Obama is basically Bush

Now President Barack Obama said that he was about change. What change were you about Mr. President. That the US Government is more ineffectual under you when we were under your predecessor? Barack Obama is basically sixty five percent Bush. This is in terms of his Afghanistan Plan and his fiscal policy. The Toxic Asset buy back plan and the bank bailout is still government of for and by Wall Street. This hasn't changed in spite of the fact that we now have a democrat in the oval office. I was aware of that as well.

The future in Flux

Where is this all headed one might ask? We have to think of ourselves as fortunate in the long run. Things are bad now but they could be a lot worse. The situation was still changing and evolving to say the least. It will improve eventually. I was aware of that as well.

The Legwork

Right now I am commencing with the necessary legwork. This has proven to be rather useful to say the least. My recent spate of difficulties has proven to be rather difficult to say the least. The overall course of events is improving gradually. In the end I have to complete the task. I was aware of that as well.

Facing the Future

Although it definately has problems India is vastly superior to China in most regards. Indians are better educated, savier with technology and are the world's largest democracy. All things that bode well for India. China by the same token is a government that only seems to want to oppress and sensor its people. It restricts where they can go and what they can do. The Chinese Government is the embodiment of evil. India does not have these said problems and will do much better in the long run. Right now we are facing the future. I was aware of that as well.

Will the last real adult please stand up

Most people in my age group are glorified teenage children. They think with the thought process and prejudice of someone who is twelve years old. None of them is a real adult. A real adult believes in class, compassion and emotional maturity. None of which they have. So can the last real adult please stand up. I was aware of that as well.

One year later

Right now as I am about to head off for work I have to pause and think. Education is important but it should not come at the cost of one's sanity. That was the sage advice of one of my friends. The current state of affairs is as such that these things cannot be ignored. Still I am looking forward to the process none the less. I was aware of that as well.

the creative process

The creative process is an interesting one to say the least. Creating something new is a challenge to say the least. It a challenge that I think I am up to. The work that I have been doing of late is critical. I was aware of that as well.

the great Indian Future yet ahead

Provided that it can address some of its more glaring problems. India has a bright future that China does not. China has society dynamics that lead to instability, repression and inevitable conflict. India does not have those same dynamics. Once more it is a democracy and that is almost always a good thing. Furthermore India will move forward where China will move backwards. the Chinese state in comparion to its Indian counterpart is only interestede in sensoring and oppressing its people. One of the few good things that the British did when they were in power in india was create institutions that lasted. That is a very good thing to say the least. India is the future and not China. I was aware of that as well.

Editing Radigan

Today, tomorrow and the following day I will be editing my science fiction themed novel called Radigan's Run. It is the story of a civil war in outer space and it is about my opposition to political violence. This situation does demand more thoughts to say the least. I was aware of that as well.

letting it all out

Right now everything is slowly creeping back to normalcy. However certain things have not changed to say the least. There are still many things that have to be worked out. I was aware of that as well.

the climate change chronicles will be here soon

Right now I am principally writing the climate change chronicles. At the present moment I am working on Eden-Rise. This is book two and an immediate sequel to the book Mists of Eden. This has been somewhat of an interesting project to say the least. I was aware of that as well.

Finishing Redoubler

Later today and early tomorrow I will be writing the end of the collection of short stories called "Redoubler and Other Stories". The final short story which is anti-hero based is called The Body Blow. This has been a worthwhile project to say the least. I was aware of that as well.

the journey yet ahead

My life's journey has been somewhat unpredictable to say the least. Things that once seemed clear to me are now foggy. However I have to make the most of the given situation. I was aware of that as well.

moving forward slowly but surely

Slowly but surely a sense of normalcy is returning. However what I have gained is not as cogent as I would like it to be. This situation is changing to say the least. Presently I will have to make the most of it. I was aware of that as well.

Arson will be here soon

My new poetry collection Arson and Other Poems will be here soon. It looks like good times so far. Still nothing is ever as simple as it would seem. None the less I have to make the most of the given situation. I was aware of that as well.

Cleaning up India's politics

The Indian government should put people who give bribes in jail. If they did this it would go a long way to curbing the rampant petty corruption. It is sad to say that the Indians have the perception that corruption is both acceptable and natural. If you contrast that with say the United States although corruption does happen there to it is not as rampant and pervasive as India. Also most Americans will go their entire lives without paying a bribe. India can learn from this example. I was aware of that as well.

Underrated Authors

This blog is focusing on underrated authors. The first in this category is Philip K Dick. Dick was a genuine visionary who didn't get enough credit and attention in his own lifetime. It is nearly thirty years after Dick's death and only now is he beginning to get the attention that his mind so richly deserves. Secondly Edgar Allan Poe is also an underrated author. His dark and fantastic vision is as hauntingly real today as it was a hundred and fifty years ago when it was first published. The last in Chinua Achebe. He is a great storyteller of the first order who I think should have won the Man booker Prize outright. His stories also weave complex political and moral messages into the fabric of his fiction. All three of these authors are truly great and deserve attention. I was aware of that as well.

Paying attention to craft

In the next four months I will be paying more attention to the craft and art of writing. My focus will be three of my creative projects. First will be the Finish Line and Other Poems, The second will be Shadowstreet and other poems. The third will be my 2006 novel Radigan's Run. These projects will be the sole focus of my writing activities. Completing the work on them will be crucial. I was aware of that as well.

putting forth a better effort

My situation is changing and evolving to say the least. Right now I am continuing to work on a number of projects that I wish to see brought to fruition. The craft is what is important to date. Getting over my problems is not so simple. I was aware of that as well

the work yet ahead

Today I return to work for the first time in more than a month. It looks like I will have a decent time but one cannot be certain. Everything seems to be falling into place slowly but surely. I was aware of that as well.

notes on a divided existence

Currently I am in Mumbai India and previously I was in California in the United States. This is the life of a modern person now geography doesn't seem to impact you substantially. It was not always like this. I was aware of that as well.

safe travels so far

Right now everything is going off without a hitch. The situation looks good for my impending return to the city of Mumbai India. I still have one more flight to catch in about twenty hours. Still I am feeling pretty good all things considered. I was aware of that as well

flight line

Later today I first fly to Seoul South Korea and later to Singapore and then finally to Mumbai India. The situation is still developing as follows. However I am looking forward to see my uncle and his family when I get to Singapore. It looks like good times so far. I was aware of that as well.

developing an intelligent product

Right now I am beginning work on my third volume of poetry. Things look to be good so far as I commence work on Arson and Other Poems. Recently I have finished the poetry volume called Shadow-Street and other poems. This has been somewhat of a unique challenge to say the least. Poetry for me remains a new medium. At the current time I am working to develop an intelligent product. I was aware of that as well.

Feeling the pain

Sometimes your life can be a little more insane than you would like it to be. Everything that seemed clear now becomes foggy. Goals that you once held dear are now all but unattainable and now you are otherwise stuck dealing with the consequences of the fallout. This is the situation I find myself in today. I was aware of that as well.

more poetry is yet to come

Right now I am currently working to complete the volume of poetry called "Shadowstreet and other poems". A third poetry volume called "Arson and Other Poems" will be written later this year. My personal situation is improving incrementally. I was aware of that as well.

feeling the let down

Sometimes things just don't go your way. Boy do I know that is true. None the less we sometimes find ourselves making the best of an otherwise difficult situation. Completing important tasks should not be ignored. I was aware of that as well.

finishing A Splendid Winter

Soon enough my short story collection A Splendid Winter will be completed on schedule. Currently I have one more short story I wish to write for it. This has been a difficult yet extroardinary time to say the least. I was aware of that as well.

Insulting Injuries the health care debate

The house and Senate are currently debating health care reform. All of these discussions are irrevelent unless the AMA (American Medical Association)'s monopoly and the insurance business are subjected to the same kinds of anti-trust measures that the rest of the economy are subjected too. Reformin these two given areas remain the lynchpins of any kind of reform. I was aware of that as well.

The Legacy of Lord North

At the time of the American Revolution Lord North was the worst Prime Minister in British History. Consider how he lost the American Revolution. The British who had a significant manpower, supply and weapons advantage subsequently forfeited all of their gains and lost horribly ending in 1781 in the Battle of Yorktown which really was the nail in the coffin of the North led government. His stubborn refusal to acknowledge his own mistakes led to his dissmissal as prime minister in 1782 a year after Yorktown. He was the John Defenbacher of Great Britain. I was aware of that as well.

reassessing Steinbeck's legacy outside of the nineteen thirties

In 1952 John Steinbeck wrote the great novel East of Eden, eight years later he wrote The Winter of Our Disconent in 1960. John Steinbeck stands as one of the greatest novelists that America has ever produced. He was a writer on par with Hemingway and Faulkner. I was aware of that as well.