The Sense of Entitlement
“Opinions are like a******s; everybody has one & they all stink.” To add to the, (already disgusting) imagery: the ones that are closed harbor a lot more shit than the ones that aren’t.
Dear Spammers...
…fuck you. No, seriously, fuck you. I have tried to be polite each time you called. I have tried to tell you in non-angry words that your calls are not welcome. I have tried to tell you in a thousand ways that I don’t care how high or low
The Legacy of Curiosity
Did you know that the family name Joshi finds its roots in the Hindi word ‘Josh’ meaning enthusiasm? Certainly explains all the jumping around I am known to do, eh? I can already heard some of you going ‘WTF?! That cannot be right!’ Guess what, you are correct! The word
Papa Pavlov & Hindu Weddings
I am convinced that all Hindu weddings are a massive exercise in classical Pavlovian conditioning. Any utterance of the words “Shubh,” “Mangal,” and “Saavdhaan” in any order will automatically cause the akshataa in your hand to be flung in the general direction of the stage/podium where the ceremony is
Scumbag Brain
Why do all good ideas come to you the moment your head hits the pillow? Over the last few years, I have had this happen to me on a number of occasions. Just when I think I should call it a day, the brain starts buzzing with possibilities
The Perception of Success
> “Psychics can make vague predictions and later claim credit for anything that was near the mark. The media tells the story of the fascinating successes and ignores the failures as being not newsworthy. The public gets the impression that psychics can locate dead bodies with regularity. In fact, such
Differences of Opinion
This is how most conversations on the Internet (especially in the comments page of a most popular blogs/sites) eventually turn out: Thomas: I am a firm believer in X. Hartford: I am a firm believer in Y. Thomas: Let’s discuss X & Y. Hartford: Sure, let’s. Thomas:
The New 'Bye!'
At least 80 percent of chats in the world would end flawlessly, if we all chose to accept a “:-)” as the counterpart of “Hello?!” So, who’s with me?
Distant Shores
is tripping on “Duur Kinaara”, Swarathma’s musical collaboration with Shubha Mudgal heard on The Dewarists and contemplating buying an 8.1 surround sound system to listen to the song in all its glory. Sigh.
I LOVE technology!
…and so does everyone else, I’m sure. I just happen to think we don’t appreciate it enough – just like we don’t appreciate our loved ones enough in real life. Take yesterday for instance. A dear friend called me from the US to tell me about his road
Daily Updates
#NaNoWriMo #Day24
NaNoWriMo #Day24 Whoosh. Fourteen days disappeared just like that. Something came up and I was forced to abandon NaNoWriMo for a couple of weeks but I am BACK! For the next six days, I am aiming to write about 5000 words per day (and night, if needed) and I am
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Big Money
(Image found here [http://itola.com/business/new-mississippi-law-no-fat-people-allowed/]. Copyright Unknown.) “Did you know that our staple food is also our currency?” Andy said as he took a big bite of his Big Mac. I knew, by now, not to say anything for, or against the matter–he’d propound one