'Oh my darling, Clementine' is an American folk song from the Gold Rush times. It's about a miner's daughter named Clementine who dies in a drowning accident while her lover couldn't save her. Hindi song 'Ae dil hai mushkil' was 'inspired' from it:
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Swimming induced swimming
Khatri bhai, Rasia, and I swam in the ocean today and covered a distance of .8 miles between La Jolla cove and La Jolla shores. The former two have done it before but it was the first time for me. And I don't now swimming. Needless to say, it was a very educational and thrilling [...]
Book review: Einstein
I recently completed Walter Isaacson's biography of Einstein titled 'Einstein, His life and universe'. At 600 pages it isn't what you'd call a quickie but it's a casual read owing to the simplicity of the language. The author has been the chairman of CNN and the managing director of the Time Magazine, credentials which do [...]
Orwell on subversion
George Orwell in 'The art of Donald Mcgill' talks about the innocence of subversion and how it is one of the essential characteristics of human beings. The following paragraph is taken from his essay where he is musing about the necessity and the origin of the dichotomy of 'Sancho Panza and Don Quixote', 'Jeeves and [...]
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Mexico: Impressions
Barely a week has passed when 3 bikes with 4 riders started on their 5 day trip by driving towards the Tecate border crossing to Mexico. Mexico... The name has a vaguely identifiable ring of romantic imperfection associated with it. For a boy who hails from the chaotic environs of a continuously hyperventilating country, the [...]
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