India Post Mortem
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Well, I'm back. I hadn't really planned on sending another e-mail, but
when I saw that CVS would put photos on disk, I figured that it would be
nice to send a few. I had most of my film developed in India, but I got
some nice pictures on the two rolls that I brought back. I attached 6
of them and have written a few comments for each of them:
Our hero: Mom, please do not use this as your screensaver (but I
heartily encourage the rest of you to use it).
Hampi: A very mellow place with ruins, a river, monkeys (the blob
towards the bottom right corner), and the ubiquitous cows.
Normal monkey: You can't ever see enough monkeys.
Funky monkeys: I wish I got a better picture of the funky monkeys.
Red Fort: Just before the Taj Mahal was finished, the ruler of India
was deposed by his son. He was then imprisoned in the Red Fort across
the river for the rest of his life. Well, at least he had a cool view
and a puppy. The Taj was built as a mausoleum for his favorite wife.
She died while giving birth to her 14th child in 19 years!
Holi: One of the sillier days of my life. Holi is an Indian holiday
that the entire country celebrates by taking the day off to have a
massive paint and water fight. I think the picture kind of speaks for
itself.
I found out who Cindy Harris is. She got the e-mail from someone who
got it from someone who got it from someone who I sent it to. I didn't
realize that I was writing to such a wide audience. When I got back, I
found out that my e-mails were being forwarded far and wide. It's very
flattering...and alarming. I would like to point out that I was writing
quickly, under duress, with no spell checker, while saving orphans,
uphill, both ways.
God Bless America,
Mike