Things I didn’t know about India that I’m learning from my in-laws. Not sure how to respond when they ask me about this. Uh, it’s weird to me, too? Curious if anyone has any cultural or historical context for the Santa thing?
Looks like a performance at NYU (where she was a student for a few years). She really can sing (though she has a few misses playing the piano). There’s talent there, covered these days in a blond wig/hairdo and heavy makeup. Do your best to ignore the goofy MC, if you can.
This might be the only time that I approvingly link to a piece by Pat Buchanan. The fact that I’m doing it at all should say something about how much I agree with his point. If we’ve all learned anything over the last eight years, it’s that the proper reaction to terrorism is calm consideration, not hasty, vengeful action.
This is more significant than people might think. Did Pakistan get a rocket to the moon yet?
At $3.80, I’ll forgive the spelling, too. Having done this kind of shopping now in India and China, I can say that you really get an appreciation for the scale and profit margins of mass produced goods when you go over there. I still have my $18 North Face waterproof, faux-Gore Tex jacket picked up in Beijing.
India for ten days, starting today. I have weekends and evenings free. What to do?
Bombay 4 days
Delhi 4 days
Agra day trip
Jaipur 1 day
Suggestions welcome now. The clock is ticking.
I gotta be honest. When I first heard about the E-Ticket idea, essentially creating the equivalent of the Sunday paper’s magazine insert for the web, I didn’t like it. It seemed a bit goofy and like it might be a marketing thing gone awry. Boy was I wrong. The Ichiro E-Ticket a few weeks ago was the first one that got my attention. I actually read the whole thing through. The content was great but the visuals, man, that was an awesome layout.
Last week, they did the Graham Bensinger interview with OJ Simpson, a story as much about Graham, an 18-year old with a radio show on ESPN Radio in St. Louis. Part of what has surprised me, I think, is that ESPN (the TV network) has been involved with the projects, creating pieces for TV that correspond to the E-Ticket for the weekend. Pretty cool stuff.
Which brings me to this week’s E-Ticket: A Wicket Wedding. Amar Shah relates his instant love of cricket when he and his bride went to India to get married. It’s a pretty cool story, and the photos are worth it. And, if you wanted to know the rules, they’re right there.




