Addict Nation by Jane Velez Mitchell and Sandra Mohr is a look at America from the point of addiction, and in my opinion it is not just about america but also about every other developed and developing nation. As individuals the books calls its readers to look around and see who all are conspiring to keep us an addict. Though the book shows the naked … Continue reading Addict Nation – Book Review and Questions
In time I leave fragments of me In time I live only fragments of me In anger, dies fragments of me Memories, they bring back fragments of me In hate I always loose fragments of me, And Love tries hard holding together fragments of me I was born as a whole and fragmented in time I am fragmented by being who I am I can … Continue reading Fragments
Crippled mind in over fed bodies Judging the life in the ill fed bodies They don’t move, Dead is his verdict With eyes on the face that can no more see He stares at those faces with dried out tears Don’t be sad He says, it is all part of life Muted for life by the locks of indifference In his cozy closed home he … Continue reading Why?
Linda Polman’s “The Crisis Caravan: What’s Wrong With Humanitarian Aid?” takes you through the world of humanitarian aid through the eyes of a journalist as it makes stops at various points of distress on the world map. Stops where we can see how good intentions find it so tough to reach the right people and don’t always produce the same best results as people believe. … Continue reading The Crisis Caravan – Book Review and Questions
In your sweet lips I still see The ruby red wine of yesterday night Come closer and let me taste it Bear with me if I accidentally kiss you My intentions are pure I swear to that My goal is the wine and not your lips Continue reading Sweet Intentions
Some build their relationships on mistrust while some do it on pure trust. The former build their life with control systems and check points to not fall prey and name it being cautious. The latter believes that people are inherently trust worthy and there are times when they are wrong and bite the loss. Both have their sides of the argument but the question is … Continue reading Trust and Mistrust
Malcolm Gladwell is one of my favorite authors, I started with his ‘Blink’ and then to outlier and now with his first book ‘Tipping Point’ and his latest ‘What the dog saw” in the past few months it leaves me with the wait for his next book. Over the past few years we have seen a lot of authors who follow this genre where they … Continue reading Recent Reads – A good mix of Politics, Business, Fiction, Philosphy & spirituality
He stood in front of the vast canvas As large as him, No larger than him Every color crisscrossed meaningfully Stopping and merging with others at will He sat down on the lonely viewing bench Pinning his eyes on the colorful maze He longed to get inside the artists mind To see the creativity beyond the colors The colors slowly melted away And strokes of … Continue reading Painting Whispers
The well dressed felt naked The ill dressed became popular The over dressed were hidden And the undressed walked free Continue reading Walking Free
Why would Facebook make it difficult for you to port your friend list to Google+? I guess because they don’t want people to go. But will this stop people who really want to move out? It seems now the only way to overcome this is to move FB contacts from FB to yahoo and then to Google+. I have not tried it and so not … Continue reading Moving Facebook friends to Google+?
Vinod Narayan 