College football season already began on Thursday. We had such a busy Summer that we hardly had any time to pine for football. Rutgers won their season opener against Buffalo and there were no surprises in any of the other 3 games last night. On the first full day of the season, Nebraska(#20) plays Nevada. It should be an easy win. Texas is ranked #4 and will play another one-sided game against Arkansas State.
Don’t miss the biggest game of the day between two ranked teams: Tennessee (#15) at Cal (#12)
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This is so hilarious. Heard about this on the NPR news quiz show, “Wait Wait Don’t tell me“, and then saw it in ’s post. This is a video of prison inmates from Philippines recreating Michael Jackson’s Thriller. It seems that activities like this led to reduced violence in the prison.
While I was at Youtube, found this video of the third runner-up from Miss Teen USA competition. Is it PC to call her a dumb blond? But, she doesn’t even seem like a real blond.
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A documentary about cotton farmers in Vidharbha airs next Tuesday (Aug. 28) on the PBS show, Wide Angle. I was aware of farmers committing suicide because of failed crops, low cotton prices and burden of debt, but didn’t know how big the problem has become. The numbers are just astonishing with a farmer suicide every 8 hours. I hope someone is thinking about improving the situation.
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We have been blessed with cooler temperatures for the last few days. It almost feels like Summer is gone and Fall is here. But, that is not true. This is just a teaser. I know the heat will come back, but the end is near. Shalom Auslander wrote an Op-Ed piece in the New York Times a couple of days ago, expressing similar sentiments.
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As it is, among all the kids’ TV shows that I watch with A & A, Noddy is my least favorite. Yesterday, it was the last straw that turned my “it’s OK” attitude to “that’s stupid”. In one episode, they showed the Moon going down the horizon and the Sun coming up from the same spot. It is downright irresponsible to show something that is so totally wrong to little children. If you can’t teach them something right, at least don’t teach something that is wrong.
Talking about TV shows, we added HBO to our cable service, again after a gap of about 2 years. Got a chance to watch a couple of episodes of “Big Love“. It is a very well written and well made drama, just what you expect from any HBO original series. It is about a Mormon family that practiced polygamy. It is interesting to watch all the different issues faced by Bill and his three wives. Polygamy is illegal in USA and also not supported by church of the LDS. But, there are many remote areas in Utah where people can do whatever they want. Don’t know why anyone would want more than one wife. It is hard enough to keep one happy.
I really like how HBO shows are made with a lot of attention to detail. One of the scenes in the show took place in their basement. You can see big containers neatly lining the walls of the basement. I knew a Mormon family whom I helped move from one house to another. Just as it is seen on the TV show, they had a big stack of nicely sealed containers in their basement. Those containers held 800 pounds of wheat. There also was a large number of full 1 gallon water jugs. All Mormon households are prepared for Armageddon and ready for Christ’s second coming.
Talking about Mormons, here is a very interesting blog of an ex-Mormon… Dooce
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Someone once said to me, “What kind of Madhuri Dixit fan are you if you haven’t seen ‘Dhak Dhak’ from Beta?”
So, I looked it up on Youtube.
Maybe, it was better that I hadn’t seen it. Now, I hate that cockroach named Anil Kapoor more than ever before.
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When we were looking for houses during our recent move, we had our work cut out for us: Find a house that is similar to the one in MI. We were so happy and comfortable in our old home, that we couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. Fortunately, we were quite successful in our mission as you can see in the following photos.
MI home
It is on the market if anyone wants to buy.
CT home
The only difference is that the floor-plans are mirror images of each other. Even after living in the new house for a month, as I come down on the first floor, I get confused and hesitate a little. I am not really sure if the kitchen is to the right or left.
Last weekend, thanks to a helping friend, I was able to re-install the playset for kids. They were very thrilled to be back on it.
Playset in MI
Playset in CT
Note the wooded backyards in both the photos. It was one of the top criteria while selecting the new house. The inside of the house is still not presentable. We have a few boxes lying around and more work needs to be done. I’ll post more photos at a later date.
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