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I have finally managed to get a story of mine on Rediff. It is on how to shop smart…esp with your wife around. Thanks to the Editor it sounds a lot better now! Read More

In the name of humour, we will now learn to respect and appreciate the capabilities of the disabled. I wouldn`t have written this piece had it not been for this stupid guy in my office who parks in the handicap-parking slot. I tried to argue with him…but he just wouldn`t listen. Eventually, he agreed that … Read more

This post is in a form of a mail and is dedicated (and addressed) to a regular reader called ‘Wrongone`, who turned thirty on 6th Jan, 2006 but was disappointed when he had nothing to read on this Blog on his big day. Here is a comment he left on this blog… Complaint: I turned … Read more

[OK…this one is stupid…but does make sense!] Ever wondered why Bill Gates named his corporation Microsoft? It goes against the naming convention. What kind of entrepreneur wants his firm to be associated with words like ‘Micro’ or ‘soft’? Should not he have chosen words like ‘Macro’ and ‘Hard’. If he had, the biggest Technology Company … Read more

Simple. You get to read Quirky News. Postmen taught dog psychology German postmen are being dog-trained. Not the throw-the-bone-and-ask-to-go-fetch kind…but the kind which will help them reduce the number of dog bites while on duty. After being taught how dogs think, postmen (and postwomen) have reported lesser dog bites. In India, it is not a … Read more

One of the greatest gamblers of our time died on 26th Dec 2005. Kerry Packer – the Aussie cricket-lover, businessman and billionaire, who gambled with the way cricket was played, is no more. Some 20-25 years ago when cricket was still played in whites, Kerry Packer intervened and changed the way cricket would be played. … Read more

Sometimes I wonder if Santa is related to Santa (Bunta`s friend). But what if he is related…the old man in white would anyways visit only once a year. I somehow like Santa`s idea of visiting all only once a year – keeps them yearning for more. The good thing is, Santa leaves before the presents … Read more

My apologies. I was held up with work. Not my fault. Who doesn`t get held up with work. At last count more people get held up due to work than those due to traffic. I love it when somebody calls out “T.G.I.F” when I enter office. It is a sweet smelling, melodious word which means … Read more