tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post740746095088736159..comments2024-03-07T14:43:21.888-08:00Comments on Whatever I want to write about: Ninety years of (In)FidelSriram Khéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907731254833435446noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-42895812882067023332016-08-19T20:12:43.888-07:002016-08-19T20:12:43.888-07:00I am truly honoured. Its not the official citizens...I am truly honoured. Its not the official citizenship, but the acceptance and feeling of a good American that really counts. Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-16138113979826021132016-08-15T08:01:42.234-07:002016-08-15T08:01:42.234-07:00Ramesh, as an outsider, you are way more fluent wi...Ramesh, as an outsider, you are way more fluent with American civics and government than most American citizens are. Every once in a while, during class discussions, I ask students teaser, conversational, questions, one of which is the number of senators at DC. I am always, always, shocked and saddened with the number of students who are unaware that every state has two senators--something they should have known even from their eight grade years :( <br />I have no powers, but, I grant you honorary American citizenship on this special day in India ;)<br /><br />Mike, most Americans wouldn't know about Fidel. Heck, once you come west away from Florida and the Eastern seaboard, most Americans might not even know that Cuba is a mere metaphorical stone-throw away from Florida. I bet more Americans know about the latest entertainment celebrities than they do about Castro :(<br /> Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-43272972362324322602016-08-14T19:37:29.086-07:002016-08-14T19:37:29.086-07:00I will probably miss President Obama as well, whic...I will probably miss President Obama as well, which is unfortunate seeing as I only ever voted against him!<br /><br />Fidel Castro is kind of like the North Korean government. If he doesn't throw a fit for no real reason every few years, we'd forget he was even there. I'm sure there are plenty of people who heard about Fidel's rant and said "Wait, Fidel Castro is still alive? I thought he died or something."Mike Hothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-61325759428292048002016-08-14T18:13:08.890-07:002016-08-14T18:13:08.890-07:00Fidel Castro I thought had faded away . He may not...Fidel Castro I thought had faded away . He may not even have written that letter; somebody may have written it in his name.<br /><br />I wonder why you keep electing the same Senators. At least for Congress, you can blame gerrymandering. But the Senate ? The whole state votes for such fossils , else they wouldn't get re elected. In this day and age, when age discrimination is rife in every sphere of life, its probably "reassuring" to us oldies (yes, I include you !) that we would be spring chicken in your Senate :)Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.com