. Yesterday Konerko hitting the 18th one. And these guys @ Fox show the error in Judgement made by the home plate umpire ? I mean - hello - this guy just hit the ball out of the ground .. and it was probably shown once - if that .. Agreed that the ball might have hit Dye's bat ( difficult for the umpire ) but then you had a chance to get the next guy .. couldnt get an out could you .. On the other hand the equalizer by Astros was shown from every angle possible, they would have shown it from a copter flying in the sky - if possible !!
I mean come on , I dont need the announcers to point out the way the Sox are outperforming the opponents (cheating as they may claim) and so much that fans have started writing in local newspapers about this guy. I think its high time Fox started thinking about bringing some new faces, they'd be losing a huge viewer support else....

Posted by Rajesh @ 9:52 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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The Grand Slam

Yeah baby....

A superb game tonight at Cellular field ... Again for the 2nd straight evening I had my heart in my mouth ...

* Konerko hitting the Grand Slam sent a signal to the Astros bull-pen ... and it was well said by a spectator in the stands .. My feet are cold but my SOX are hot !!

* It was a superb hit by Podsednik, with no home runs the season one has to have great character to close the game the way he did. But I think the game was over in the bottom 7th - 18th GRAND SLAM in WS history..

* I finally had to pull up Fox sports homepage and put in a nice long comment complaining the views expressed by the commentators..... The dude just hit a GRAND SLAM and they have to show the error in judgement by the home plate umpire on DYE? .... - disgusting commentary. And I had to listen to that crap the whole game tonight sigh !!
But I will take all that; will take it tonight !!!


Posted by Rajesh @ 11:10 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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The 100 mph pitch


Now, how on earth would you face the 100 mph fast ball that this chap throws at you. He loosens up with a 99 and then hits 100 the very next ball - no looking back after that.

That's what Bobby Jenks did today in the top 8th, when it was much needed. And boy does he give it a rip !! Was funny when Ozzy signaled " I want the big fat guy " even the commentators couldn't stop laughing ;-)

It was a good game all together, I had my heart in my mouth in the top 8th but the Sox Bullpen pulled off a good 3 out to end the inng and it ended up 5-3 in our favor. Not to forget the contributions made by Crede, Contreras, Konerko and Dye .... But this is what I'm missing -
* 1st of all watch White SOX play @ home
* The HR s out team hits and giving us a chance to get the ball from the stands
* The simply amazing Chicago crowd
* The firecrackers that go up in the air signalling a home team HR (still remember watching it from my apartment )
* The yelling of the South side crowd
* The Contreras, Buehrles, Garcias, Jenks, Credes and Konerkos ...
* The we will rock you tunes played on ground ...
* The Go Sox display on Sears tower .. by mere switching on/off a series of lights on various floors of the tower !!!
* And last but not the least .. wearing hte Whitesox gear .. and showing full pride in it ..
My good ol Chicago ....

Posted by Rajesh @ 10:55 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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Smoke on the water - Fire in the Sky


Yes. I do see a fireball in the sky. After how many days ? I do not remember but am sure its been quite a while. The fireball hasn't helped though, as early mornings its smoke on the water ...

Various instances to be remembered quite a few of them being analogies. More like a deja vu .. 'cause it may seem that you have encountered it before - oh yeah you have, I bet !!

So after the last gloomy week-end where I did nothing but stick my butt to the chair .. peeping out of the window to find it still raining, it was better this week.. started with a proper Sunshine thanks to the Fire in the Sky .. but would I stop complaining ? No .. not at all .. temperature dropped to 30s and 40s .. right now it's around 40 fucking deg and am staring at the notice by my landlord saying that due to the rising Fuel prices, the temperature in the building would be 68-70 degrees even in harsh winter .. ??

Well frankly speaking, I dont care as long as you provide some heat .. 68F is good enuf though am sure quite a few tenants would have objections to dat. So I get ready to work as usual and get outside to find its cold out there.. started breathing Smoke out in the open .... and then remembered the 1st time I had the same feeling .. back in Chicago .. smoking in winter without a cigarette it was fun , but this time I had to pull my jacket out from my bag !!

Talking about getting a grip during the week-days, suddenly one fine day (wednesday) come to know the my Cable connection ( NET; not the Telivision thank GOD ) has been disconnected and I need to re-establish it . Call up comcast today and finally get it done .. what a relief .. the only access to emails I had during this 2 day period was from my office - accessing Yahoo Groups !! Though, GOOGLE provides a personalized homepage where I can check my inbox, cannot read emails as they are blocked by my company .. .. they say its against the co. policy ....

Was acting like a maniac " u might have seen guys acting wierd looking for some stuff and acting crazy if they aren't able to find some " Same was the case with me .. boy I dunno what would happened if the world of internet was non existent. In this era where we are talking about ( or atleast BELL talks about ) non-locality - meaning travelling faster than light .. in a much aberrant world , how can one fuckin breathe without the WWW world ?

I couldnt find an explanation, as all the way back from work every evening .. I keep on thinking of a gameplan for the night and ended up watching Reservoir Dogs 3 times and Sienfeld 2 times a day, Simpsons 2wice and a bunch of other crap !!!

Sorry to butt in ... do you guys listen to K Billy's Super sound of the 70's ? GOK where I could listen to that .. but seems to be cool, any idea ?

Mr White, Brown, Pink, Blue, Blonde, Orange, Joe and Nice Guy Eddie are amazing. I still havent' found out how this guy is able to create amazing stuff !! That's why he's one of the "God Among Directors"@ http://www.godamongdirectors.com/ ...
For now its gonna be a chill week-end in Boston, with a coupla games over the week-end. I envy the guys/gals who were able to get in and grab some WS tickets, as I couldn't ;-)
snap courtsey http://red.com

Posted by Rajesh @ 10:02 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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Aamchi Mumbai ...

What is so different about this city. Apart from being the HUB of Indian economy and its backbone it hassomething that attracts people from all over India and all over the world. I remember the first ime I landed in Mumbai ( 1991 ) was amazed by the tall structures, the crowd, the fast moving life, the fast moving LOCAL trains and all that was out there...

Slow and steady, as one might observe, got adjusted to the lifestyle and although was in High school, didntmiss an opportunity to enjoy a Metropolitan life ;-). It was a like a festival trying to travel in Mumbai, with the local trains overflowing , and all you had to do was stand on the platform to be sucked into the train compartment by the crowd. Same goes while getting down on a stop. The Central and Western (esp) were pretty bad (dunno if it still remains).

Heard some news last week, that the Govt.'s refurbishing and giving them a good/new look, cushion seats and more spacious I believe, it was a much needed uplift. Talking about people and crowd, the New Bombay region was experiencing an inflow of people, with HUGE development projects goin on in that part of Mumbai, everyone started thinking of the future with the Govt backing them up.

It was fun living out there but then I didnt like the commute and the pollution caused by inefficient burning of Fuel? Mere thought of going to VT or Bandra would send shivers through my spine. I hope the public realize the need and the importance of a clean environment and would start following how DELHI has started to recover. How far this goes needs to be seen, I am optimistic, though.

And now in Boston, its a different world altogether. But i wont like to opine much 'cause it would be comparing Apples to OrangesI love the life out here in Boston, the easy come easy go life, occassional hurry here and there, the night life. The climate of course is totally different. It is already in the 4-5 deg C range while Mumbai is hot as an oven. I do wish to see how the ciy has developed since my last visit and am dying to go back for a vacation. Hopefully soon, if not this year - early 2006 !!! Sigh

Posted by Rajesh @ 3:36 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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It all cleared up

It was a pretty sight out there today. After about 9 days of continuous rain, chaos, gloominess and clouds, today was really nice. The Sun was out, the temperature was still a bit low, signalling winter 2005. Was so used to getting up late, it continued today and reached work about 9.45 oh boy!! But was late - partly 'cause of the celebrations @ night after the Sox game.
What a game it turned out to be. LAA were never given an opportunity to comeback, although they took the lead for a short while, Pierzynski and Crede made sure that the game was sealed. Not to forget the huge contribution by our Ace pitcher - none other than Contreras, boy what a season he's having !!
I heard a few comments today, as I had put up a "Go White Sox" poster in my cube. And most of my colleagues being Red Sox fans were trying to pull my legs ( or were they?) Well it doesn't matter, it didnt till last week ( Friday to be precise ) but the equations have changed now ..
On my way back, in the evening, the Red line was jam packed !! Let one of the 5.15 trains go by but the next one was as packed as the previous one. Maybe I was not used to this. It was a bit early for me, usually reach Park street @ 5.30 ish and all the way till the end t'was so. Getting out of the train station, I realised that it has started getting dark - again the signal for Winter 05
And here I'm watching Seinfeld and come to think of it , I have to do my laundry today sigh !! Sleep early and wake up early as something needs to be accomplished tomorrow. Hope I am able to get them tomorrow ... ;-)

Posted by Rajesh @ 6:07 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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Mind over Matter


This scenario (week-end) is pretty easy to execute but come Friday evening - cannot simbly get into hte groove. Queries, Questions, Blank face, Raised eyebrows are all I can imagine right now and that too, after gathering my thoughts....

Mind was probably roaming through hte streets in LA while hte mass was tied up on to a chair hooked up watching MLB and stuck with a keyboard under thy fingers in BOSTON.

Dont know what I was up to - but I did this an infinite time today - "open up google" ... god only knows Y. Speaking of Y's : these are the Y's that I kept on encountering time and again today evening -

Y do I know that its getting cold outside - signaling winter 05 and I cannot do much about it ?
Y is it raining in Boston since the past 7 days, making it all gloomy and irritating ?
Y do I need to torture my chair during every game for 3-4 hours ?
Y do I have to go through a series of pre-decided motion of arms, feet, toes, fingers before every innings starts. Superstition - u may call it but it played a part in todays WIN. I dunno how many times did I repeat them. Every time though, I remembered hte Friends episode where Monica counts ""something"" to Chandler

All right. Umm, you could uh start out with a little 1, a 2, a 1-2-3, 3, 5, a 4, a 3-2, 2, a 2-4-6, 2-4-6, 4, 5-7, 6-7, 7, …7..…7…7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7…(mouths 7) ! ( and then towards the end just an action with her fingers) - Chandler is like "question mark" ... that's what I was doing all hte 8 inngs .. Boy I was tired .

Y do I have to listen to Tool everyday? Y do I have to watch Pulpfiction or Reservoir dogs every week-end? Y do I have to blog?

I dont have answers to most of my queries. All I can do is persuade myself by sayin that I tried to answer them. But then, get into trouble unable to convince my brain. It has been reading too much these days which has left me in a Schism. Cannot catch up with that guy and desperately need to slow him down. Need to find a solution pretty soon.

I need a staith to discharge my thoughts - and there ain't a better place I can find . This is my deja vu - 'cause here I feel I'm @ home.

Posted by Rajesh @ 10:32 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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Post for 12th October ..

Sorry for not being able to post much today. Was engaged in watching the match between LAA and Sox , the whole evening; and boy what a match it turned out to be.

Would definitely describe the fun and nailbiting finish tomorrow, if I donot find anything to pen down. But today its Party time in Chicago, I could see the celebration @ Cellular field - on TV.

Posted by Rajesh @ 10:49 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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I almost bought the tickets

It was a nightmare yesterday both at work and after coming home ... The reason ? It was raining all day and the gloomy atmosphere didnt make it any easier, though was inside the John Hancock tower at my desk, on the back of my mind was thinking about this atmosphere and the gloominess ... this rain pouring down; and then I had decided to go and watch Sox play @ NYY on Saturday.. ( if NYY made it by winning against LAA) i.e ..

I knew that the 3rd match would be @ NYY ; and was already making plans about that ..... the ticket prices were not of much concern as it was never an issue. We( my friend and I) did some major research yesterday googling for snapshots of Yankee Stadium to find out the best seat we could get .. The Bleachers, Loges, Boxes, Tiers and what not .. Was looking for sections where I could atleast walk through and get some to eat and drink, cause its not always that you go to watch a Baseball match and had to enjoy every moment of it ...

Rejected some of the seating localities 'cause they didnt allow us to get out of the section (Bleachers) , the Foul pole would have been in our way, Rowdies would have burried us 'cause we were supporting SOX and what not ..


That's y I said DISSAPOINTMENT for not so OBVIOUS reasons. The obvious reason would have been that Yankees did not make it .. The not so obvious reason is that I couldnt go and watch the match .. So much of thinking, preparation and time all gone down the drain ...


I had filled in all the fields, even the credit card information and was waiting for the match to get started or atleast the 3-4th Inning .. and when NYY had a 2 run lead, almost booked the tickets .. but then decided to wait till the 7th Inng. and there was no need after that. I closed my browser and went to bed .. pondering how close I came to watch the game on Saturday ... Sigh !! Before getting to sleep I called my friend and even decided to go to Chicago and watch a game ( so pisssed off but then realised the flight fares would not make it a merry trip )


I think I can write a book even putting up some snaps of the Yankee Stadium. And it would sell like hot cakes, as --- it starts and ends with Yankees in NEW YORK . But for now I'm all in for SOX .....

Posted by Rajesh @ 6:53 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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Creepy or Weird ?

This has appeared many-a-times before via emails, snail mails etc.. etc.. but then its pretty amazing but Facts don't lie right .... I believe no History teacher would have told you this -

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost a child while living in the WhiteHouse.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

...Now it gets really weird...
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born 1839
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born 1939

Now hang on to your seat !


Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Ford."

Kennedy was shot in a car - Lincoln made by "Ford."

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
And here's the "kicker"
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran to a theater.

Posted by Rajesh @ 8:57 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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Sox Rouge Massacre ...

Scintillating win for White Sox. I must admit , I couldnt move from my chair for almost all evening today. Just sitting there waiting...... waiting like a Croc. with its mouth open for a prey ...

And it did come.. and when it did ...... t'was sweet as ever !! Well it came in the 5th innings a sweet hit by Iguchi and the whole Chicago was dancing....

Banners waving from every corner of Cellular Field and boy do they know their players well . Come to think of it most of the players ( the best ones in the game i.e) are non-americans ...

Its gonna be a Boston massaccre in Chinatown tonight was one of em and how true would it turn out to be, needs to be seen. Whatever it be, one could really feel the adrenaline rush. For me I think it was the 1st time after the Ind-Pak world cup match but I guess, missed it after that .. it was good to find out that I still have the adrenal medula kickin .......

Well lets not get carried away ..... we've got some more to accomplish and I know its coming ..... Forgive me for being allright and punch in some sense ... back with some more senseless crap later...

Posted by Rajesh @ 10:24 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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God.does.play.dice


That's right !!! Even God plays dice. Einstein didnt believe in it, if he were alive he'd have to. He was a firm believer and had quoted many a times that "God does not play dice with the universe."

This year's AL - playoffs are something that he should have been alive to watch. The way the dice was rolled this time - White Sox plays Red Sox? What more f'ed up can it be. I'd have loved anything but this ...

Although I am a firm believer that Chicago would put up a good fight@ home, I just don't like the way both the teams are gonna die trying to hit the ball ouside the park. Now, it all starts tomorrow and with a line up that the Reds have, its gonna be a good game (I guess).

Imagine an hour glass filled with Red colored and White Colored sand particles. Now, after say 2 hours, what do you think would it look like ? You'd see Red domination or White domination ( even though the particles are equal in number ?). On the other hand we have NYY @ Ana. Angels. It would be a tough time for the New Yorkers this time with Angels playing some good ball game.
Another thing that goes out of my mind is that the matches start at 3 pm EST. The've made sure alright, that we dont get much time watching it on TV. Sigh!! With a heavy duty work day ahead I hope I'd atleast be able to follow the match @ work.

I simbly cannot wait till Friday !!

Posted by Rajesh @ 9:07 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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Wanted Dead or Alive


Yes that was the premonition given; for I was creating havoc among my friends. I tried to be insane but the week-end fever had creeped into my veins and it was next to impossible to think straight. On top of that I was left stranded all alone to face the insanity generated in my apartment. And Boy did I live upto their expectations.

Stick a few Garfield posters on my wall and coupla insane lyrics on the one behind my comp which read "For whom the bell tolls" and "Schism", was what I started with. I shouldn't be sitting in a rectangular enclosure a pentagon or a hexagon for that matter would have been better. Simply 'cause I would have got more crap to write and more to stick on the walls.

Without any kick this time - it came to my mind that I need Serenity in a place where I can hide . As I sit here and slowly close my eyes and take another deep breath I realise that Its been a while since I've started neglecting this fact. A fact that's been staring at me for some week-ends now. I tried to escape by hopping down to NY/NJ/Delaware occassionally but this time its shown me how powerful it is and what its got up its sleeve.

Its okay and could be tolerated if its not that often. But the rate of this sh$% has increased drastically in the past month. I believed in what they thought; only to find that it was just a one-way traffic. And I ended up hurting my fingers punchin in the alphabets on my keyboard trying to make a sane sentence out of it. Its true that one doesn't deserve the best but what could he have done wrong not to deserve the positive degree - GOOD.

If you believe in your Sixth Sense then u might have realised what I mean, its something like this ... living alone in the apt for 3 days to face the detested monday. The day might not be far when I'd say ... i see dead people ...

Posted by Rajesh @ 9:03 PM; PERMALINK, ,

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