Seven long years of American constitutional nightmare down, one long year to go.
... because the idiocy of manliness is an evergreen topic.
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... because Canada and the US will celebrate their Thanksgiving holidays and, regrettably and preventably, not 1-cook-in-10 will serve a decent turkey.
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... because everyday is Mother's Day.
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... because the American Dream seems but a distant memory, given the country's dominant ethos of small-mindedness.
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Serenity and Gratitude to Bring in the New Year
... to remind us that not every mix of Tibetans and Western spiritual seekers has to be nauseating.
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... to celebrate the new edition of Infinite Vision published in India.
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Expelliarmus! Harry Potter and the Path to Gandhian Nonviolence
... reprised because military strategy seems more cruel and less effective than ever -- and certainly there is a better way.
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... because cars are ruining Pondicherry, where I live. How badly are they fucking up your Indian town?
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Understanding the Gift Economy
... reprinted because more-and-more people seem want to understand the gift economy. (Yeah!)
Hallelujah!
I’m so glad we live in a country where a person can only be president for 8 years! I know in this case it will be 8 years too many, but imagine what would happen if Georgie were king?
Mark!
I visited your blog after a long time, and now I’m wondering why I didn’t check in more frequently.
The photo + articles are a brilliant touch. In another life, you could’ve been a journalist you know. (Alas, you don’t believe in reincarnation, or has India changed that yet??)
In any case, thanks for putting all this stuff from your head out into the web. Best to Yoomi.
-rish
Hey , can anyone tell the exact date and month of the forthcoming Presidents’ elections in the USA ?
I know that they are in 2008, but when ?
Since 1845, with the passage of Title 3, Section 1 of the United States Code, presidential elections have taken place on “the first Tuesday of November.” Actually, that simple, common descriptor of election day is not quite accurate. By statute, the polls fall “on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in every fourth year succeeding every election of a President and Vice President.” Thus, on years when the first Tuesday falls on the first of the month, election day is actually the second Tuesday.
This year, polling-place votes will be cast on Tuesday, 4 November; but millions of Americans, including this one, will have cast absentee ballots by mail well before then.
Cheers,
MBJ