Books – Gone in 60 seconds

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 … Read more

Keyboards – inside out

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 … Read more

Awesome line!

They laugh at me because I am different; I laugh at them because they are all the same. Picked from Ravi Prakash’s Blog

Everybody’s Bin Looking!

I didn`t write this one too. Promise. Here is a bulletin circulated in our office yesterday. Dear associate, We recently received credible intelligence that there have been seven terrorists working … Read more

One month overdue!

I promise, I didn`t write this. Mr. Rajan comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck and says: “I have great news: I’m a month … Read more

The ‘rich’ experience

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist. G. K. Chesterton (1874 – 1936) I don`t know if you earn enough to visit the high-brow … Read more

When it rains

Last night, it rained. This phenomenon doesn`t happen often in Chennai but when it does, it rains cats and dogs. In fact, today morning I spent half an hour removing … Read more

BlogCamp vs Marriage

Three months back I had decided to be in Madurai for a wedding on Sep 9 & 10. But on 6th I decided to drop the Madurai trip and attend … Read more

What if we didn’t have ears?

In a series of “What If” articles, we had earlier discussed What if there were no women in the World and What if I were an egg…. In this article … Read more

Traveling – the things we will miss in future

When I went to Madurai, I went alone. It was quite an experience traveling alone after being married for two years. Let us call this Jammy`s Law (like Bouyle`s Law) … Read more

Ouchmytoe listed in Chennaiist’s Top Ten

Chennaiist is a collaborative weblog which intends to share information about the Chennai city. They have come up with a Top Ten list of personal blogs which carry interesting titles. … Read more

Rekha’s birthday – the best ever

It helps to have a romantic husband. Rekha had a ball of a time yesterday and she said: “This was my best birthday ever.” This is exactly what she had … Read more

The Chennai Blogger’s Meet

Ascendas in Taramani, Chennai is a great place to hangout. For little kids that is. That is precisely what happened at the 769th Chennai Blogger`s meet which took off like … Read more

Toilets – how lucky we are to have them

When I was with Indian Express, I didn`t find their office toilets great. They were very average. After two years with IE, I tagged on to my Indian Express Sports … Read more

Google Romance – beta version

I am at least 20 days late. Late for what? Read on and you will find out. Apparently, Google has started a service called Google Romance. Currently in the beta … Read more

A sales pitch

While having a smoke at 8 p.m. today evening, I wondered if somebody didn`t leave a will, will it be called “won`t”? If I boil the hell out of water, … Read more

Jammy’s Talk show

This time around, I have added background music and cheer and audience applause. I must say I was impressed with myself. The problem with getting impressed with self is that … Read more

Jammy’s Talk Show: My first Podcast

The headset with microphone, which Rekha gifted me, actually works. Just that I didn`t know technology. Here is yours sincerely, presenting his first Podcast. It talks of why I sound … Read more

Buffet dinner with ex-colleagues…

buf·fet1 n. A meal at which guests serve themselves from various dishes displayed on a table or sideboard Well, that`s what buffets are supposed to be. Unless, it is a … Read more

Jammy’s Talk Show

Been reading a lot about podcasting and thought it was just the right time for me to experiment. Spent a good part of Sunday trying to record a funny audio … Read more

Caption Contest: Greg Chappell vs Bob Woolmer

As soon as I saw this picture, I knew I had to put this up on the Blog and get you all to give your captions. Just in case you … Read more