Mediocre Media

That the 24x7 Indian News Media stinks must come as no surprise to anyone, but its just appalling the extent to which they go with their alarmist stance on various topics.

Just the other day, there was a serious news report about the rising sea water levels. The voice over went something like, "Researchers around the world have revised their estimates of the sea level increase by the end of this century, from 17-21 inches, to more than 1 meter!"

Either the news editor is dumb, or assumes that his viewership tremendously knowledgeable. Maybe journalists don't really know the existence, leave alone the difference, between FPS and Metric systems.

Or maybe, they simply don't care, as long as the voice over sounds alarming.

Bored

There used to be a time early on in my career when I'd look forward to weekends. Friends used to get together for a evening chat program, maybe a movie even.

In recent times, weekends are a big bore; I am mostly confined to home. I've to blame myself for that though -- I absolutely hate the Saturday evening traffic -- too many morons (err.. weekend drivers) on the road.

If only I had the $$$ for a weekend farmhouse... Maybe sometime I will, lets see.