Bombay burning, MILK and Verizon looting me

My heart goes out to Bombay. What was the coast guard doing? Speaks volumes about the lack of security at the hotels, Chabad house, the metro. This has taken too long. Congress I will be seen soft on terror yet again.

Watching MILK at the historic Castro theatre on the 30th anniversity of the event, 30 years on, it's still hard - won't be easier until we have serious dents in religiosity.

Verizon - I have been a sticky customer for years and was happy. I really thought this was a company going places. All of this changed when I decided to try the data plan from verizon - they fail to tell you they do not offer an "Unlimited" plan; they fail to tell you they charge you everytime you try to connect which in my case averages 432KB. I am still waiting for a callback to explain the charges on my bill, my roaming usage which I did only on 2 occasions[when I landed in Cochin airport and before I left at Chennai airport] each of which was under 2 minutes on my India visit. The bill doesn't show the details. I was promised a callback. But it has been more than 72 hours. Perhaps Verizon is distracted with the alltel merger whose customers might actually welcome better service than what they are used to - but at the cost of customers like me.

Event buzz - Nov 13 - P.Sainath's lecture in Berkeley

http://southasia.berkeley.edu/events/Sainath_Flyer.pdf

Why I believe in America!

A choice well made. History Made. A mandate that meritocracy prevails. Barack Obama in one generation and America made history tonight.

In Anticipation of History

I believe there have been and will be tears of joy shed as people vote a history in. I can't wait for the election returns - how often does one get to witness history and a good one at that?

Now for a volte face on Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth

I persevered past the initial "doesn't seem promising", "move on" vibes I got off the slow first story in the collection. By the end of the first story, I was hooked, I finished the book in one sitting after that - mind you, I am quite a fast reader. But I could relate to these people, situations, vividly, in images - this book would make a good movie too.