Anon

Uphill

my is heart pumping furiously. i hear the tempo of its beats rise steadily in my ears. like someone is pounding huge drums in my chest. the asphalt appears to be swaying as it travels backwards, it's dark surface is slick with the light rain and is obscured periodically by my white sneakers. i look up and my eyes blink automatically to avoid the raindrops. i am running away from civilization... lamp posts and city blocks long left behind are replaced by trees and fences. cars glide past slowly, their wiper blades dancing synchronously across the windshield, their red tail lights and orange... (more)

Mugen Si FAQs

What is Civic Si? it's a civic that grew up. What is Mugen? copied this blurb from the glorious internet: "The name MUGEN symbolizes Honda performance throughout Asia and around the globe. MUGEN, under license by M-TEC Co., Ltd., of Japan, has been closely associated with Honda for more than three decades in the design and manufacture of racing and premium aftermarket performance products." in short, it's like Mopar for Honda. What are the specs like? "i though you'd never ask", replied Ace Ventura, taking a super deep breath. Engine: Engine Type: In-Line 4-Cylinder Displacement (cc):... (more)

Perfect Car

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."
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Your Attention Please

i used to blog frequently. until twitter came along. now, i micro-blog. it is too easy. and i don�t have to spend time to think. the world is getting faster and more concise with each passing day, hour and minute. Instant gratification is not merely relished, it�s demanded. Writing this a few years ago would have taken up all my concentration. Today, my mind somersaults through a plethora of activities, a dozen times a minute as i �Alt-Tab� my way through the open windows before i manage to complete one sentence. my attention span has been reduced to that of a gnat. Does all this context... (more)

Very Unusual Collective Nouns

A bale of turtles A brace, paddling, or team of ducks A brood of hens A business or fesnyng of ferrets A cast or kettle of hawks A charm of finches A cowardice of curs A descent of woodpeckers A dole of doves A drift or parcel of hogs A fall of woodcocks A float of crocodiles A gang of elks A kine of cows A mob of emus A murder of crows A pitying or dule of turtledoves A pod of walrus A quiver of cobras A rafter of turkeys A sedge or siege of cranes A smack of jellyfish A troop of monkeys

Literary Pursuits

I�d have liked to call myself a bibliophile, but � i don�t know. it sounds so � perverted. even the word bookworm is somehow disgusting. so what do i call a person, i.e. yours truly, who simply likes reading? i promptly fired up my favorite browser, pointed it to answers.com and thought i�d be on my way soon. sadly, i was mistaken. and disappointed. answers.com is, contrary to the name, just an incomplete upgrade to AskJeeves. Incidentally, AskJeeves (which is now ask.com) returns the same results as does Google. in any case, i landed on the word literati after perusing through my own... (more)

Severe Weather Alert

Agreed that it�s almost the end of winter, but then, as they say, it�s not over until it�s over. My colleague, Brian, sent out these simple but very practically thought out tips for traversing the winter wonderland safely. (Thanks, Brian!) Winter tips when walking safely on slippery or icy surfaces � Wear the proper/appropriate foot gear � Take small steps to keep your center of balance under you. � Walk slowly � Never run on icy ground. � Keep both hands free for balance, rather than in your pockets. � Keep your eyes on where you are going. � Test potentially slick areas by... (more)

Quotable Quotes From LOTR

Some of my favorite quotes from The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R Tolkien) that i had painstakingly noted down while i was reading the series... On Life: "Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." -Gandalf to Frodo "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."-Bilbo's birthday speech. "We live now upon an island amid many perils, and our hands are more... (more)

Google Chrome: Initial Impressions

when it comes to using browsers, i am a browser.
i mean, not in "computer program used to surf the Internet". not even as in browser of the newspaper.
at this point, if you are thinking "as in animal who eats shrubs", then you would be right; partly though, coz i have turned vegan for a short while, but that wouldn't be entirely the point of this discussion (as you might as well have guessed from the title).... (more)

Poision Pill

When was the last time you took some medicine pills that you were actually looking forward to popping into your mouth?
not in quite some time, if you're like me.
Problem is, the pills aren't exactly user friendly (for lack of good vocab.).
i mean, while hundreds of billions of units of currency worldwide have gone into these pharma companies for R&D and what not, why can't their brilliant scientists try and make the misery inducing tablets more enticing to the unwell? ... (more)