A phone call, a forwarded email and a piece by Nita had me thinking today morning. Are we as a society really heading back to where our ancestors came from. A leisurely pace of life. A physically demanding lifestyle like ploughing fields, drawing water from a well and well! walking everywhere to get things done.
My […]
Often times I am in a situation when I have to start an email or a phone conversation with “Hey! It’s been long since we were in touch. I call/email today because I need to ask a favor…”
Each time I do it, I hesitate a lot. I wonder what the recipient feels receiving something like […]
I love birthdays. Mine or anybody else’s. So, today is extra special. My mom and bro both celebrate theirs. It has been a fun couple of weeks conspiring and conniving with both my bro and sis in law to get gifts and keep them surprises.
It was sheer joy to plot with bro on amma’s gifts […]
As we waited at the right turn watching oncoming traffic and slightly panicking that we might not make it to work before the 9:00 AM meeting, K spied a gap in the traffic and eased in. A loud honk resounded in our whereabouts. Turns out an Olive Green BMW SUV decided in the midst of […]
At dinner yesterday we were five of us fawning over the antics of my adorable niece. Five grown adults all of whom were so focused on her minute facial expressions and little gestures that for a while it felt like we were the only ones out there. As she grabbed the spoon or the napkin […]
K and I pulled up our chairs and sat down for our regular Sunday lunch. In front of us was our sunday regular vengaya sambar and cabbage curry instead of the usual potato fry pairing. I sniffed appreciatively as I removed the lid covering the sambar and went about serving each of us a ladle […]
Listening to Bucky Covington sing “Its a different world” brings back memories of doing just that. Getting up to change the one of two channels that beamed in. Of riding around the neighborhood in bicycles because there was no Wii to keep us occupied. Of getting spanked for bad behavior. I do think we turned […]
I received an email today from a colleague that was about a new book his wife has written. It is out in the stands and as her husband and main publicist, he was spreading the word.
Now, I have been a regular subscriber of Nan’s columns and her newsletters and always found myself nodding my head […]
K and I work at the same office. While many people think of it as a curse I really enjoy it. Part of it might have to do with the fact that our professional lives hardly intersect. The morning rides are filled with warm and funny conversations like today. Not sure how we ended up […]
It is way past bedtime for me. An email from a friend had links to the following videos. I saw them and felt energized. I simply had to put them out here to share with friends and family. I know there will be plenty of reactions to this. Either “If you love your country, why […]
