Let me confess, I am a big kindle fan - and have been one for a couple of years now. The endless collections, speed of procuring the books, and the "paper-like" feel the device provides - all I am sure contribute to this positive vibe. Last week, however I discovered a non-feature - a feature…
A concotion of New year wishes, grandma (& grandpas) and air travel
A 2013 wish for easier air travel - irreverent (and a little wicked)
Musings – book or ebook?
A rainy evening finds me browsing in the local bookshop. Walking through sections, reading the back covers, randomly scanning the pages - just another day amidst the books. You never know who you'd be introduced to - a swashbuckling adventurer, a philosopher or a business man - and as long as they have a good…
A tale of 2 storms…
The last week belonged to sandy and nilam, no matter what Obama/Romney or the congress/ iac say. Sandy hit the east coast of the USA, while its cousin played havoc on the southern coast of India. And here’s what intrigues me - I cannot imagine where they got their names from. Sandy wasn't sandy, she…
A story of 5 breakfasts and a stroll in the park…
Business beckoned again - this time to the United Kingdom. The travel gurus at my company used a very complicated algorithm to find me the least expensive “business class” route which would get me to London in time to attend a critical (or so they said) meeting. And the software declared that the most timely,…
When being good comes naturally….
Two occassions in my recent travels - on the highway and in a city restaurant - restore my faith in human goodness.