The Anonymity of Being


I've often wondered about the purpose of blogs and blogging. At first it was something that was amusing to me, and it gave me an outlet. Did I even need one? Or was it just the novelty?
Overly analytical as I tend to be, I do wonder why anyone would want to read what I have to say ... I'm not a celebrity, so indeed my ideas and thoughts do not inspire that kind of interest which is one of unabashed consumption of a more gaping nature. Considering my commoner status, my ideas are unlikely to be dissimilar from those expressed by the bounty of people being interviewed or exposed in the mass media .... its not like I am working on anything that is about to change this world, or the next, for that matter.



Most blogs around the world end up being self-serving, either in terms of being venting channels or advertising mechanisms. Most corporate blogging is mostly evangelism and marketing, while most personal blogs are successful because there are written by women .... and its not hard to see that there are so many men out there who want to talk to women, albeit over a virtual channel, even if it were an anonymous comments page. Most women will never understand the effects of a supply demand asymmetry.

Anyway, my blog simply does not fall into any of these categories.


So ... what the hell am I saying? I guess I'm just saying nothing.... or I guess I'm saying that I have nothing to say :) ... I once read that the web, and the participation of the masses in media would lead to the collapsing of these channels due to the weight of their own inanity. In some sense I think I see that with this glut of social networking sites (I'm guilty of participation) and it remains to be seen how much mediocrity the world will take. Wonder what the popular economists have to say about that. I guess this recession will separate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak.

Video on the economic crisis ... in case you have not seen it already

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meltdown/view/

Quintessentially Paulo Coelho

http://www.warriorofthelight.com/engl/edi192_segunda.shtml

Hey there Delilah

A cover surfaces despite a warped guitar and an even more warped voice. Let me know what you think



Hey there Delilah (Plain White Ts Cover) | Upload Music

An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
- Niels Bohr

After a hiatus, picked up the six string and worked on "Human" by The Killers. Great song ... simple melody and very much in my range vocally. Will hopefully post a cover soon. Gave an Internet concert after a long time.... need to catch up on some sleep now.

Not much happening otherwise... work has begun to consume more time than before and its really getting to the point where I wake up thinking of all the things that I need to do.

I manage to take some time out to play the market. Derivative trading can be addictive. Made a nice tidy return shorting the Nifty on Wednesday and am sitting on another put hoping the market tanks before 26 Feb.

The things we do because we are bored!!! Gosh!

Production vanquishing Art


Those who know me will know I'm referring to Nadal beating Federer. In every sphere in life, the sublime often ends up losing to the efficient and workmanlike. Roger is a manifestation of great ability, the kind that cannot be taught. Rafa is simply a better version of a Spanish claycourt robot ... the kind we've been seeing for years. Rafa is simply the godzilla of the baseliners and while you cannot discount that, it definitely is something that reeks of mass production.

Roger Vs Rafa is an enduring theme, not just in tennis but in life as well. Roger's talent is in a class of its own, while Rafa's perseverance has no peer. And perseverance and godzilla like training seems to trounce talent over and over again. Not sure what to make of it. I will always find myself backing Roger Federer, no matter what the result.