Still Here

Hey everybody,

So I would imagine that many people by now have heard about the blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad. I wanted to assure you all that those are nowhere near Delhi, and thus quite far from me as well. However, I should also note that the group that has claimed responsibility has hit both Uttar Pradesh (the state in which I currently live) and Jaipur, which may take the place of my hill station visit if work keeps me from traveling too far away, in the last 8 months or so...so I have plenty of reason to be a little cautious.

And cautious I am being. I have been staying away from very crowded public places, other than a movie today at a very sparsely populated mall, and have temporarily postponed my trip to find beef, mostly because my guides wanted to be cautious but also because being an American in a Muslim neighborhood may be a little more dangerous than normal over the next week or two.

In other news, I have started a photo album other than my facebook album (though there is a large overlap). It is available here: http://s354.photobucket.com/albums/r408/nicrbyrd/India/. Go check it out.

I'm working on new posts, and promise to have at least one up by the time everybody back home wakes up Monday morning. Until then, adieu.

By the way, bonus points to the first person from back home who can comment to tell me why Christmas and Halloween are the same holiday to a mathematician.

Nic