Adventures in snow

Snow is beautiful. The sereneness of white powder covering everything can only be experienced. But nature does not like intrusion and getting out in a blizzard in a front wheel drive car with no snow tires is no joke. Even more so on a weekend when municipal snow plowing services take a weekend breather. Today [...]

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Slavery

One would have thought that slavery is a thing of the past. Atleast in such a modern state as the US. But NY Times carried the story of a rich New Yorker woman who enslaved two Indonesian women for several years. Despicable as this behavior is, I  couldn’t help thinking, with my mis-guided sense to defend similar situations [...]

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Huge ass beers

Huge ass beers to go
Originally uploaded by Nitesh.
Yesterday was my first night out in New Orleans, specifically the party street of Bourbon! Lets just consider the drinks I had:

Beer (Abita Turbo Dog)
Blue Raspberry Daiquiri
Sex on the beach – 1 shot
Petron Silver shot (a premium tequila, kick ass)
5 Curacao shots
Kahlua shot
Heinieken
Ecstacy Daiquiri

In some 2-3 different (ahem) [...]

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Interestingness

This previous week was quite interesting I must say. To begin with I met an accident with my car when a driver pulling out from parallel park collided with my slow moving car. No major harm but just a lot of questioning by the insurance company and a waste of some 30 minutes of valuable [...]

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Vegas

What did we do?

Sight-see the Casinos.
Gamble – I was net positive by some $20
Remain blissful through the stay – either ‘cos of ethanol or exertion or both
Saw ‘Ka’ by Cirque Du Soliel

Casinos covered:

MGM Grand
New York – New York
Venetian (its beautiful)
The Mirage
Treasure Island
Alladin
Paris
Bally’s
Caesars Palace
Bellagio

Lounge Bars covered:

Rouge @ MGM Grand
Cleopatra’s Barge @ Caesars Palace
Fontana Bar @ Bellagio

What [...]

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Travel Ramblings

I have been making frequent travels this month of december and what a headache that is. Every weekend in december had been designated to one city or the other, except the first. Trips to Chicago, Atlanta, Houston.. and finally trip back home. True to my life style of living on the edge – pushing the [...]

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46509

This article in Watley Review, that i read courtesy Bloglines depicts the grossness of this country’s media:
The Keyes family has defended their actions, arguing that there are only five or six slots for widespread searches in a given TV season, and if they didn’t give their daughter “every advantage” she wouldn’t have made the [...]

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Houston Diary

It was about a month ago when i made my trip to Houston, southern Texas – visiting family. I have been lazy enough to take my time in updating this blog in the past, and while the journey to Houston was memorable, in more ways then one – it is only now that i [...]

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Updates

Its been nearly a month since i have been in NYC. Had hoped to write down some updates on this space earlier but somehow couldn’t get myself to do it. So then my one month in NY:
I arrived on a sunday, specifically April 17th. Hired a yellow cab to take me to the hotel; which [...]

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