By bluerasberry on 2011-02-16
On February 13 Nandan and I visited the Taj Mahal. The architecture and the building’s history are very interesting and many people have produced media about these things. I want to write about four problems I saw during that visit: Monument entry Boy beating Queue control Filthy grounds I want to preface my stories by […]
Posted in India, legal, rights, service industry, tour | Tagged filth, police, violence
By bluerasberry on 2010-10-22
Four times in one week I have heard the same story in different contexts. I am struck by the profundity of this problem, it being that there exists evidence that funding social wellness programs for children is both the simplest and most effective way to improve individual and societal health, and yet in America and […]
Posted in health, legal, presentation, religion, Seattle | Tagged politician, weapon
By bluerasberry on 2010-03-14
I always try to get involved in any drama I see on the street. Today I had business in International District and at 5th and Jackson, a busy place near Uwajimaya grocery store, a girl got mugged. I did not actually see it; I was nearby and I heard a scream. A girl was on […]
Posted in encounter, legal, rights, Seattle | Tagged crime, police
By bluerasberry on 2009-10-16
There was this article that made national news about a justice of the peace who refused to grant a marriage license to a couple because they were interracial. The Associated Press got an interview with this guy and he says things that show his ignorance and thoroughly establish his reasoning as illegal. So here it […]
Posted in legal, rights | Tagged civil rights, gay rights, morality, social status
By bluerasberry on 2008-10-02
Since I started my job as a clinical researcher a few months ago I have not done any data collection. I and Danielle, the other researcher, have been preparing paperwork so that we can begin paperwork. Right now the independent reviewers from DC are here looking at what we have done and then they will […]
Posted in education, HIV, India, legal, presentation, Seattle, work | Tagged Ballard, fundraiser, government, hampster, Hindi, library, license, sport
By bluerasberry on 2008-04-23
I do not own much of value other than than some computer files. I have gone far too long without having those sensibly organized online. I decided that since I already have hosting arranged for other sites then it surely must be time for me to start hosting all my personal materials. I moved this […]
Posted in computer, legal, rights | Tagged censorship, computer, jargon, sex
By bluerasberry on 2008-02-12
Nandan and I talk about Sanjeevani Booti continuously. This is the name for the HIV NGO which we are founding. The website is up. Nandan did not know what AIDS was before, and now he knows the basics. He has probed the community for similar organizations and we know what exists. He has talked with […]
Posted in education, HIV, India, legal, non-profit, research, rights, Seattle, work | Tagged AIDS, license, megacorp, Mehdiganj, NGO, PSA, Sanjeevani Booti, survey, tea, tourism, Varanasi
By bluerasberry on 2007-10-31
Posted in art, computer, India, legal, non-profit, presentation, research | Tagged AIDS, capitol, clinical malpractice, curating, hostel, movie, prison, volunteer, web design
By bluerasberry on 2007-08-22
I talked to Nandan this morning. Before I left India I packaged thirty dvds to mail to America. Nandan sent them out along in three packages along with a fourth package containing books. Today he told me that the piracy police brought the dvd packages back to his house when they came looking for me. […]
Posted in India, legal | Tagged censorship, police
By bluerasberry on 2007-05-18
Miss Krista, an American PhD candidate working on her thesis, has been in the house with us for a couple of days now and she is everything I want Nandan’s houseguests to be. She has research to do, she can tend to all her own needs, and she nows how and when to ask for […]
Posted in India, legal | Tagged bribe, license, megacorp, Mehdiganj