http://www.rantlust.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:13:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today is international women's day, and feminists deserve a large part of the credit for getting some semblance of equality for women and attention to their voice and needs. Kudos to them for building themselves into a necessary and formidable political force. However, no political force, no matter how necessary, ... http://www.rantlust.com/manish/2010/03/08/what-do-you-think-of-porn/ Brilliant! Already viral... http://www.rantlust.com/anupcs/2010/03/04/ok-go-song/ An inspiring account of the Chilean earthquake - from one of our own - right from the trenches. "On February 27 I waked up suddenly, at 3:34 am, Santiago de Chile time, shaken by the most violent earthquake that I had never experienced before. During 90 seconds I was convinced that ... http://www.rantlust.com/papi/2010/03/02/force-of-nature/ If you're expecting this post to be about the fine music of either of the above artists, you will be sorely disappointed. If, however, you want to ride your bicycle down to Electric Avenue, in a manner of speaking, read on. (image courtesy youtube) Last August I read an interesting Business Week ... http://www.rantlust.com/suman/2010/02/01/queen-meets-eddy-grant-in-a-green-and-healthy-way/ Howard Zinn, the people's historian, died today. http://www.rantlust.com/papi/2010/01/27/howard-zinn-rip/ Beware the enema of the state! http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=382840 http://www.rantlust.com/papi/2010/01/27/pacific-dispatches-2/ There is nothing more satisfying than a story well told. Even better when it's a yarn full of fantasy and flights of fancy, narrated with spirit, and accompanied by musicians who understand and enliven the tale with their efforts. Leave the world at the door, and prepare to be transported ... http://www.rantlust.com/papi/2010/01/22/the-bright-river/ Alas, another whole year to wait for the most wonderful time to roll around. http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-spiritthings/382186/ http://www.rantlust.com/papi/2010/01/13/pacific-dispatches-1/ My friend Derek and I decided to do a day ride in late December 2009. There were a few roads I hadn't yet ridden in southern Arizona that I was eager to see, and we were both on vacation, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to get in some ... http://www.rantlust.com/suman/2010/01/07/december-desert-road-ride/ Dear Radha, You couldn't possibly remember me. I was four and your brother's best friend. Four is too young to have a crush on your friend's didi, isn't it? You were beautiful. You had to be. You had sweet multicolored saunf to offer me - every time I knocked on your door. The saunf could not ... http://www.rantlust.com/tafkap/2009/08/23/dear-radha/ Check this out, I think he sang it well. http://www.rantlust.com/bab/2009/07/11/hindi-film-song-by-a-chinese-guy/ A lovely interpretation of the Ramayana. http://www.rantlust.com/papi/2009/06/16/sita-sings-the-blues/ Video of a recent glissade down the Avalanche Gulch face of Mt. Shasta with my climbing buddy Igor. Mt. Shasta is steep enough and well enough covered with snow, that the descent can be accomplished by just sitting down and sliding on the snow, arresting yourself with an ice-axe or ... http://www.rantlust.com/papi/2009/05/31/glissading-down-mt-shasta/ If we are what we eat, then it's definitely worth watching this movie to figure out what we're becoming. Two of the main contributors are Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, both bestselling authors whose recent works have helped cast light on the greasy innards of our food supply machine. ... http://www.rantlust.com/papi/2009/05/19/food-inc/ Our most controversial post. http://www.rantlust.com/tafkap/2009/04/17/word-cloud-2/ I just found out about the Wordle site, which allows you to create "word clouds" out of text passages (or web sites), with the most frequently occuring words showing up in the largest font. For example, here's a preview of what my solar energy blog post's word cloud looks ... http://www.rantlust.com/suman/2009/04/16/word-clouds/ http://www.rantlust.com/papi/2009/01/17/living-the-dream/ Creative tweeting from a historical perspective. More at historicaltweets.com. Hat tip to @sreenet. http://www.rantlust.com/anupcs/2009/01/06/lincoln-on-twitter/ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... cough cough... BOOOHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. http://www.rantlust.com/wolfgang/2008/12/18/wolfman-and-me-13/ Blogs are so out. Microblogging is where it's at these days. Even the US Congress gets in on the action at Tweet Congress. Check out the site for whether or not your local politician is tweeting (is that even a word? Sigh). So far 15 Democrats (including the President- and ... http://www.rantlust.com/anupcs/2008/12/18/tweeting-congress/