http://sheelm.com/blog I left the corporate world, and I now work for kiva.org in India through the Indicorps Fellowship. This is my life in India. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:23:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://sheelm.com/blog/2007/09/20/indicorps-fellowship-january-08/ The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people, languages, ideas, and values together. ~Bill Gates... So true, planes bring people together - I feel closest to and know the most about the ... http://sheelm.com/blog/2007/08/04/back-to-amreeka-and-an-advertisement-for-singapore-airlines/ "The imagination of nature is far, far greater than the imagination of man." ~Richard Feynman, adventurous nobel prize winning physicist and prankster (nobel was for physics, unfortunately)... seems like he was an awesome guy all around. army bah rate hand drill diesel jeans aparatura medicala adaptarea plantelor medicamente de slabit libertatea ziar reviste romanesti filme noi english language nature photography I haven't posted ... http://sheelm.com/blog/2007/07/04/monsoon-mangoes/ Each misfortune you encounter will carry in it the seed of tomorrow's good luck. ~Anonymous Hope so! My laptop died. My Dell D400's hard drive started making clicking noises and now won't start up. After several hours on the phone with Dell GOLD technical support (for which my former company paid ... http://sheelm.com/blog/2007/06/20/the-worst-news-ever/ "War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures." "Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms." both from Ron Paul, who is running for the Republican nomination for president in 2008. Confessions of an ... http://sheelm.com/blog/2007/06/08/confessions-of-an-economic-hit-man/ What's wrong with America is the way in which we are being forced more and more to equate criticism as something counter to democracy, when, in fact, it's the core of it. ~Sean Penn agentie de bilete avatare suparare alege cariera colectii poze iubirea in cuplu decoratiuni craciun consiliere cariera referat educatie proiecte de finantare informatica de gestiune inchiriez spatiu ... http://sheelm.com/blog/2007/05/31/games-indians-play/ Rather than the usual quote, I'll start with a cartoon, because it fits in well with the book review: I've been on a bit of a book-reading kick... I haven't read nearly as much this year as I thought I would, but it seems like I've been catching up in the ... http://sheelm.com/blog/2007/05/27/books-bizarro/ Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. ~Mark Twain I've been meaning to post on this for a while. Amul is a huge dairy cooperative in India (HUGE!), owned by 2.4 million milk producers in Gujarat. It's one of the most ... http://sheelm.com/blog/2007/05/20/amul-delhi-fun/ It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness ~Old Chinese Proverb, I recently heard it in a pretty awesome song at our workshop in Panchgani (really wish I had the mp3) I keep on mentally referring to the past week as a retreat rather than a workshop. It ... http://sheelm.com/blog/2007/05/07/workshop-in-panchgani/ "The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits ... http://sheelm.com/blog/2007/04/29/bombay-movies-photos-and-banks/