Did you know? At the beginning of the 1930s, the burgeoning Coca-Cola company was still looking for ways to increase sales of their product during winter, then a slow time of year for the soft drink market. They turned to a talented commercial illustrator named Haddon Sundblom, who created a series of memorable drawings that … Read more
This article was written six years back when I used to work for Indian Express as a sports journalist. Found it in one of my old CDs and thought it was good enough for an Ouchmytoe read (after a bit of editing). Mind you, the names have been changed to avoid lawsuits. I was new, … Read more
On Friday, I reached office at 10 a.m. and left at 3 a.m. the next day. In a single day, I transitioned from a hardly working, to a hard working employee. Earlier in the day, my boss had asked me to work late and I remember putting up stiff resistance. I entered a conference room, … Read more
Did you know that Ouchmytoe has gone live with a Cricket Blog? If you knew it… great, but if you didn`t know it…don`t even bother….it is just a bunch of links put together for AdSense revenue. ——X——-X—— Today, I missed the Australian innings of the India vs Australia Champions Trophy match. As usual, Rekha was … Read more
I didn`t believe when it happened in Mumbai. I didn`t believe when it happened in Gujarat. Now, that it has happened in Chennai and I have experienced it, I believe in life after rains a la life after death. The last few days have seen unprecedented rains in Chennai. Unprecedented is the wrong word but … Read more
For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off. – Johnny Carson (1925 – 2005) A few days back my team mate Sushmita said I looked good only when I didn`t use the costly hair gel (at Rs 350 per 100 grams) I had bought. If only she … Read more
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. – Dorothy Parker (1893 – 1967) The man who doesn’t read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them. – Mark Twain (1835 – 1910) My father always believed that books were man`s best … Read more
To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer. Farmers’ Almanac, 1978 Recently, an IT company conducted a survey to find out the reason behind thousands of dirty keyboards, it owned. In short, they wanted to find out what was in between the keys of their keyboards. I am sorry I … Read more