Twenty (Stupid) Questions

Here’s something I came up with one idle afternoon. I won’t say that all of them, or even any of them, are original, but I would say that all of them are pretty silly.

How do you…

(Feel free to add more options to the answers.)

Put on socks and shoes: sock, sock, shoe, [...]

Wash Mach Woes

I’m not going to grumble about how my washing machine (wash mach to friends and foes alike) eats up socks and throws up Election ID cards and sometimes launders a bit of cash along with the clothes. Let’s take those routine events for granted.
But when it starts refusing its regular diet of water and detergent [...]

Never Say Yes

On Monday, Amit, who was recuperating from home, and I, who was working from home, sat down to a simple homemade meal at lunchtime, when the phone rang.

There was absolutely nothing noteworthy about this, because the phones – all four of ‘em – had been ringing off the hook with worried family members demanding [...]

Archaeology - At Last!

I have lost count of the number of years that I have been fascinated by subjects like the origins of mankind, ancient civilizations, and even – to travel a wee bit further back in time – the origins of the universe.

I do remember that when I was in the VIth standard, we studied the Harappan [...]

In Transit

We had planned to be in Binsar by yesterday, but the plan fell through when my other half (more like two-thirds, actually) decided to visit Beijing instead to attend an official meeting. He is not in my good books for doing this.

However, the situation has been partially redeemed by organizing a holiday in Thailand on [...]

Going Astray

For those of you who haven’t heard, a few days ago, a pack of stray dogs attacked and killed a small boy.
The dogs weren’t rabid - as far as is known - but were hanging around near a meatshop, which might account for their unduly aggressive behaviour.
This is the second such incident in a few [...]

The Lost Art of Letter Writing

I’ve never been much of a one for writing letters. As usual, I attribute this to sheer laziness.

Actually, it’s not the letter writing itself that I’m lazy about, it’s mainly the associated activities like finding an envelope, finding the address, inscribing the address on the envelope in a halfway legible manner, sealing the blasted envelope, [...]