Power outages a political move?
Lately, we’ve been having upwards of 4 power outages a day, sometimes lasting as long as a half hour. See,…
More things that fall under the label of “Too much time on one’s hands”
And yet, it’s disturbingly cool. In short, it’s a cake partially eaten by rats made from brownies. At least, the…
Movie Viewing Experiences
We watched a movie today called Forgotten with Julianne Moore, Anthony Edwards, Gary Sinise, and, of course, a whole bunch…
Internet Traffic Report
Fahim and I have been having internet problems. More lately, but there’s always something going on. Like trying to go…
Paprika Problems!
Last year was a rough year for paprika. First, there was this. —–Begin Quote Paprika recall expanded: possible contamination WASHINGTON…
Today has been a mostly no water day
It’s been like this since early this morning. Well, not early exactly, but . . . Since Fahim doesn’t work…
Laptops below $100?
Is it possible? According to this article, it’s exactly what one organization, MIT’s Media Labs, is trying to do in…
Sri Lanka’s unemployment rumoured to rise 20%
That’s the figure I’ve heard bandied about. Unemployment, and more specifically, underemployment, here are a problem. Like the people in…
Libraries near where I live?
I’m told that there is a library in Colombo, about a half hour trishaw ride away, and apparently, they have…
U.N.: Tsunami Worst Catastrophe for Tourism
Taken from here. —–Begin Quote BANDA ACEH, Indonesia The top U.N. tourism official called Asia’s tsunami the worst-ever catastrophe for…
It’s my birthday and I’ll shop if I want to . . .
This was certifiably my best birthday ever. Ever. Fahim is one terrific guy. A couple of days ago, we got…
Online Volunteer Organizations
Like this one here. It’s listed as Action Without Borders. Volunteer opportunities listed by continent, then country, then by organization….
Maps of Sri Lanka
I’ve been hunting and hunting, and finally, I’ve found some pretty good maps of Sri Lanka. This one is actually…
Clean your screen
This is so handy. Use this to clean your screen. Or, you can always get self-cleaning glass.
Ancient Tribe Survives Tsunami
Taken from here. —–Begin Quote JIRKATANG, India, Jan. 6, 2005 Members of the ancient Jarawa tribe emerged from their forest…
TouchGraph Google Browser
Is so totally cool! Enter in a url, and it’ll graph what’s linked to what. It’s pretty nifty.
Did Island Tribes Use Ancient Lore to Evade Tsunami?
Taken from here. —–Begin Quote January 24, 2005 One of the regions hardest hit by the December 26 tsunami was…
Why was Sri Lanka in the forefront of the news in the beginning? Why not Indonesia?
This is a question that’s come up several times. I only have theories, not cold hard facts. The difference in…
Death Toll from Tsunami increased again.
Indonesia increased it’s death toll. It’s now saying 220,000 are dead there. Taken from Wikipedia. Country where deaths occurred Deaths…
228,601 Dead from Tsunami
Taken from Wikipedia. Country where deaths occurred Deaths Injured Missing Displaced Confirmed Estimated Indonesia 173,981 172,565 ~100,000 6,245 400,000- 700,000 …
Torrential Downpours. Again.
Today we had major torrential downpour to the point the rain was coming into our house and flooding our balcony. …
Befriend Sri Lanka
Writing wise – I’ve taken on a whole new project. A friend of mine is in the process of starting…