By bluerasberry on February 20, 2011
I wanted to visit the site of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster. I also wanted to visit whatever major NGO was working with the survivors. This is why we went to Bhopal, the capitol of Madhya Pradesh. I expected that affected people were still living in the area. I also expected that these people had [...]
Posted in education, health, India, legal, non-profit | Tagged death, pollution, school, toxic waste
By bluerasberry on July 9, 2010
Saturday July 3 was the Fremont Zombie Walk. I regret not having pictures, but there were three of us together as zombie scientists in lab coats. Here is a picture of me without blood or too much makeup. I participated in a pie-eating contest organized by The World is Fun, and since it was no-hands, [...]
Posted in festival, Seattle | Tagged blood, competitive eating, death
By bluerasberry on March 9, 2009
A dear fried of mine named Adam died last week. I had known him since I was about 12 and we were close until I moved away to go to school. I would even say that until that time, we had a lot in common. I still talked to and emailed him after I left [...]
Posted in drug | Tagged civil rights, death, opium
By bluerasberry on June 5, 2008
I live in an apartment building with 100 units. Today I went to the elevator and there was blood spilled all over the floor. I started thinking about what I was seeing and how this looks in the movies. There was a lot of blood there and obviously someone had a really bad time in [...]
Posted in art | Tagged blood, death
By bluerasberry on September 2, 2007
Pocket was the smartest hampster I ever had. He communicated with squeaks every day and was loud enough to be heard from other rooms in the house. He squeaked usually when he was angry, which was often, but he also squeaked when he was playing or when he wanted attention. Pocket would chirp from his [...]
Posted in animal, encounter, health | Tagged death, hampster, medicine
By bluerasberry on May 25, 2007
Nandan and I went to Ayodhya, the birthplace and royal home of Lord Ram. He was actually going to a funeral for a friend’s grandfather, but Ayodhya was nearby. I wanted to join him for both events. Ram is one of the most popular Hindu deities. He was an avatar of Lord Vishnu and the [...]
Posted in animal, India, religion | Tagged Ayodhya, death, Hinduism, Islam, monkey
By bluerasberry on April 3, 2007
Before I start passing on partly unsubstatiated rumors let me say that my studies are going well and that within the last week I have found a surge of speaking proficiency from within. I have begun daily study with M.N. and he presses me to speak and write without preparation or my books. I find [...]
Posted in computer, India, religion, rights | Tagged blood, death, food, gay rights, Hinduism, Islam, marijuana, ritual, scam, Sikhism, sport, water, youth
By bluerasberry on March 25, 2007
Ashu begins as a beggar On Friday March 23 I returned to Varanasi from Azemgarh. I had gone for Ashu’s janeu. There were I think ten of us in the van and the trip took two hours. As usual, I slept most of the way and had no regard for crammed conditions. Puja was beginning [...]
Posted in festival, India, religion | Tagged death, Hinduism, medicine, ritual, youth
By bluerasberry on March 6, 2007
I went to the Monkey Temple today and enjoyed it. Today is Tuesday so there was a big crowd there. Tuesday is Hanuman’s day. The monkeys here were nicer than ghat monkeys, but they still harassed people. The monkeys would put their hands out to beg for treats and if people tried to feed them [...]
Posted in education, India, religion | Tagged data, death, Hinduism, monkey, ritual, temple
By bluerasberry on January 13, 2007
I want to make clear that although many touts are pushy, they often deliver marks to perfect salespersons. Faruk, for example, made a good pitch at his $135 and $160 2 and 3 piece suits. I can only wish that I had his sales skill – it would make me rich quickly. Had I not [...]
Posted in India | Tagged death, war