Change of editorial ownership

This blog is now the official media outlet for the Association of Voices in Cerno’s Head (AVCH). It is a result of the AVCH seizing a 50.1% of the editorial control of this blog in a palace coup. The action was approved unanimously at their AGM. In typical AVCH fashion these decisions we passed behind closed neurones. I’ve been told a motion to consult me was put forth just so they could have a good cackle at the idea. Shocking no?

Actually no. Its an inevitable result of friction between the inner and outer worlds. As the shit that’s at the intersection of both, I still get to have a say about when I decide to peck the keys to “outlets” AVCH dictated blog topics. In return for this hallowed concession, I must grovel before the editorial whims my new blog masters.

Given my time stressed circumstances this is a realistic compromise. The key brokers of this deal were Reasonable Sounding Voice, Clam Voice Who Strums a Star Under a Mango Tree After Lunch, and Solemn Deep Voice With Minor Echo (who has been quite vocal before).

Knowing the inclinations of the AVCH, I doubt there will be radical editorial changes. There’s a good chance of an added oddness to the flavour of this blog which will be hardly noticeable. If you stick around I’m sure you’ll find out. Needless to say, I’m o.k.

Junk email from relatives and elders

My mother and her friends (those aunties of road trips long ago) discovered email a few years back. This combined with retirement has resulted in regular waves of forwarded emails that are essentially junk mail. Invariably chain emails with the familiar Fwd: Fwd in the subject line. The topics are mostly sensationalist urban myths which can be easily clarified with a quick google.

There thankfully less frequent type of junk mail from family are annoying power point presentations or selections of images in some sort of “inspirational” theme. Shots of Moscow, street are drawings, NASA photos of Mars, animal :mother and child” slide shows with sentimental music. These usually mean hefty attachments that take forever to download. It has even caused me to switch to a web based email client. The worst part is that I periodically tend to get the same stuff after a few months.

I could be sneaking and set up a filter to block these emails. However blocking emails from my mother is as silly as invading Russia. Feelings will get hurt (she thinks these emails are vital to my safety and well being). There will be verbal fireworks that will putter on inconclusively into quick sands of misunderstanding. Parents (particularly mothers) and the finer points of email etiquette are not what I want to tangle with.

So Vut tu do? My Sri Lankan instincts makes it very difficult to tell off elders that they are doing something annoying. It feels like I’m being disrespectful. Uppity even. I used to let it go with a shrug. Lately it’s starting to grate. Perhaps I could polite direct my mother in particular to sites like breakthechain.org.

Any suggestions ?

Sign of life

This blog is not dead. Life’s been quite overflowing lately and its been possibly the longest time I’ve been without pecking out something since I began blogging. That is not an excuse. Just a fact. The voices in the head are not pleased but understanding. Vut Tu Du No?

In life you have to priorities what you do with the 24 hours you get in each day. Sometimes you have to put aside lesser priorities that you might even enjoy. Such are the demands of the world. It doesn’t mean that this blog is dead. I just don’t know how else to describe it. Dormant? On hiatus? What ever it is I don’t think I’m at the tail end of the 7 stages of blogging just yet. That’s not a denial by the way…

Meanwhile the quarter million hit mark has flowed by. As quietly as a water molecule under the bridge. I can’t have all been me. May thank yous for everyone who dropped by

Normal service will return eventually. The voices may be patient but its best not to push it too far…

Are you feeling lucky? Try this google search

1. Go to google.lk, google.com or what ever version of google you use.
2. Type in how to build a radar or build you own radar.
3. Then click the “I’m Feeling lucky” button.

Where does it take you?

Let me know through the comment box below.

Sri Lanka from the air – video

Sri Lanka the beautiful is taken to a whole another level when viewed from the air. This video I stumbled on to in you tube is just a small whiff of that. Shows worms like myself just how lucky the birds are.

Enjoy.