Lately I’ve been wondering a lot about, well, how to live. In the quest to understand life, I‘ve read a lot: philosophy, evolutionary-biology, neuroscience, history, social-sciences, astrophysics, quantum mechanics, gossip columns and porn. So far, I must admit, not much progress has been made. Cicero said “To philosophize is to learn how to die”. I […]
If you are the kind who admires confidence and decisiveness, I am afraid I won’t be leaving a great impression on you if you happen to be seating opposite to me after the waiter has handed the menu cards. It would have been easy if we were seated in a French or an Italian restaurant […]
When I died, I wasn’t surprised to be escorted in to the gate that read: Welcome To where else Hell. Death leaves one with the bitterness that can’t be cured. No one recovers from the humiliation. Building heaven for the dead is like building a machine that snatches the eye balls out of a man […]
Yesterday I helped the cause of a budding barber. Although my right ear still hurts, I am satisfied with my readiness for an impromptu “Who has the shortest hair?” contest. It’s been a long break and I am pleasantly surprised at the number and identities of the people who noticed the absence. I have come […]
I am moving into a new house this decade end. It’s a little duplex, an independent two-bedroom house, not far from where I stay currently. At 900 sq feet plot area, it’s rather modest, but those with a propensity to exclaim “so cute” won’t find many reasons to hold the complement back. There’s just about […]
Lull is a funny word. And that’s what this place has been going through for a long while now. I have forgotten how to structure a post to the level this blog has been used to so far. Staccato shall be the norm in whatever drivel that follows. So I went home for two weeks […]
In a bid to up the cool-quotient I’ve taken to jazz these days. Have come to realize that jazz is an interest that will need a bit more cultivation. Listening to the numbers on “Smooth Jazz” on 91.9 FM, I couldn’t help wondering, sometimes, at the connection between the title and the music, especially when […]
I picked up the menu card. The first page said ‘For Gents’. A bit odd, but you never know with these upscale restaurants. “Can I have My Youth Back?” “A bit late for it, sir. We don’t serve it after 5 PM.” “How about My Fair Lady?” “Out of stock, sir. We don’t compromise on […]
So this guy walks into this pub. With swagger and all. Looks around. Three chicks drinking. None good enough for him. Goes straight to the bar. “The usual.” He says checking his watch. It’s 4:58 PM. Bartender gives him the glass with a nod of bitter familiarity. He empties the glass in a single gulp […]