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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Winning and Losing

Two bits of good news for many in my extended family yesterday.

1. A victory for sense and science and money over mindless tradition and superstition.

2. A victory for mindless tradition and superstition over sense and science and money.

Two bits of related news for many in my extended family yesterday.

1. It has started raining heavily in northern India, so the last game of the Kolkata Knight Riders was washed out

2. It has started raining heavily in northern India, so fears of drought recede and the temperatures are starting to cool down

Small losses, big victories - but it's hard to see that when your team gets knocked out after so much effort.
Posted by Rana at 22:21
Labels: politics, sport, weather

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