Re: [silk] For Googlers

2009-10-14 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 7:02 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: What is Google wave? shiv Excerpt from http://wave.google.com/ Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation and a document where people can discuss and work

Re: [silk] Etiquette here

2009-10-03 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 12:58 AM, Rajesh Kumar trrk.s...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, trrk (Rajesh) Hi TRRK, Welcome aboard. Nice to see you out here. johnson

Re: [silk] BJP pulling wool over our eyes?

2009-06-24 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan kiran.karthike...@gmail.com wrote: It is surprising that many think that the Congress victory is a mandate against hardline Hinduism (and therefore the BJP). Congress ran a more grassroots campaign, better candidates, and overall was the

[silk] Indian Habits

2009-06-09 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: People still remove their footwear before entering a house in India. Not everybody, I know of traditional families who were very strict about it, BUT one trip to the USA and they are walking with shoes/sandals all over the house. In

Re: [silk] Indian foodies

2009-06-09 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 9:19 AM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: A lot of anglophone (Macaulayite) Indians grow up with cultural confusion. I had an alumni newsletter article about that too - but I'll leave that for another time... I for one, would like to read it. Do post it johnson

Re: [silk] Burnout

2009-06-09 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 12:45 PM, divya manian divya.man...@gmail.comwrote: troubles of living in India. But it amazes me that living in India can be summed up in a slogan: adjust please. More so, if you live in Bangalore, my hometown where I was born, bred and buttered. Adjust maadi is

Re: [silk] Indian foodies

2009-06-08 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: your left hand. The left hand is, indeed, denoted by the appellation peeccha kai (I certainly don't have to translate that)...and using it for food, writing, accepting gifts, and handing things to people, is frowned upon.

Re: [silk] Introductions and Identity

2009-06-05 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 9:02 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: My view on this is that while I do not care about the identity of a person or what name that person uses, I would prefer tie an identity down with a distinctive name+email id My view too, except that I care about the identity of the

Re: [silk] Dowry Act ??

2009-06-02 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:04 AM, . svaks...@gmail.com wrote: I too know a few nice men who toe the line out of fear. But how long wiil they toe the line ? What do my friends do, they both have been married for less than a year ? May have to wait for 7 years (I think the ACT is applicable for

Re: [silk] Dowry Act ??

2009-06-01 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 1:45 AM, Nikhil Mehra nikhil.mehra...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Dr. John Marshall Johnson johnso...@gmail.com wrote: Dowry Act is a good tool for 90% of the women, but a bad one for the other 10% (or maybe more) who misuse it. How did

[silk] Dowry Act ??

2009-05-31 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 12:58 AM, . svaks...@gmail.com wrote: [4] I am not an expert on womens law nor related issues but if experts on the subject are to be believed the dowry act is perhaps the most (mis)used one. Dowry Act is a good tool for 90% of the women, but a bad one for the other

Re: [silk] Hello

2009-05-21 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Venkat Mangudi's Silk Account s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: Hello. m...@cix, m...@infomart. Good to see you again. Was going over the archives Jace (jckiran) put up of the CiX msgs. Those were good times indeed. Hi Venkat, good to see you too. Will go thro'

Re: [silk] Hello

2009-05-21 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 8:48 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: I have donned saffron clothes, joined the Hindutva brigade and I throw stones at people called Johnson :D Oh ! I am surrounded by the Saffron brigade. Need to run !! But where ? Like Churchilll said - If England is conquered, we

Re: [silk] Why are doctors such Luddites?

2009-05-21 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 10:19 PM, Dr. John Marshall Johnson johnso...@gmail.com wrote: I too am 42 Then you have the answer to everything in the universe :) Deepa. YES :-)

Re: [silk] Hello

2009-05-21 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 11:24 PM, Bonobashi bonoba...@yahoo.co.in wrote: C'mon Doc, you can make out when the man's kidding, can't you? Mm !!!

Re: [silk] Hello

2009-05-21 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 1:42 AM, anish.moham...@gmail.com wrote: Apologies again for top post, (blame blackberry) Welcome doc (from one doc to another :) ) Thanks Anish, see you around johnson

Re: [silk] Hello

2009-05-21 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 3:44 AM, Ramakrishnan Sundaram r.sunda...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, JMJ. You've wandered in during a particularly lively time. Watch out for flying furniture. Ram Oh ! I was wondering what those things were whizzing past me. Slowly realising it. :-) BTW, Ram, (Deepa is

[silk] Hello

2009-05-20 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
Hi, I just subscribed to this List, thanks to Udhay. (In the past, I used to only read messages of silk-list on Yahoogroups) Well, can see Shiv, Mahesh, IG, Chetan, Venkat, Ram out here. Hi !! guys. For those who don't know me, I am Johnson, (was at Cix), well, more about me at

Re: [silk] Why are doctors such Luddites?

2009-05-20 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Interesting article I just came across. Though written with a US slant, Why are doctors such Luddites? By Charles Cooper Thanks Udhay, for the interesting article. Thanks to computers, I started Pathoindia.com in 1999 and

Re: [silk] Hello

2009-05-20 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 7:59 AM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Johnson. You have moved to the dark side have you? You are a hospital administrator :D shiv Yes, I am in Middle Earth now. :-) How have you been doing, Shiv ? johnson

Re: [silk] Hello

2009-05-20 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
Thanks ! Deepa. See you around On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Dr. John Marshall Johnson johnso...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I just subscribed to this List, thanks to Udhay. (In the past, I used to only read messages

Re: [silk] Hello

2009-05-20 Thread Dr. John Marshall Johnson
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Bonobashi bonoba...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Hi, Doc. How it going? Nice to see you on board. Long time no hear. Were you on Freethought for a while? Well, freethought, mixed thoughts, all thoughts ... Good to see you guys after more than a DECADE. Takes me back to