http://stalefresh.com This is where I write about what is Stale and Fresh in my head, and in your town - Shekhar Khera Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:55:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the Highs and rivers of this forbidden land Poor men, scared children and too many broken hands Guns and bombs and terror, takes so much toll People wait for the devil to take away their soul Kashmir, tied by its own hangman's noose Crumble through god's own living abuse Ram, Allah, Christ and the Jews Have ... http://stalefresh.com/2010/02/01/ballad-of-god/ This one was our first original songs back in 97'. It was called "We are the rockers": You want some fu**ing rock We wanna give you a lot You want to get some in We wanna get some out But you seem to stand nowhere And you gotta go there Cause there is no-one here That can make ... http://stalefresh.com/2010/01/11/we-are-the-rockers-more-archives/ In January 2009 I wrote a piece on cricket, predicting the downfall of Australian cricket. Also, I predicted that it will be a close fight between India and South Africa to be the number one cricket team in the world by the end of the year. It gives me extreme ... http://stalefresh.com/2010/01/10/stalefresh-spot-on-last-year-now-looking-ahead-to-2010/ In a passing moment she said "The world goes around sharing the sunshine". It struck me hard, like the noise of the metra train rolling on the tracks on the Wrigley and Chestnut intersection. Her voice had depth of space, still expanding, and her eyes glitter like a million shining ... http://stalefresh.com/2010/01/02/the-world-goes-around-sharing-the-sunshine/ The other day at work while eating lunch by myself and glancing outside the window into a man made lake with God made ducks, I was trying to figure out how am I going to get all this work planned and delivered on time. The delicious bites of monte cristo ... http://stalefresh.com/2009/08/09/the-corporate-mafia-and-the-ducks/ It is true that when a sentence is paraphrased, it changes it's meaning. It is like life, when you change the way you look at it, it changes the way it looks back at you. I have met many people, seen a bunch of different places, lived with immoderation, and in ... http://stalefresh.com/2009/06/21/how-to-life/ Life has a funny way to get back at you, and keep things on an even keel. Some people call it Karma, while others still spiritually challenged like me call it coincidence. I was having a perfect Saturday in Chicago with my friends. An architectural cruise of the city, followed by ... http://stalefresh.com/2009/06/01/saturday-night-looting/ Chicago's skyline is like that classic Marilyn Monroe dress - up and down all around. The second tallest building in the city, after the Sears tower, is the John Hancock. The 95th floor in the building houses a trade mark restaurant that is christened as the 'Signature room'. I had ... http://stalefresh.com/2009/05/29/signature-room/ I saw this one a couple of weeks ago. At the outset, I must admit, it falls into the same trap of 'book being a better read than it's cinematic adaptation'. But I also truly believe it is unfair to judge a book by it's cover and movies by their ... http://stalefresh.com/2009/05/29/angels-and-demons/ This one was practiced several times by us in 1997. I can't even remember the name of the song, but because I sang this one so many times, I do remember the lyrics fairly well. Here is how it went...(well almost) Next to my home in a lonely house, There lived a ... http://stalefresh.com/2009/05/11/school-band-ironstones-archives-1997/