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One Hundred One Hundreds and Tea

Vihar Sheth — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:06:21 +0000

I busted through the 10,000 mark last night for NaNoWriMo with one arm at my side and the other pointed at the sky in a fist. Superman would have been proud. I made some progress toward 11,000 this morning before work as well. Not sure I’ll hit my 12,000 goal for today with a busy [...]

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Vihar Sheth — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:16:58 +0000

I crossed 8,000 words last night. Congratulations to me! Just kidding, but having a deadline sure is helpful. I’m restructuring my days to make sure I have time to hit 2,000 words. Plus, I’ve gained a little confidence in the direction of the story itself, which is helping. Whenever I attempted to write anything in [...]

Is it November Already?

Vihar Sheth — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:11:56 +0000

I’m approaching 4,000 words after a day and half of writing with “literary abandon”. The development of my plot is taking on a life of its own, which is great since I didn’t think the story through that much prior to beginning. The write-in at the St. Louis Bread Co. in Clayton on Sunday was well-attended. [...]

Myself, More Sustainable

Vihar Sheth — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:45:07 +0000

I’ve made progress on the plot of my soon-to-be-written blitz of a novel. I’m trying not to think of it too much as recommended by previous NaNoWriMo participants and the founder of the whole torturous exercise so as to not become overwhelmed by details. ‘nuf said, else I’ll be overwhelmed by details. Took a minor road [...]

National Novel Writing Month

Vihar Sheth — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:00:16 +0000

It’s been six weeks since my last post. Sorry. I’m trying to get motivated to continue this blog in its current form and I’m not sure that’s possible, at least at this point. More on that in a future post I hope. I’m planning now for a new writing project, albeit a temporary one. I’m [...]

Big Food vs. Big Insurance

Vihar Sheth — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:20:19 +0000

I know I’ve been quiet lately – duty calls. Regardless, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please read this editorial by Michael Pollan in The New York Times. Big Food vs. Big Insurance The piece offers an very easy to understand explanation of the true dilemma we face. Forward it to your friends. Forward it to [...]

Why We Need Government-Run Universal Socialized Health Insurance

Vihar Sheth — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:43:52 +0000

Health Care – Another Perspective

Vihar Sheth — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:08:51 +0000

I’ve posted below snippets from an editorial which appeared in today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A St. Louisan’s view of the British National Health Service BY Reva Klein Tuesday, Sep. 01 2009 LONDON “I’ve lived here since 1973, and whenever I visit my hometown of St. Louis, or anywhere else in the United States for that matter, I’m invariably regaled with friends’ [...]

Day 30 – Engine 2 Diet

Vihar Sheth — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:09:50 +0000

I’m down five pounds in one month. That’s not terrible if I can keep it up. Of course my weight loss should have been greater but I went “off book” a bit too much and didn’t exercise nearly enough. My discipline is great at home and when I’m in my routine, but as soon as [...]

Are You Just A Number?

Vihar Sheth — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:46:42 +0000

Mitchell Baker is the Chair of the Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting openness, innovation and opportunity on the Internet. He recently wrote on his blog about the presence of self on the Internet in a post called, “I Am Not A Number“. It’s a short, philosophical post worth reading. Baker’s main point is that the [...]