A couple of days ago my 8 year old daugher Sachi came running to me, and asked me to create an email id for her. She kept pestering me until I created one for her, and gave her a 5 minute tutorial on how to sign-on and use email.
Sachi is a perpetual motion machine. She is a wiry but strong little girl, who cannot sit still for more than a minute or two. She doesn't walk - she prances or bunny-hops or side steps or just runs to get from one place to another. During a recent vacation, she stormed out of our hotel room because she was bored. When I checked a few minutes later, she was jogging around the lawn!
With her new found ability to connect using email, Sachi has found a pursuit that can keep her glued to a chair for more than a few minutes. She checks email 3-4 times a day, asks for email ids from friends and cousins, and shoots out messages to everyone. A few times a day, emails from her pop-up on my blackberry and I smile with pride as I send her a response.
My little girl is growing up and reaching out to the world!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Black contamination!
Barack Obama is the first black president in US history!
Lewis Hamilton is the first black to win the F1 championship!
Tiger Woods is the first black to win a major championship!
These are wonderful firsts, aren't they? As we get close to Obama occupying the White House, one thought suddenly struck me like lightning. Obama's mother was white, while his father was black - so why is Obama black? He should be grey! Hamilton should be grey as well, while Woods should be a dark shade of yellow.
A person with some black lineage automatically gets classified as black. It is almost as if white is pure, and any black contamination automatically disqualifies a person from being called white. It doesn't work the other way though - inspite of having a white mother, Obama is not called white. How disgusting and utterly prejudicial!
We should all stop using these ridiculous white/black/yellow labels.
Lewis Hamilton is the first black to win the F1 championship!
Tiger Woods is the first black to win a major championship!
These are wonderful firsts, aren't they? As we get close to Obama occupying the White House, one thought suddenly struck me like lightning. Obama's mother was white, while his father was black - so why is Obama black? He should be grey! Hamilton should be grey as well, while Woods should be a dark shade of yellow.
A person with some black lineage automatically gets classified as black. It is almost as if white is pure, and any black contamination automatically disqualifies a person from being called white. It doesn't work the other way though - inspite of having a white mother, Obama is not called white. How disgusting and utterly prejudicial!
We should all stop using these ridiculous white/black/yellow labels.
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