Hunger games

just started reading this book, got to finish before the movie.

So far i could clearly see the influence of Ayn Rand's Anthem on this book. I remember reading anthem in a single sitting. It was a fast mover like this book and the characters are very similar.

Do you get the same feeling ?

Django in Hugo?

For a fleeting second, I observed a 2 fingered guitarist playing jazz in the movie Hugo. Is he Django Reinhardt ? One of the greatest guitarists of all time. I have a special connection to Django.

This connection is no way musical. I have zero talent in music. It is thru a SW framework called Django ( named after the great Django )

No Fun League ( NFL)'s hypocrisy

We all know that NFL has strict rules and regulations on players and coaches. Most of the times the establishment gets free ride. I mean establishment of coaches, owners and league officials. When a player makes dumb mistake, every one calls them out. This is so glaring during the NFL matches. None of the commentators called out on dumb mistakes made by coaches/officials.

Now we know that Greg Williams the Defensive Coordinator for Saints flouted so many league policies. He was running a $POT that awards dirty plays (i.e. plays that harm opposing players ). The whole intention here is to cause physical injuries. Is this criminal ? I think so.

As usual Williams will apologize profusely and the NFL will have very light penalty of a paltry sum. Why this double standard? when players like Vick and Burress do mistakes, they are penalized years for their mistake. They did not have intention to kill or cause bodily injury to any one. The number of years of incarceration effectively shortened their careers.

In this case a well known official from a super bowl winning team runs a $POT. IMHO he should be punished very harshly and should be banished from NFL Let us see what NFL does ?