Rush Limbagh recently said, ranting about Sandra Fluke,  “What does it say about the college co-ed Susan Fluke [sic] who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex -- what does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her… Read full post »

I will confine myself, in this part, to some examples of the special treatment I have got over the internet, for being who I am. Of course I have a lot of things to be happy about, from a low life grumbling that a knowledgeable guy was not rubbing my nose… Read full post »

Assholes, I feel like calling people assholes a lot these days. I know it is bad. If my mother knew, that I was not minding my language, she would not approve. But still there come situations where it is hard to refrain from saying the swearword.

Here’s one instance.… Read full post »

Before I went to China in May 2010, I asked my friends about precautions I should take going to China. One of my friends who, has not been to China but is quite knowledgeable told me to take my own pair of chop-sticks with me. Concerned, I asked a Chinese friend.… Read full post »

Here are some comments that were brought on, in part, by reading an article on worldwide debt crisis. Feel free to criticize and educate me, if you can.  The article that caused this outburst may be found at: http://mobile.salon.com/news/feature/2011/08/02/worldwide_debt_crisis

The article sta… Read full post »

Like everyone else Rushdie had a go at Pakistan for “harboring” Osama bin Laden. As the fellow writes very well I will share a portion of his recent article http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-02/salman-rushdie-pakistans-deadly-game/

The piece goes as follows:

“I… Read full post »

 Reading the review, in Salon, of "Geographies of Mars: Seeing and Knowing the Red Planet,"  by K. Maria D. Lane, I came upon:  Science may be the search for truth, but the way we think and talk about science is a product of our hopes, fears and dreams. This reminded me/… Read full post »

I have been toying with this idea for some time now. Thinking that if I do not come out with it now I will perhaps never, I am making this, half baked, effort. The idea is simple. It is well known, and documented in the history, that animals often sense an… Read full post »

Dear Pakistanis, 

For some days a scenario has been bugging me. Now that the idea has started to haunt me, I thought of sharing it with you. The thought of such a scenario actually taking place is crazy, but you never know when a crazy man may be making sense. Here's… Read full post »

Let me start with the concept. A number can, for now, be considered a label that we assign to a quantity with reference to a certain standard (unit etc.). One of the two numbers could be larger than another if the quantity that it represents is larger than the other with… Read full post »

This is related to my previous post, "Four husbands indeed!".  I would never dream of writing this kind of a follow up to that article, but for the sad event of Lahore Massacre. I do sincerely apologize to those who may not want to see this kind of a religious discussion… Read full post »

On December 11, 2009, a Saudi lady by the name of Nadine Al-Bedair published a sort of satirical article “Me and my four husbands” in Al-Masri Al-Yom. In it she questioned the wisdom of a Muslim man being allowed four wives and a Muslim woman not being allowed four husbands. The… Read full post »

(This is an old article that I posted on my webpage www.lohar.com . I decided to post/recycle it when I saw a news story in Haaretz http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1155171.html  quoting our VP as: "I condemn the decision by the government of Israel to advance planning for new housing units i… Read full post »

Some days ago, around January 8, 2010, there was news that in Malaysia some factions of the Muslim majority rioted against Christians because a court had overturned an earlier decision that made it illegal for Christians to use the word “Allah” for God. Some churches were burnt to… Read full post »

God Almighty

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Dear God Almighty,

Please God, convey this message to Ted Kennedy: “Your seat has gone to the Republicans, serves you right for betting on a horse with a race problem. Now your other hobby horse, the universal healthcare for Americans is in serious trouble.&rd… Read full post »

(Jack London's "Batard" provided part inspiration for this somewhat abstract post.)

You may not like someone’s face, you may not like someone’s race, or you may think someone’s not good enough to be in the same work environ as you. You might consider your hatred/dislike justified fo… Read full post »

I was watching CNN, on October 15, 2009. President Obama was in New Orleans talking about the goodies he has brought or is about to bring to those affected by hurricane Katrina. His town hall appearances are fun to watch, whenever I am watching. He ended his speech and the question-answer… Read full post »

I was mildly surprised to hear that you won the Nobel Prize for Peace. I am heartened to hear that you consider the prize a “call to action”. But I am a tad worried about you now. The thing is such honors often entail problems. In your case it could have… Read full post »

I found an earlier version of the bill at: http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=200156

The title of the bill is “Enhanced partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009”. I read a few lines about the limitations and screamed “Why don’t we annex the stupid country?”

Le… Read full post »

 (This is an ongoing project of one paragraph comments on current trends. Feel free to add or criticize.)

A mother spends years of her life caring for her baby yet a blow to the head, a bullet, a bayonet, shrapnel or some flying debris from a building exploded by terrorists… Read full post »

Sometimes I think we Americans are like Pakistanis in some ways. Both are very proud people and both, at present, seem to be facing crises of one kind or another. But this is a general comment and can be applied to every pair of countries, almost. What I have in mind… Read full post »

I wrote the following when Mr. Obama asked me to contribute my healthcare story. It was brief but it told a part of my story. In the following I will add some more to it and hope that the readers will agree with me that a central (single payer) system of… Read full post »

[This is an old article (written in 2004) that seems to be relevant, even today. You can tell me off if it does not seem to be relevant, do give good reasons for telling me off, or I will think..... (By the way, this article has been sitting at my web… Read full post »

I like the American way of doing politics, nothing is hidden and nothing is known for sure. (Hence a fair ground for conspiracy theorists and speculators.) Before the President’s Cairo speech there was a lot of speculation, apparently based on some leaks, as to what he would say. It was definit… Read full post »

Mr. Zardari has come to the US to “strengthen” ties etc. or to report on the progress of the war against Taliban. As usual Pakistan is in a precarious position. The Taliban are pressing in the North-West and are “hoping” to capture Pakistan in a matter of days and the Western… Read full post »