Sunday, February 26, 2012

weight loss

http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifRMR - why some people stay thin.
weight loss genetically

HOT lanes

Access to car pool lane at a price. Using an existing HOV lane to use its capacity instead of building a new toll lane saves money. But if the HOV lane gets too congested, would it not encroach the rights of carpoolers?. And why have been the chosen ones at some time? Is a favour protected by law? In this article 'time is money' for someone. This reminds me of parking situation at our apartment. At all the apartments that I have stayed at before, covered parking was free for the first car. At this current apartment at first it was 10$ for covered parking and now its 15$ for covered and 5$ for open spot. The thinking must be for some renter 'Shade is money'.

In HOV lane, concept of reversible lane is interesting.

Since HOV is first to reduce traffic by encouraging carpooling as one of the methods, it is fine to have high occupancy toll lanes as long as their speeds are maintained.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

agencies to enforce each law? why am I surprised that this law got into effect through a referendum. There are some communities that dont allow casinos. With all things addictive, where is the line where they should be allowed or banned? How communities make different calls? Economy can make the difference.
Also that a conglomerate owns different casinos on same strip. If new casinos threaten the business of the ones on native land, is there any protection?
Amicus curiae in Human rights cases

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Make a story of a picture

My friends from California brought Dixit game along with them. We played it last night.
The game is about describing your card in such a way that atleast one person guesses the card right from a selection each adds to as their intrepretation of your explanation.
I found myself stuck at the literal desciption. A person sculpting birds and butterflies out of clouds was 'Michelangelo with hurt knees'. A leafless, grey tree with a bouquet reminded me of the weeping willow story. A braid with a ring around it reminded me of highwayman poem with Bess's long hair.
A friend played his turns with very generic phrases which summed the pictures aptly.
From now on, I should give such phrases to everyday dreams.

Mary Kay

When I looked at 'mary kay makeoover contest' in Parents magazine, I was reminded of the behind of a car that I saw yesterday with Mary Kay on it.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Warning sign

In 'hard target' movie, Jean Claude Van Damme bites off the rattle of the rattlesnake saying, " I will leave a little surprise for my friends'.
When rattlesnakes shake their tail, its a sign to retreat.