Headline news in the first world

Dogs missing
Freeway closures
Heat wave grips the nation (temps over 100 F or to those Celsius minded about 38 c which is outright balmy in many parts of India and Africa and Gulf states)
Budget imbalances (were they ever balanced - really?)
Tiger losing his grip (literally)
High unemployment (at least they are counting)
Homicides increasing (again - they have the wherewithal to count)
Gay parades
Non gay parades (for other important matters like Prop X / J / K / A etc - who knows what these props are used for)
Vigils (for many fallen or missing creatures - leading to boom in candle sales - never got the concept)
War effort (and opposition view of how not to)
Dead soldiers
Lindsay falling off the wagon (again)
Tiger mischief (new one)
Lindsay mischief 2 (latest one)
Boots on the ground (and off)
Teen violence
Teen pregnancy
View of the rest of the planet perceived by someone in the first world - example - strife in Africa requiring millions in aid to end hunger; EU will collapse (although some in the EU too are first world according to the OECD); What is Australia?; What is in the gulf other than oil?; has man landed in Fiji?

you get the idea....

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Of chocolates

I like chocolates. Godiva Dark with Almonds - not sure of the naked woman on the horse to be the icon of some choice cocoa based products but tastes good. Started in Belgium but now owned by some Turks. Cadburys - Fruit and Nut Milk Bars - awesome combination of dried fruit pieces along with a medley of nuts makes your toungue dance - started by a Brit now owen by Kraft USA. Lindt Hazelnut spheres - made by a Swiss confectioner are divine balls that melt in your mouth with a lingering nutty taste Ghirardelli Milk Crisp Squares - crunchy and light these milk squares are easy on the palate but pack some serious calories - all good I say! Originally founded by an Italian who moved around till he landed in SF Bay today also owned by the Swiss Lindt empire.

Columbia SC

The Palmetto state. One of the confederate kinds. History dating couple centuries back. We visited the capital yet again this time to take in the SC State Museum. Occupying the former digs (literally remodeled) of an erstwhile cotton mill this structure is an amazing piece of reimagination. Four floors of excitement for kids and young at heart alike. Located on the shores of the Congaree River formed when the Broad meets up with the Saluda River, this edifice is approx. 60 years old. The front of the building has a more modern planetarium that was added about a decade ago. The museum itself has different areas of interest segregated on each of its four floors. The first floor has gift shop and a diorama of some of the local geography including the swamps and the state beaches with audio guides to help understand what fauna thrives locally. The second floor is all about natural history and showcases animal kingdom that may have survived on this latitud...

Cost of entrepreneurship

Last night I attended a guest lecture on the subject of disruptive technology and entrepreneurship. Lecture was free but it was used as a pitch by the University that hosted it to attract new customers. The speaker was somewhat respectable fellow who happened to hail from India and spoke eloquently. One of the key message was around how the professors in this university were ranked among the very best money can buy. Cost of the MBA program mere $110,000 and oh we also buy some dinner if you have late class. So now the math is simple- is learning to be entrepreneurial worth the cost of entry? That is assuming you end up being one. What of those that do not? or the ones that are not successful at being the entrepreneur? Is that being a pessimist before even being handed the glass. What I found strange is that people will bet big money on the glimmer of hope that they might just make a entrepreneurial debut and hit it big. The unive...

Brown Motion

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