The Artsaypunk

Well, I’ve been in Islamabad for most of the week for a conference, and Islamabad was a pleasant change. Quite a difference, compared to Karachi. Everything is very well planned and laid out. Someone decided back in the sixties that Pakistan needed a new capital, so they created a city. Perfect square blocks form perfect [...]

Yeah, this is about the coolest thing I’ve seen today. And yes, that includes the severed cow’s head. They say the force is strong in that potato.

Just wanted to report that on the way to work today I saw a cow head on the side of the road. It was kind of like a Pakistani version of the Godfather. It’s a remnant from the Eid celebrations described below. Kind of strange though, half asleep, on the way to work, staring blankly [...]

I just wanted to say a few words about Johnny Carson, who passed away peacefully last night. I’m too young to have watched Johnny in his prime, and even in the early nineties, as he was finishing up, it was still past me bedtime. So, I’ve only really seen highlights and reruns. In a way, [...]

From my trip to Sri Lanka in November… I hate to think what this beach looks like now.

Today is the second day of Eid here in the sunny Islamic Republic. It’s 25 degrees, there’s a light breeze off the ocean, and goats are dying by the thousands. Eid is a celebration of when Abraham was asked by God to sacrifice his first born son, Isaac, but just as he’s about to kill [...]

This has been bugging me for a while, but I keep hearing about this book all the time, so I figure it’s still valid. And yes, you’re all going to say, “But Dave, you’re just jealous of Dan Brown’s fabulous success, because you in your twenty-seventh year have yet to publish so much as a [...]

And so, a blog. Who would have thought. Not me. But then, why not? A chance to air my thoughts to the world, or atleast the 16 friends and family members who might check this out. So, let me figure this out, and get back to you.