Monthly Archives: August 2006

Hey, am going a bit easy on the r and r, meaning raves and rants. Some rest and recuperation (r and r!) required on sundry health issues. Came down with a heavy bout of, don’t-know-what viral fever (that’s what the … Continue reading →

Here’s Poet Jane Bhandari’s detailed reply about England’s Lake District, where poet Wordsworth lived and wrote. Thanks, Jane! Dear John, A small village indeed. I had no idea that William’s grandson had lived here, or that he was a poet. Would … Continue reading →

Jane Bhandari is a poet who lives in Bombay and writes, edits, and lives poetry (after she was widowed and children are happily settled). I would like to live like her, alway full of vim and zest, and read ans … Continue reading →

This seems too awkward for words. But a restaurant opened up close to my home named Hitler’s Cross. It seemed they didn’t get a better name to attract customers, so decided on the Nazi who killed six million innocent Jews. … Continue reading →

A visit to the Lok Sabha’s (the lower house’s) live telecast is uplifting, to me at least. I was surfing channels at home as I am between jobs – I change them once in a while, you see, for a … Continue reading →

Came across this article on this website. Must say the author (Joel Spolsky) has a sense of humor, don’t know how to classify it. But, do trust me this is what happens to technical writers in software companies. "When you … Continue reading →

Here’s what I found on Google Video when I was surfing for AR Rahman’s rendition of “Jana Gana Mana.” Look and see if there is a message here! And how can such videos be blatantly available on Google? Do comment!

It’s raining outside. May be a repeat of the July 26, 2005. Today, getting to office was a miracle. A real miracle. Actually I am wearing short to office because it is an Indian holiday (Gokulashtami, or the birthday of … Continue reading →

This BBC video proves what I have been suspecting for long. There is a strong anti-environment lobby that is holding up the Bush presidency. Now it happens that his chief of staff Andrew Card is a former industry lobbyist. George … Continue reading →

Read my latest poem about loneliness on my poetry blog. The poem celebrates how we should celebrate each moment, as we exist in the present moment, and let loneliness be a part of us, and thus internalize the loneliness.Tags: Loneliness, … Continue reading →