Author: LMAshton
In-laws and Dead Rats
So*. Fahim’s dad calls around six to let us know they’re getting ready to come over. What??????…
Rain, Rain, Go Away, and stop flooding our living room!
We rent our house. Like in many other parts of the world, here, landlords don’t care so…
Garbage Collection in Sri Lanka
It’s supposed to be twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays for this neighborhood. Because we now live…
Pat Morita, rest in peace
Dammit! I told Fahim, and now he wants to watch all of the Karate Kid movies! We…
So*. I came across this blog…
Fahim is a writer. Or, at least, he professes to be. In all fairness, he probably is…
Sam, the world’s (former) ugliest dog
Sam, the dog whose ugliness earned him TV appearances, limousine rides and even a meeting with Donald…
And more on the monsoon…
Apparently, all of Colombo is under water. See, there’s a problem here with garbage… While garbage collectors…
You know it’s monsoon season when…
15 cm of rain – six inches – fell over the island, resulting in flooding island wide….
Staying dry in a flood?
Oh, I guess I forgot to mention. We live on the top of a hill. We’re so…
Do Fahim and I exchange Christmas/holiday presents?
No. I’d like to, but he’s a bit difficult even with birthday/anniversary – as in, he’s never…
And more on India’s hospitals
This article talks about hospices in India, and are they really necessary. —–Begin Quote The hospice, a…
More on gross negligence at India’s hospitals
Linky. With pictures. But no close-ups, so nothing to really gross you out. —–Begin Quote Chandrakant Chauhan…
Ants eat patient’s eye
Reuters. —–Begin Quote KOLKATA, India – A woman receiving treatment for diabetes at a state-run hospital in…
More on the elections
From my previously comfortable spot in Canada, I didn’t know about stuff like this other than from…
Online international television stations
Check it out. Online television stations from many countries and with many languages. Studying a foreign language?…
More on elections and possible impact on war
I’m not actually scared for me. The war, when it happens, is mainly in the north and…
Presidential Elections, Sri Lanka Style
Yesterday were the presidential elections. The government elections – prime minister and all other cabinet ministers, etc….
Dancing Lizards
Last night, the damned lizards on the roof had a wrestling competition. Or maybe they were learning…
Intersex Fish
What the heck? My first thought goes towards Frankenstein. Or, in this case, FrankenFish. What on earth…
Giant ape lived along-side humans
You mean something other than the Abominable Snowman, Yeti, or Big Foot? Or, for that matter, my…
My Big Black Black Toe
I tripped and ended up with a bended big toe beneath my foot as I slid into…
Now THAT’S what I call a book collection!
From Amazon, no less. The Penguin Classics Library Complete Collection: More than 1000 of the Greatest Classics…