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Golf

April 28th, 2005

Played golf after a long long time yesterday. I was substituting someone in the golf league at work. I scored 63. That is better than what Tiger Woods usually scores. The only minute little difference was that I played only 9 holes and he plays 18. ;) That makes my handicap 27. I was better at the short game but sucked with drives. Am planning to play more this season. Let’s see where my handicap ends up by the end of the Summer.

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Crawford, TX

April 26th, 2005


What happens in Crawford, stays in Crawford.

Photo caption taken from yesterday’s Jay Leno show.

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Bruce, the Boss

April 25th, 2005


Just came back from the opening show of Bruce Springsteen’s concert tour. It was amazing. The name of the tour describes the performance: “solo acoustic”. He was the one man music making machine on the stage with acoustic guitar, harmonica and a piano. He played for 2 and half hours straight without intermission. The show opened with Bruce singing a spooky version of ‘reason to believe’ form Nebraska. He was tapping his foot for rhythm and singing through harmonica mike which made it sound very interesting. That was followed by the title song of the new album, ‘Devils & Dust’. He was promoting this new album that will be released tomorrow and he talked about most of the songs that he played from this new album. That personal conversation made it a better experience overall. If he is performing in your area, don’t miss it if you like Bruce Springsteen. It was one of the best concerts we have ever been to.

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Food recommendations

April 24th, 2005
  • Bonny Doon Vineyards; Pacific Rim dry Riesling: Very smooth and refreshing. Perfect compliment for Indian or any spicy food. Bought for $9.99.
  • Muscat grapes from Whole Foods. These are tiny little yellowish green colored grapes. Just filled with sugar. Sweetest grapes ever.
  • Spanish Date and Walnut cake from Whole Foods. It is just dates and walnuts pressed together. Very yummy.

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Make your own Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich

April 22nd, 2005

eBay item 5574030908 (Ends Apr-26-05 11:25:58 PDT) – OFFICIAL HOLY PAN THAT MADE THE GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH

A few months ago, a 10-year old grilled cheese sandwich made big news. Virgin Mary appeared on that sandwich as it was made. The sandwich hasn’t gone bad in all these years beacause of the power of blessing of Virgin Mary or it says something about the power of chemicals put in Wonder Bread and Kraft sliced cheese-like-substance. It was sold on eBay for thousands of dollars, bought by a gambling company called Goldenpalace.com. Now, here is an opportunity to buy the holy pan that made this sandwich.

Here is a hot tip… I am telling you all, just because you are my friends. If you know how to make grilled cheese sandwiches, this could change your life. It could be the greatest money-making opportunity ever. You can make a lot of Virgin Mary sandwiches and sell each of them for thousands of dollars. Do you get it? Isn’t that great? Thank me after you make your first million.

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Sunrise on April 19, 2005

April 20th, 2005

Almost same time, almost same location, almost same camera settings except focus.

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Kille Raigad

April 19th, 2005

On my fourth trip to the capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s kingdom, I cheated. The technological advance let me take a shortcut on this pilgrimage. Instead of climbing the thousand+ steps over 2-3 hours, I sat in a cable car and was wisked to the top in less than 5 minutes. It was nice to be not tired upon arrival, but climbing up is fun, too.

Click on the link read more and see pictures…
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Save premature babies, II

April 18th, 2005

Reposting this as the date of the walk comes closer. Sincere thanks to those who already made a donation. So far, I have collected $150 from friends & family and $85 in matching donations from their employers.

If you were planning to donate to this cause but, still haven’t, please do so soon by visiting my webpage. I’ll match every dollar you donate and my employer will match my donation. So, every dollar of your donation will turn into 3.

Thanks for your support.

Premature birth is the leading cause of newborn death in the first month of life. It affects 1,305 babies a day in the United States. Those who survive may have lifelong health problems. And premature births are on the rise — up to 27% since 1981.

My daughter as well as I were born prematurely. Thankfully, both of us are doing well but, there are many who are not so fortunate.

I am asking you to support me in March of Dimes WalkAmerica, because premature birth can happen to any pregnant woman. In nearly half the cases, the causes are unknown. The March of Dimes is supporting research into the causes of premature birth. I’m joining the walk in Ann Arbor, MI on May 1st, and so can you!

Your support helps fund:
-Research into stress and other factors that may trigger preterm labor.
-Programs to educate pregnant women to recognize the warning signs of preterm labor.
-Tools to help health care providers find better ways to detect women who may be at risk for preterm labor.

Please visit my webpage and sponsor me in the Walk that saves babies!

If you wish to participate in the walk visit Walk America website and find a walk in your area.

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Power Trip

April 17th, 2005

I was feeling so powerful today….

We decided to clear out some area in the woods. We don’t want to touch the big trees, but, need to remove some really thorny bushes and young trees to make the wooded area accessible to walks and such. Those thorny bushes are really nasty. They easily rip your clothes and can even take your eye out. I didn’t want to deal with them wih my hands. So, I went to The Home Depot, and bought the ultimate power tool… a chainsaw. It was my first experience with a chainsaw and I felt so powerful. Nothing could stand in my way. Even after getting scratched and bloodied by the thorns, I was chopping up bushes and small trees with much ease and without any care. I almost felt what pioneer Americans must have felt. Clearing wild woods for my own use.

Gathering all the cut pieces together was a much tougher job than cutting it all. Wish I could get someone to do that for me. It is going to take a lot of work to complete the clearing job. But, I am excited to get my hands on the chainsaw again tomorrow.

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Astro-photos

April 15th, 2005

Last night was not too windy and clear. Although, I froze my fingers by the end of the 2 hour session, I was able to take some photos of the Moon and Saturn. Here they are…


The prominant crater towards the left is ‘Theophilus’ and the flat area to left of it, near the edge of the photo is the “Sea of Tranquility”. Apollo 11 landing site is somewhere in that flat region.

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