Black Friday (in more ways than one)

28Nov08

When I first learned about the hundreds of people that have been killed every year at Mecca during Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage, I was shocked at how stupid and senseless these deaths were (and still are). No single individual in the crowd can be blamed for the ensuing chaos, yet these predictable regular casualities can [...]

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Tags: black friday, death, hajj, islam, mecca, stampede

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Concert

21Nov08

I just got back from a Bela Fleck and the Flecktones concert at Yoshi’s in San Francisco, and it was incredible (for lack of a better, stronger, more emotional word). I’m going to hold off on completing this post until I’m more awake, but stay tuned…

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Tags: banjo, bela fleck, christmas, flecktones, jazz, music, San Francisco, yoshi's

Top 100 living geniuses

12Nov08

I had a laugh after reading the following list of the “Top 100 living geniuses” compiled by “Creators Synectics, a global consultants firm.”
Here’s the set up…
British geniuses feature heavily in a recent list that notes the greatest living thinkers of our time – proportionately more than any other country.
And the punch line
The company emailed 4,000 [...]

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Tags: geniuses, not