Witnessed two separate instances of candid and unadulterated (excuse the pun) kiddy behavior yesterday. Enjoy reading about them. I enjoyed experiencing them: Scenario 1: Last evening at the play area MLM and another little friend of his got into a tiff which seemed to be escalating to epic proportions. Well epic differs from people to... Continue Reading →
School Shopping
We're shopping for a new school for MLM. He's going to 1st grade in 2015 and we're a bit worried. Correction- Red is a bit worried. Am anxious. Anxious because when I was going to school at his age and even at an age older to what he is now, there was usually one or... Continue Reading →
In Memoriam: Robin Williams
Woke up this morning to a truly saddening news- Robin Williams was no more. Had been a while since I'd seen anything he'd starred in but he was an actor who had a fantastic range of expressions but was largely categorized as a comic actor due to the large number of comedies he starred in.... Continue Reading →
Parenting Diaries: Lying…When To Be Concerned
MLM by and large is a fairly manageable child. He's NOT docile neither does he stop and listen every single time but he's not been sneaky or sly very often. He celebrated his 5th birthday over the weekend and I found some of the toys brought out during the party had suspicious chunks taken out... Continue Reading →
The Sitar Diaries- The Good Stuff
The previous blogs have boiled down to this one- what to play on a sitar. Rather what is usually played. If it so pleases people I suppose they could play Pink Floyd as well but the compositions which have been around for centuries are usually based on something called Swar (the notes Sa Re Ga... Continue Reading →
The Sitar Diaries-Genesis&Evolution
The sitar is a string-instrument which is primarily played in Hindustani and Carnatic modes. It has strings made with steel and the sound is produced by striking at the strings while wearing an implement called a mizrab and simultaneously flexing the right hand palm open or shut whereas the left hand presses down on a particular... Continue Reading →
Philosophical Masturbation
I happened to speak to someone about relationships recently and that got me thinking about...DUH! relationships. The kinds I have with the people in my life. The kinds I see all around me and those I've been a part of vicariously, for whatever oddball reason there maybe. It struck me during my conversation that sometimes... Continue Reading →
The Sitar Diaries- Anatomy of a Sitar
Last Friday I went to a neighbor's house and saw a veena propped up in a corner. And it brought to mind the little time that I'd spent learning to play a sitar. It made me think of this series of blog post titled- The Sitar Diaries which will explore the structure and form of... Continue Reading →
Terrors Closer To Home
There' s no denying the utter unspeakability of the things happening to the people of Gaza. And the families of the people who have lost loved ones to the Malaysian Airlines disasters. Tragedies in every sense of the word. The civilian casualties in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the daily civilian casualties I mean.And yet when things happen... Continue Reading →
Shutter Happy#7
Once upon a time. A slightly borderline woman bought a nice camera. And promptly crossed the border.Here are things her eyes viewed.
Random. Structured. Haphazard. All Me. 