This is the personal weblog of Aakash Raut, established Sept. 2002. It will cover current affairs, worldwide & national topics, local & university events, and provide insight and commentary on contemporary issues and the news from his perspective. Enjoy!
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This blog was once popular; it's been on hiatus, though.
But this time period is so crucial. I wanted to share this clip from Law & Order
posted by Aakash at 9:02 PM
Friday, December 31, 2021
Happy New Year!
I wish I could say mine is "happy" right now, but I feel so regretful. The change in the year is a reminder of how time has gotten so bold. And it's so hard to recover, when lost due to certain obstacles you get bombarded with.
Let's #pray for #productivity and positive #change in 2022. We've got to do better.
posted by Aakash at 9:02 PM
Oh dear; I don't know what to say. This blog did well in the past, but these days have been rough. Please follow my updates on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!!
Time is getting bolder.
People get older.
I'm getting older, too. posted by Aakash at 8:35 PM
Wednesday, January 06, 2021
Merry Christmas!
Before it fully ends, I wanted to wish you and yours a great Christmas. posted by Aakash at 11:59 PM
Monday, December 31, 2018
My #productivity, Blogosphere-wise, was dismal this year - though not in Social Media, perhaps. Maybe greater focus and efficiency should be my New Year's resolution.
Speaking of that: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
The ball will drop shortly. Did you stay in tonight? Here's an article I can possibly relate to; when I was in NYC, it wasn't on New Year's Eve, but I still had to struggle to find a place to "go":
Two nights ago for this occasion, we held a party for West Side Young Adults at our apartment! I still have unpublished material from then, that I was hoping to publish, in a draft post at one or more of my blogs.
My
health was on the upswing at that time (late 2015). Things went down
afterwards though, and 2016 was mixed, while ending on a
not-so-healthful note. For much of 2017, I was in a hospital. But I
still could have done a lot more.
I was hoping, before
year's end, to finish the series I've started at my money blog, about how to
layout layers of savings upon each other, to get prices as close to
$0.00 (and sometimes, lower than that!) at the stores. Great
expectations!
But for the moment, I wanted to say: Just as I dropped the ball on blogging
this year, THE BALL is
going to drop, in less than an hour.
Merry CHRISTmas (which it still is!) and Happy New Year! posted by Aakash at 10:53 PM
The last time I blogged on the evening of a SCOTUS pick, I was sitting right here. I IMed Josh Claybourn and Alex Brunk, who had the info which was broken by Erick Erickson. That was in 2005.
So who's it going to be, this time?
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I just saw a FB post from Scott Presler suggesting it might be Neil Gorsuch. Is that that case?
Update: Apparently, it's either The Hon. Neil Gorsuch or the Hon. Thomas Hardiman.
PRAY HARD about SCOTUS... It's so powerful. posted by Aakash at 5:39 PM
Friday, January 06, 2017
Merry CHRISTmas!!
In response to some Christmastime angst I expressed years ago, Adrianne Truett reminded us that today is still Christmas!
So much is happening right now (even aside from nationally and worldwide), and as ususal, there's so much I want to write about.
Today has been a rough day, but I was glad to have the opportunity to get out of the apartment tonight. Health problems have been severe. Please pray for me.
I expect things to get better soon.
Merry CHRISTmas Eve Eve, to you and yours! posted by Aakash at 10:32 PM
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Meta-blogging
Phyllis Schlafly. Harriet Tubman. Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton. Immigration. SCOTUS. There are a TON of items I could have and wanted to blog about, as well as other To-Do's. In thinking about this a couple of months ago though, I realized that sometimes you have to take a break from all that stuff, and de-stress. Maybe I should start on a certain computer game I bought - as my roommates are gaming on their own systems.
That was shortly before the election though, and my thoughts of respite were swallowed up by thoughts about our nation. Still, it seemed that this year - despite being a Precinct Committeeman - I didn't do anywhere near as much election work as I did in past elections; I did make it to Missouri on Election Eve however... I love the political climate there, as discussed before. :-)
Though productivity is hard (not because of the lack of material!), and I'm still struggling with health issues, stay tuned for some quality #content. I'm still confused as to what format and medium to use, but I think the best bet is to just start writing.
