Inside the Obama White House!

by faraz on June 5, 2009

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue  seems like a fun place to be these days. Here’s NBC’s neatly edited behind-the-scenes look at the Obama White House.

The executive offices seemed a little cramped, and I think Rahm could treat Geithner a little better, the poor guy is already having a rough time!

Catch the whole series here at NBC

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Awesomeness is back!

by faraz on June 5, 2009

There have been a few bigtime changes in the engine room, let’s just say that ‘Plan B’ is now go!

Details soon!

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Blog Break!

by faraz on April 13, 2009

My blogging break will continue for a while yet.

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My Anniversary!

by faraz on March 28, 2009

ACL transplant surgeries hurt and that is just the way it is.

In hindsight, the quick single in that Project Management vs. IT Servces cricket match seems like a silly idea. 

Key takeaways from my ‘prep’ talk at the surgeon’s office were not encouraging:

  • The ACL does not forgive, we’re going to yank it and put in a new one!  
  • A three hour sugery with some bespoke tunneling between your femur and the tibia, an autograft transplant of your own ligament (from the other knee!) and a bunch of resistance screws to hold everything together, should do it!
  • You’ll be walking in four months, playing squash again, next year.
  • You will not have a limp.

Happy to report that I’m walking, mostly without a limp and generally without a care but not sans pain.
My beef with ACL transplant surgery: I’m still not playing squash. And, the darned metal detectors have started beeping near my knee!!!  :-)

It will be a quiet celebration; a cake, a candle and some painkillers!

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snapdecision | Spark

by faraz on March 26, 2009

Spark|| Nikon D200/50mm AF-S@50mm | 1/40s | f/3.2| ISO 200

The photoblog post for 26/03/2009 is now up, here!

Taken at Shalom, New Delhi. (Shalom means peace in Hebrew)

Thanks guys for some wonderful messages on the posts yesterday, I’m still going through my email and will write to all of you individually :-)

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I tell stories that spread!

by faraz on March 26, 2009

When you meet someone, you need to have a super power. If you don’t, you’re just another handshake. Don’t say, “Hi, I’m Don, I’m from Cleveland.” Instead, try, “Hi, I’m Don, I tell stories that spread.” It’s not about touting yourself or coming on too strong. It’s about making the introduction meaningful. If I don’t know your superpower, then I don’t know how you can help me (or I can help you).

via Seth’s

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PostSecret: Sunday Secrets

by faraz on March 26, 2009

PostSecret is a fascinating community art project where ‘people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.’

A Webby Awards honoree for community impact, PostSecret is always a captivating read. They update their content every Sunday, I recommend that you take a look!

an-im-not

—–Accompanying Email Message—–

If you call your ex girlfriend to ask if she’s okay, our relationship will not be okay, I’m the girlfriend

via PostSecret: Sunday Secrets.

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snapdecision | in the spirit..

by faraz on March 25, 2009

In the spirit || Nikon D200/18-70mm AF-S DX@18mm | 1/640s | f/13| ISO 400

The photoblog post for 25/03/2009 is now up, here!

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Contd: a recommendation

by faraz on March 25, 2009

In the spirit of my last post, I enjoyed reading this, recommend that you take a look:

So I want to tell Varun Gandhi, you’ve got company. That when you open your mouth to utter the most diabolical stuff ever spoken at an election rally, and use more communally charged language than has ever been heard in public - it’s probably your way of getting attention. A sound smack at a young age may have stopped you from talking openly about cutting off people’s necks and chopping off their hands. It’s the kind of typical younger child insolence that led your indulgent aunties and uncles, like the BJP leader on our channel last night to tell journalists to give him a break, he is a “young and upcoming boy.”

But let’s grow up now, beta Varun, and smell that coffee, even drink some if it clears your head. This is a parliamentary election- those speeches of yours have been heard by a shocked nation, and not even your own party knows where to look now. Your best would be to either prove that those CDs you say were doctored are indeed so; or apologise, and go into retreat or meditation, and reflect a little.

via IBNLive : Suhasini Haidar’s Blog : It’s all relative, beta Varun.

 

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Who is your hero?

March 25, 2009

Disclaimer: I’m going to break a ground rule even before I’ve committed to a formal blog-constitution. Just this time, I will talk about politics
defined as: ‘Social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power’
 
A 29 year old poet politican has been in the news lately. By definition, he would seem like a keen student of his [...]

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