tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205947072024-03-08T03:41:27.162-05:00PrajnaThis is the blog of Sukumar and friends.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-66053919945115397602012-12-12T08:39:00.001-05:002012-12-12T08:39:30.584-05:00Buzzers Maha Reunion<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/ZQeh8CKYqe" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WNwY2ikxib8/UMh97RWxQxE/AAAAAAAAAxc/FeBSJ_0knAc/s160-c/BuzzersMahaReunion.jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-38885421219669730682011-09-14T11:59:00.000-04:002011-09-14T12:00:14.735-04:00Stop Prisons for Profit!<iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/193d1FCSzzE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-49209452632156503062011-09-09T01:02:00.001-04:002011-09-09T01:02:33.528-04:00Compromise is not an option when it comes to defending the American Dream<object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JQMBxGyHCFw?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JQMBxGyHCFw?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-66506573732975441962011-03-11T21:38:00.001-05:002011-03-11T21:38:26.700-05:00These kids will change the world<object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mqW4F-EQ9LM&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mqW4F-EQ9LM&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-62512363282639307612010-12-13T22:19:00.001-05:002010-12-13T22:19:43.940-05:00The Electric Car Strikes Back<object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jkRIu5a6Sb0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jkRIu5a6Sb0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-77989084731527805472010-10-31T23:47:00.000-04:002010-10-31T23:48:01.954-04:00"We live now in hard times, not end times"<object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jXmbzLI3pnk&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jXmbzLI3pnk&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-13677183028589816372010-08-18T17:26:00.002-04:002010-08-18T17:28:08.961-04:00Night of the Vampires<object width="464" height="376" id="384045" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" alt="EMBED-Hilarious Prank free videos"><param name="movie" value="http://embed.break.com/Mzg0MDQ1"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://embed.break.com/Mzg0MDQ1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess=always width="464" height="376"></embed></object><br><font size=1><a href="http://www.break.com/index/absolutely-hilarious-bathroom-mirror-prank.html" target="_blank">EMBED-Hilarious Prank</a> - Watch more <a href="http://www.break.com" target="_blank">free videos</a></font><p>“Replace the mirror in a bathroom with a window pane, place a set of identical twins in identical rooms opposite each other and proceed to prank everyone who walks in. Theyve all become a vampires!”Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-89324921360993683552010-06-26T17:07:00.001-04:002010-06-26T17:07:24.194-04:00At MOMA<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20604320@N00/4736707692/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4736707692_2ca696febb_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20604320@N00/4736707692/">At MOMA</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/20604320@N00/">sukumarfineartphoto</a></span></div>Photo by Guenter Knop (June 21, 2010)<br clear="all" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-40635309840624851142010-06-10T18:59:00.000-04:002010-06-10T19:00:06.140-04:00BP Spills Coffee<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2AAa0gd7ClM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2AAa0gd7ClM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-81084023028853560952010-04-26T14:43:00.001-04:002010-04-26T14:43:27.229-04:00Bet Against the American Dream<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10815824&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10815824&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/10815824">Bet Against the American Dream</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1647733">Alexander Hotz</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-49268816369175457892010-03-28T11:20:00.002-04:002010-03-28T11:27:31.107-04:00Hell No You Can't!<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RpOUctySD68&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RpOUctySD68&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />The health care bill has passed and is now law. So where's the promised Armageddon? Have they come for your grandma yet? A recent Harris poll reported that 24% of republicans believe that Obama may be the Antichrist :-) Does this say anything about the state of education in the USA? And what kind of a pollster asks a question like this anyway? "Sir, do you believe Ronald Reagan was a unicorn?"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-31527477524787344522010-03-07T11:35:00.003-05:002010-03-07T11:46:27.394-05:00Communicating through Craft<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sukumarfineartphoto.com/land/Shikshamitra/IMG_8751.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://sukumarfineartphoto.com/land/Shikshamitra/IMG_8751.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />It was such a pleasure and privilege to visit Sujit's <a href="http://shikshamitralearning.blogspot.com/2010/01/communicating-through-craft.html">Shikshamitra Learning Center</a> in Kolkatta in January and to watch students follow a couple of visiting Japanese artists and participate in the making of beautiful wind chimes from plastic bottles that most of us throw away. (I now know what to do with the extra bottles sitting on my desk!) Or see a <a href="http://sukumarfineartphoto.com/land/Shikshamitra/">slideshow here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-25367169814402193592009-12-17T23:56:00.001-05:002009-12-17T23:57:42.180-05:00Joe Lieberman socks!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8vS6kIbJu64&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8vS6kIbJu64&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-22424068868357741542009-11-02T16:34:00.000-05:002009-11-02T16:35:15.217-05:00Auto-Tune the News<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LnoD3NUux3M&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LnoD3NUux3M&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-40039455614621739262009-10-31T13:43:00.000-04:002009-10-31T13:44:28.946-04:00Warner Brothers can come rake my leaves for free<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mj5IV23g-fE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mj5IV23g-fE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-53719185623607503142009-10-12T13:51:00.000-04:002009-10-12T13:53:37.261-04:00Reconsider Columbus Day<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/il5hwpdJMcg&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/il5hwpdJMcg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-77852842354335756412009-10-05T22:51:00.007-04:002009-10-06T00:15:52.731-04:00The anthropic principle and the water droplet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sukumarfineartphoto.com/land/adirondackrapids.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://sukumarfineartphoto.com/land/adirondackrapids.jpg" width="425" border="0" /></a><br/>I once meditated by a mountain stream. A drop of water landed on the rock next to me and said, "Oh my! How special must I be! Of all possible physical conditions, the parameters that had to be tuned just so in order that stars and galaxies could evolve, then for the temperature to be so delicately balanced as to allow liquid water to form on this planet. These mountains were truly created so that I might come into being, all these tributaries with their billions of water molecules feeding into this stream just for my sake and this rock placed here just for me to land, all those forces so delicately balanced so that I would be born out of this mass of water and land just here in order to fulfill my destiny!"<br /><br />And then a little wave swept by and carried my drop away with the rest.<br /><br />As I too would be one day.<br/><br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/evolution-reigns-but-darw_b_309586.html">Read Deepak Chopra's original article on the HuffingtonPost</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-15979441769833113462009-10-02T15:09:00.001-04:002009-10-02T17:07:11.779-04:00Parallel UniversesWhat is truly frightening is that we seem to be living side by side in two different countries or parallel universes. There are those who believe children are being brain-washed into singing paens for Obama and that Government is out to take over our lives (this after cheering on the systematic dismantling of civil liberties during the Bush years). If one gets one's "news" only from Fox, Beck and Limbaugh, one could hardly do better! Trust me, liberals are NOT singing Obama's praises; liberals are quite upset with Obama for not having the spine to stand up to this nonsense being put out by these shills.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-87363980130774388552009-09-15T12:37:00.001-04:002009-09-15T13:06:40.352-04:00Billionaires for Wealthcare<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x1I9xsV-g9Y&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x1I9xsV-g9Y&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-77729454209641293692009-09-07T15:10:00.000-04:002009-09-07T15:11:29.053-04:00No more Mister Nice Guy, Mr. President<object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z8IeZHZRwC4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z8IeZHZRwC4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-19020780060737128672009-09-03T14:34:00.000-04:002009-09-03T14:35:24.562-04:00Revolt of the liberal base?<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l9Z5XO-I0oo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l9Z5XO-I0oo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-33106230259928150652009-08-28T11:21:00.000-04:002009-08-28T11:22:16.025-04:00Guess what? We AREADY have Death Panels!<div><iframe height="339" width="425" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/32588383#32588383" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><p style="font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;">Visit msnbc.com for <a style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com">Breaking News</a>, <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032507" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">World News</a>, and <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032072" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">News about the Economy</a></p></div><br />Bottom line: You do NOT know how good your current insurance is UNTIL you suffer a catastrophic illness (i.e. until you REALLY need it!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-8786488148410176122009-08-09T23:33:00.000-04:002009-08-09T23:35:21.715-04:00Rethink Afghanistan"Women have two equal rights: (1) The right to obey their husbands, and (2) The right to pray, although not in a mosque (that is reserved for men)." - The Chief Justice of the Afghan Supreme Court.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/R7jAT0FAGBc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/R7jAT0FAGBc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-2628880977241902212009-07-21T14:22:00.001-04:002009-07-21T14:22:59.680-04:00Lithium<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kcJVY8fXFcI&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kcJVY8fXFcI&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20594707.post-58953438392468847342009-07-16T14:17:00.000-04:002009-07-16T14:19:51.475-04:00GOVERNMENTTo all those who have been sending me those supposedly-scary emails, videos and other creative bullshit about BIG, BAD <span style="font-weight:bold;">GOVERNMENT</span> coming to take away my (<span style="font-style:italic;">non-existent</span>) fortune (<span style="font-style:italic;">the same "fortune" that nice, friendly corporate pirates have been quietly sucking away</span>) through **<span style="font-weight:bold;">shudder</span>** <span style="font-weight:bold;">TAXES</span>, here's my take on it:<br /><br /> * I <span style="font-weight:bold;">do</span> want the government to do <span style="font-weight:bold;">more</span> than just wage endless foreign wars;<br /> * ... such as ensuring basic needs for its citizens;<br /> * Health, Education, Safety, Clean Water and Clean Air are pretty high up there on the list for me.<br /> * I am willing to pay taxes to the government to secure these rights. (<span style="font-style:italic;">YES, they ARE rights for me, much more so than being able to carry a rocket-propelled grenade into the neighborhood school</span>).<br /> * What's more, I'm quite comfortable with the government taxing YOU too to secure these rights for us all.<br /> * Of course, I recognize your right to disagree with my priorities, but I think most of us are with me on this.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">If that's "socialism", so be it! Whatever!</span><br />Feel free to pass this along next time you get one of THOSE emails!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0