http://www.madhoo.com/ Dictator of the free world! en-us 2008-01-04T09:54:15-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2008/01/celebrity_apprentice.php I tuned in out of sheer curiosity....I barely recognized most of the people on it. I am totally mystified as to why Omarosa is back - is she really that deluded that she thinks any good can come out of her appearances on this show or TV or anywhere else... Literature and Media shanti 2008-01-04T09:54:15-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2008/01/happy_new_year_1.php Hello, lads and lasses! don't mind my fifteenth come-back attempt for the blog ;) This is supposed to be stealth. I want to see if I want to even keep doing this - good news is that I can finally access my blog from work, so I don't have that... This and That shanti 2008-01-03T15:44:17-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2007/05/nirvana_in_water.php I just had to say something about this post from Ann Althouse - Althouse: "We believe bottled water has become less about the physical act of hydration and more about being a companion to people." This just cracked me up due to two of my latest addictions...Perrier with Lemon and... This and That shanti 2007-05-27T12:02:30-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2007/05/happy_mothers_day.php Here is a link that should make all mommies laugh ;) Althouse>... Baby Stuff shanti 2007-05-13T12:31:11-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2007/04/sad_sad_day.php It is a sad day whether you are in Virginia or not - whether you belong to the University or not... BLACKSBURG, Va., April 16 - The gunshots were so slow and steady that some students thought they came from a nearby construction site, until they saw the police officers... USA shanti 2007-04-16T20:42:23-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2007/04/the_comedy_of_the_br.php I guess from the "tragedy" of the British hostage crisis arises the comedy of it.... A sailor compared to Mr. Bean...the story of the stolen IPODS...It is amazing how awesomely brave and "stiff-upper-lipped" the soldiers had to be. My heart bleeds for them...the horrors! Enough to keep my baby up... World shanti 2007-04-11T18:20:26-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2007/04/silencing_voices.php I know it has been ages since I wrote anything about Iraq or the war. Here is an interesting article on the Huffington Post from a lady who was based out of Baghdad for most of 2003 and 2004 speaking ambivalently about the war and her feelings about it. What... Iraq shanti 2007-04-10T15:44:08-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2007/04/british_hostages_rel.php I know I am a little late to the game, but this is good news! Iran to Release 15 Britons Seized at Sea in March - New York Times I think Britain played this good and safe - they could have escalated this to no end, but restraint seemed to... World shanti 2007-04-04T19:55:02-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2007/04/things_you_dont_foll.php Life is full of decisions - questions, comments, concerns - comments that need to be followed-up with questions...things like the one below...stuff you don't want to know more about... The toddler declared to me this evening, "We don't eat poopies, mommy! We don't eat boogers! We eat food!"... Baby Stuff shanti 2007-04-04T19:45:35-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2007/04/gmail_paper.php It is amazing how Google simply comes up with these awesome idea....Check out GMail Paper! It is totally free too....... Technology shanti 2007-04-01T13:39:09-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2007/03/mixed_feelings_about.php I have loved the Mavericks ever since I began watching basketball - since their first foray into play-offs against the Jazz. I have liked Mark Cuban regardless of other people's perception of the guy. I still think Mavericks are a great team - they are doing awesome so far -... Sports - Basketball shanti 2007-03-31T12:04:38-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2007/03/for_womyns_sake.php Puzzletime, folks! Point out the things wrong in the quote highlighted below.... NOW Demands Access to Program Geared to Fathers - washingtonpost.com It's called the Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Initiative, and the Bush administration doles out up to $50 million annually to fund its programs to build job skills and help... Women shanti 2007-03-29T08:13:30-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2007/03/on_abandoning_my_dog.php I finally did it - I abandoned "My Dog". It was a hard decision, but it was one that had to be made. I was getting frustrated not being able to take care of "Dirk" (yep, that was his name - he was named after Nowitzki) the way I would... Technology shanti 2007-03-28T19:22:58-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2007/03/aggressive_women.php Here is a post at Althouse blog about her exchange with another lady on a bloggingheads.tv segment. The comments grabbed my interest a lot more than the post or the bloggingheads.tv segment. A lot of the comments were saying Ann should be "embarrassed" for raising her voice at the other... Women shanti 2007-03-27T21:24:34-06:00 http://www.madhoo.com/archives/2007/03/kids_say_the_darndes.php I was driving the now almost-3-years-old little one to his day care this morning when he exclaims, "Mommy, XXXX is black!" about a dark-skinned classmate. I was a little surprised at the tone of that, and recognizing a theme for a lecture, asked him, "so, what color are you?". He... Baby Stuff shanti 2007-03-27T20:25:45-06:00