…Are indeed the rules of thumb in the Indian traffic “system”… System! Ok… So, last night we were in a mood of celebration being as though we had just moved[…]
Read moreMonth: September 2008
Why James Lane should never own a motorcycle…
Ok, on Friday June 2 in 1989 I was invited over to a client’s house to view the wedding photos that I shot at her shin-dig only a few days[…]
Read moreFound a Place to Live!
We found a place! It’s a flat – the second floor (or first storey) of this beautiful house. Unfortunately for us, but I’m sure they feel differently, it’s Ramadan, and[…]
Read morePlanes, Trains, and Bicycle Rickshaws
We’ve done it all – or very close. We haven’t been in a helicopter or parachute or glider. We haven’t (yet) been on a motorcycle or scooter. (Actually, James test[…]
Read moreIndia and the Tome
When I first started seriously thinking about coming to India in December of 2007 I knew that I would be coming here for the primary purpose of finishing the work[…]
Read moreChildren Aren’t So Bad
From 9/15 Oh, have I ever hated children! All of the whining, screaming, sobbing, screeching, happy, sad, bratty, loud, spoiled, and inconsiderate versions of childhood. I spent years without having[…]
Read moreHey, Wha-Hopp’n
…To that guy that was traveling in India with the rock star of this site? Last we heard from him he was bitching about some shit on a train… Well,[…]
Read moreFinding a Place to Live
We got stymied.I would usually find a place to live on Craigslist (for a large or medium sized town or a city), through the newspaper (smaller towns but big enough[…]
Read moreKollam is Better
We got hijacked on the way to the bus station. No, really. Okay, not exactly. We flagged down a rickshaw, dickered for the price, and settled on something I was[…]
Read moreTake Varkala, Please…
Do you remember that scene in “The Baron Munchhausen” when they finally find the rest of the Baron’s gang of heroes and they’ve all been stuck in the belly of[…]
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