Selected Randomness

Watched a sneak preview of Larbi, Khan, Gormley & Sawhney's 'Zero Degrees' - i'll be catching it at Sadler's Wells next Thursday (so will miss Shortfuse before their summer break), along with their post-show talk.

Struggling with the debt relief conundrum - sure, it will reduce a nation's or government's debt, but it will not help a poor farmer repay his village elder. How many people have actually stopped to think that? Poverty is relative, which makes it hard if not impossible to eradicate. That said, it's a great thing to shoot for. It's just a little shaming that we have to rely on rock concerts to keep our attention span going.

The other itchy scalp feeling I have is this - how much of the aid given to a foreign country is actually destined to return, to pay for items that are then shipped out, e.g. vaccines, etc?

In domestic news, Pradip seems very pleased with his 'Flu Fleurs', and I had a nice long chat with Steve today. Following the results of his 6yr project, he is leaving to spend more time with his family (no, he's not a politician). He's a really sweet guy, and i'll miss him. Well, i'll miss ribbing him, exchanging head shaving tips and calling him 'Aziz'. He'll miss me, i'm sure, like a seriously profound dose of the clap. But I don't mind, if he will kindly agree to help me with my website, as my time has reduced to the level of my skillset in that area (read LOW).

Stay hungry, stay foolish,

Fearless