tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post3305591608699179105..comments2023-10-05T03:12:14.296-07:00Comments on poemette: Festivities, anyone?gautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-57076463710409909702006-10-05T18:20:00.000-07:002006-10-05T18:20:00.000-07:00Vicus,If you'll handle the Halloween festiviti...Vicus,<br><br>If you'll handle the Halloween festivities over there, I'll take care of Guy Fawkes Night over here. I'll burn one of more of the Supreme Court justices in effigy for NOT putting several hogsheads of explosives under the Bush campaign headquarters on Election Night 2000.<br><br>By the way Gautami, in the words of the semi-forgettable Olivia Newton-John: "Let's get cynical, cynical - I wanna get cynicalllllll - Let me hear your cynictalk, your cynictalk - Let me hear your cynic talk"Frontier Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10920669476490535070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-32106896845854082752006-10-05T15:02:00.000-07:002006-10-05T15:02:00.000-07:00When I lived near my Indian friends I dreaded this...When I lived near my Indian friends I dreaded this time of year because when you went visiting, they gave you these bizarre sweets (I'll have to ask Mrs S. what they are called) which were essentially sugar wrapped in puff pastry. They were stale approximately four and half minutes after being made. Perhaps that was just a Gujerati thing. I am also too old and fat to do the dancing now. <br>In the UK we have adopted the American festival of hallowe'en. That is the day of the year when I send my in-laws out to scare the local kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-10407515703343726542006-10-05T10:29:00.000-07:002006-10-05T10:29:00.000-07:00enemy of the republic: You are welcome. It has to ...enemy of the republic: You are welcome. It has to many things to offer.gautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-58381121075643803572006-10-05T10:26:00.000-07:002006-10-05T10:26:00.000-07:00polona: tha's exactly what I meant. Despite my...polona: tha's exactly what I meant. Despite my best efforts not to, I give in.<br><br>j.andrew lochart: I was, I was!<br><br>lotus: I used to love it. Now I don't. Too crowded. Madness everywhere and no one is aware what he/she is doing.gautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-6445390818278993352006-10-05T10:23:00.000-07:002006-10-05T10:23:00.000-07:00frontier editor: That is great help! Thanks for pa...frontier editor: That is great help! Thanks for passing on your cynicism to me. I do need it sorely.<br><br>ghost particle: waiting, waiting.<br><br>homo escapeons: there is this media circus and consumerisn which is at its best. It just sucks us in no matter how hard we resist.<br><br>pat paulk: thanks!gautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-30354041188561815762006-10-04T20:00:00.000-07:002006-10-04T20:00:00.000-07:00One day I am going to live in India.One day I am going to live in India.Enemy of the Republichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787023963138761863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-34421114636520733182006-10-04T04:02:00.000-07:002006-10-04T04:02:00.000-07:00Ah, cynicism, one of my better disguises! I try t...Ah, cynicism, one of my better disguises! I try to wear my sucker suit as little as possible (that is who I really am).Russell Ragsdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107087051054857762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-78394320431088468562006-10-03T23:55:00.000-07:002006-10-03T23:55:00.000-07:00I know this feeling. You want to resist something ...I know this feeling. You want to resist something and then cannot help giving in. You've expressed it so nicely!Natalia L. Rudychevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07214417293888112306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-71140567567069753242006-10-03T19:16:00.000-07:002006-10-03T19:16:00.000-07:00evil cannot be winning over good--but aren't w...evil cannot be winning over good--but aren't we in the time where it looks that way but it wont really turn out that way? I mean I am not up to date and I am working on the Gita --tell me more. I do not know so much about Durga.Pecos Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07473865192689415385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-67929533294055885322006-10-03T14:10:00.000-07:002006-10-03T14:10:00.000-07:00Have a wonderful time!Have a wonderful time!samuru999http://www.blogger.com/profile/10510680641298962638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-7452075301250156982006-10-03T07:06:00.000-07:002006-10-03T07:06:00.000-07:00Gautami! I just LOVE this festive season. Mind y...Gautami! I just LOVE this festive season. Mind you, I wasn't so into it when I lived in India, but one good thing about moving away from India is it has made me more Indian than I would ever dare to believe! <br><br>I'm glad you get caught up in it - even if it's against your will! :) Go on, enjoy the festivities and have a good time; post pictures if you can!Lotus Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-15800136951075539792006-10-02T18:33:00.000-07:002006-10-02T18:33:00.000-07:00You sure are going to be busy! :)You sure are going to be busy! :)J. Andrew Lockharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11334536586858913163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-33878035852095697172006-10-02T15:12:00.000-07:002006-10-02T15:12:00.000-07:00holidays here only last a day or two, so it's ...holidays here only last a day or two, so it's no big deal really except for that christmas/new year frenzy which starts (for some, anyway) mid-november and lasts till january. i find the whole thing annoying rather than drawn to it, but... the whole thing sucks you in...polonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02249164763629443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-52035085088799523902006-10-02T09:33:00.000-07:002006-10-02T09:33:00.000-07:00"cynacism in a smokescreen" Love it!!"cynacism in a smokescreen" Love it!!Pat Paulkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168583094022569330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-578218173100424352006-10-02T06:57:00.000-07:002006-10-02T06:57:00.000-07:00Someone is always trying to sell us something. It ...Someone is always trying to sell us something. It may be an idea or a T Shirt but it all boils down to making money for somebody.<br><br>Like Chrizzzmazzz most people enjoy HOLY Days because they get a few days off to overeat, overdrink, layaround and visit old friends. The origins or 'message' behind the HOLY days is drowned out in a sea of cash registers 'ring ring ringing' KACHING!Homo Escapeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09321864117075753776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-20333450051230455972006-10-01T16:49:00.000-07:002006-10-01T16:49:00.000-07:00Hmmmmm, 'tis also festival season in my part o...Hmmmmm, 'tis also festival season in my part of Virginia when every civic group, church group, chamber of commerce and group of any other ilk holds fall festivals in the time-honored tradition of getting anyone at all to come by and spend some money before they engage in commercialized holidat spending.<br><br>I've been bombarded with groups wanting their festival announcement in the newspaper, but I've managed to avoid actually attending any of them.<br><br>May my cynicism serve as a beacon to relight your own cynicism >B^D>Frontier Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10920669476490535070noreply@blogger.com