I am writing a book. I have got the page numbers done. – Steven Wright Some of the comments left in my Blog are very flattering on the surface – they say I should get into writing. I ask them all: “Haven`t I already started? And aren`t you reading what I wrote?” Anyways….you can be … Read more
Nominations for the first Annual Blogging Awards are out. And yours sincerely has been nominated in a 100 categories….no actually only four categories. I am excited. Afterall, even a comedian needs his bit of smiles. Ouchmytoe has won four nominations out of the possible eleven and here are the details – Best Current Affairs/General Post … Read more
Here is a conversation I had with our night watchman. It was 11 p.m. and I was yearning for a smoke. After putting Rekha to sleep (which is very easy), I slipped into my sandals and slipped out of the house. I needed a human being to make conversation…so I walked towards the night watchman … Read more
According to a bit of statistic yet to be believed by somebody other than me, for every happy father, there are three unhappy men yearning to be fathers. Most of these I-want-to-be-a-father men are victims of contraceptives. All kinds of contraceptives… A friend of mine is victim of oral contraceptives. Every time his nears his … Read more
Today at office one gentleman yawned during a meeting. But he yawned with his mouth closed – a sign of good manners you would say. But is it actually good manners? I wouldn`t mind if Aishwarya Rai or Vidya Balan (of Parineeta) tried to stifle a yawn…they would look pretty doing it. But have you … Read more
Life is a bitch, and my beloved papa embraces death. But when was life fair? Had it been…wouldn`t Elvis be roaming the streets of Los Angeles and Abraham Lincoln the lanes of Manhattan? By the way, did you know that Lincoln was assassinated in a theatre called Ford when he and his wife were watching … Read more
My father embraced death on Wednesday morning 4.30 a.m.. His death has brought out stories of his magnanimity….stories which I would be proud to be associated with. Pity, when we were seeing him in flesh we never realized what a great guy he was to all those he helped build their lives…. As a mark … Read more
They say today`s life is computerized. Everything has been influenced by computers. I say “definitely no!” For example, today morning I could not find my new pair of socks. If our lives were really influenced by computers…shouldn`t I be capable of pressing Control+F and find my new pair of socks? Or for that matter… my newspaper? You … Read more