“In the natural world you have no friends and you have no enemies. You have only teachers” Dan Millman I do not think a squirrel would say he hates the cat. He is just going to make tracks asap. A cat will climb curtains and sit on the pelmet rather than try to make polite [...]

Actually not long distance as far as distance went. Kid#1 was comfortably esconced on the sofa with his feet on the centre table. DIL was lying down Diva-like on the couch Kid#2 and Moi were sitting on the other sofa, he was trying to read Tehelka with me trying to read what he was reading [...]

Here I am looking for tiny print … the teeniest tiniest one in which I shall proclaim “and I am one!” The entire saga began in February ….. what the hell! It actually began when the boys were born, but that is another story – a long one, but not in context right now – [...]

  He wiped chalk stained hands on the seat of his trousers while counselling the fresh young faces in front of him “FAITH IN THE DIVINE MAKES THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE, NEVER GIVE UP HOPE”. At home his wife stared hopelessly at the empty gas cylinder.  Faith and hope lose out when they encounter penury and [...]

Ever noticed that one has cycles and mood swings always?  I mean yesterday was cloudy and it rained.  That was fun.  For us in this side of the globe, rain is a) Never enough b) Never unwelcome c) Never bad weather I can not identify with stuff I read about rain being dull and dreary.  [...]

I love fantasy thrillers.  I believe, Nah! am totally convinced, that THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE to borrow a phrase from Fox Mulder.  So it made perfect sense to me to bring up the kids to have more than a passing knowledge of the parallel universe. I kid you not!  My kids knew what caused [...]

I LOVE MY JOB This is even funnier when you realize it’s real! Next time you have a bad day at work think of this guy. Rob is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana . He performs underwater repairs on offshore drilling rigs. Below is an E-mail he sent to his sister. [...]

I have attained self realization I am a corny mix Of Maxine and Grandma From Tweety bird comics I do read serious stuff I assure you I have a brain But to be profoundly seri-o-usss Goes against the grain People I have got nominated For the funny blogger category This world is a grim place [...]

I think I am a diehard traditionalist, set in my ways …. at least in some habits …… I have memories of waking up to the sound of the cooker’s whistle drowning down the Vividh Bharati Sounds of the song “Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charchey Har Zubaan Par” K. L. Sehgal, Manna Dey, [...]

Kid 2 has finished his 19 years on earth.  How does a Mom feel when her baby kid turns into a full fledged adult? I’ll tell you, I feel old.  It is crazy, freakingly crazy.  I can announce with aplomb on the www when I turn 50 and not feel old.  The sight of my [...]