Just another blog....Shobaa de

I chanced to read Shobaa de's blog about PETA, and was pretty ticked off. Not that I held her very highly from the very beginning, but I thought she was admirable in the way she rose from being a model to an Indian Jackie Collins of sorts. Overall, she made it to a certain level in her alternative career, proving that not all good lookers are dumb, whatever.
I have on and off read articles written by her in various magazines and very discreetly enjoyed (must confess) the way she hits back at people especially men. So all those male bees reading this save your backs and run Shoba's now here on this page to disrobe your langots. Hey, take it easy, I was simply kidding in her style :-)
Back to PETA. What disappointed me about her writing about PETA, was she wondered why PETA used women in all their disrobed glory to spread their good words. I have my answer for that but there are 15 comments published, of which one hit back at her a volley of replies which she chose not to reply or acknowledge(Not following Blogorisms, good manners of all bloggers, akin to table-manners)
My reply to Shobaa de would be, PETA is hitting right where the metal is hot [double entendre, intended:)] Whether it is Alicia Silverstone baring all for PETA or John Abraham in India wearing a "Real men are kind to animals" T-shirt) PETA's message is clear and loud. Yes, they use show-stoppers who can grab eyeballs with their aggressive campaigning. But, PETA's message has spread like a forest fire bringing awareness, in everyone. (Shobaa de some times lacks maturity in her thought processes, though she authored so much of pulp fiction.) Personally, I am always in and out of the idea of turning not just vegetarian but vegan. (I have reserved it for a few more years from now, after my girls are a little older.) That does not stop me from supporting vegetarianism and spreading kindness towards animals. A sofaa made of pure leather? No, imitation goods will do for me.
P.S. to Shobaa De: Maybe a tutorial in Blogger will help for damage control. Go to Dashboard>Settings>Comments> Comments Moderation> Review comments before they are published.

Know more about the human brain

This subject never ceased to interest, amaze and fascinate me. Most of my blogs try to analyze why children, people or men and women behave the way they do. I don't want to sound too nerdy but I guess I sort, judge or try to understand at which level people are around me. I came across this amazing video which consists of a great talk on the brain, the CP in each one of us. The fact that the talker is a neuro-scientist is both impressive and fascinating to me. Her flawless performance( I prefer the word performance over talk) will win you over.

I have had the kind of disorientation which Dr.Jill describes when I woke up after being administered anesthesia, post operations.(I did have a couple of them) It is truly enlightening. Dr.Jill's talk says all those things which saints are known to have experienced. She uses the word 'Nirvana' to describe the essence of ultimate mental liberation. Kudos to her.

How 'bout a cuppa, some crackers and a blog?

Hmm...I wish life was as simple as I just made it sound. I cheat my work once in a while to visit my favorite bloggers and jot a couple of my oh-so-precious-comments to acknowledge that I've-been-there-done-that. Just in case, you are one of my blog friends and added me to your blog-roll, shelf, study-room,attic,patio,verandah,carpark,street,city,country,hemisphere, planet,galaxy,heart,mind,or any other internal or external organ this is to you: I am still reading your blogs and am looking forward to reading more about you, though I'm invisible to you now-a-days. As you can see today is code freeze day for me and all these days were spent tying some loose ends. You can see something in red and blue right? It is me trying to smile through all the work:-)