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Sorry sorry sorry

I swear it's not my fault that I haven't posted in a bajillion years.  For some reason the site wasn't working.  I didn't have internet connection.  The dog ate my homework.  I hav...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 05:36:00 GMT

The "Saving Money" Era ends with a bang

Hey all, Much less exciting things from the subcontinent.  We decided to take things more slowly, so the past few days have only seen two cities: Ahmedabad in Gujurat and Mumbai in Maharashtra.&n...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:48:00 GMT

Exeunt Nameless Moustached Driver

Hey all, What a disappointing day it was leaving that Garden of Eden, the Oberoi Udailvillas Udaipur.  Elaine and I relieved our mental suffering by seeing the numerous romantic palaces of the ci...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 18:55:00 GMT

Doug becomes a mighty maharaja, loses last vestige of dignity

The highest seats in the heavens are reserved for doctors and purveyors of fine hotel establishments. Suffocating in the swelling heat of the vast barren desert of Jaisalmer (look it up on google maps...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:20:00 GMT

Doug experiences the Great Bharat War in his Large Intestine

One of the two great epics of India, The Maha Bharata (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata), was written about a battle between the good Puranas and the evil Kauravas.  I get to experience t...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:23:00 GMT

The biggest erection for a woman ever ... the Taj Mahal

Hey all, This isn't a very interesting fact, but it suffices to say that I got sick and I am spending most of tonight in bed.  Perhaps future generations will write tales and sing songs of my bra...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 08:17:00 GMT

The everything else in the universe

Hey all, Elaine is here, and I couldn't be happier.  Today was an incredible day, feverishly touring Mughal mosque after Hindu temple.  I am more excited than ever to be here for the next 62...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 09:09:00 GMT

OH, and subscribe already, everybody. C'mon.

   
Posted by on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 03:51:00 GMT

Mahagangadevi loses her veneer ... along with the rest of the known universe apparently

The Great Goddess of the Ganges, Mahagangadevi, is now little more than a childish supersitition to me.  It's an argument often made by eurocentrics and adherents to the Judeo-Christian religions...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 03:15:00 GMT

I traded my sins for shit

Yes, I did indeed.  At the source of the Ganges here in Hardiwar, Uttaranchal, I bathed with the fakirs and the pilgrims.  It's odd how the human experience translates over cultures -- I act...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 03:37:00 GMT