Originally published in- http://fortunatecave.livejournal.com/110328.html Red mumbles. And quite likely, I'm going deaf in one ear. This is how it happened: I was saying something about Mumaith Khan Red said something I heard as thus- She looks like Cromwell. Me: Cromwell? Oliver Cromwell? Eeks!! Red: Cromwell?!! I said kaamwaali!! *walks away shaking his head at me... Continue Reading →
The Bloggy Journey+ Blogging 101
It's not like I've reached a massive milestone and there needs to be a post commemorating it but when I woke up this morning, this post was lurking about in my head and with there still being a bit of time left before I needed to dive into Monday, I thought why not! I heard... Continue Reading →
Escape Into Fantasy- A Parenting Placebo
Every now and then I like to pretend. That things in my home are nearly picture perfect. When I sit down on the couch, or a chair I'm not likely to sit on a clothes pin that will jab me in the gluteus maximus. That I will have my coffee in peace, at length and... Continue Reading →
Things Fall Apart Circa 2014
We read Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart as a foil to The Heart Of Darkness in college. But the name of Achebe's novel has become highly prophetic especially as a testimony to the times we live in. The way I see it, the horrific incident in 2012 December just opened the floodgates for the reportage of... Continue Reading →
Halves&Wholes
People often introduce their spouses as their better halves. Or bitter depending on what time of the day you run into them or during which pet peeve they seem to be exercising; but the fact of the matter is that you do feel like something's missing when someone in your family or your everyday existence... Continue Reading →
Knowing When The Anvil Is Hot
People talk, a LOT, about teaching kids values, "good" things and how getting an early start is usually beneficial. I agree. To some extent. As parents, we often forget that while there are milestones that a majority of the kids attain at relatively the same time, there are outliers here as well. Some children reach... Continue Reading →
NOW We’re All Moved In
I found a house lizard a few minutes ago. Seven months and all my hopes of having a lizard-free house go down the drain. Aren't lizards even prone to vertigo? Am on the seventh floor for cryin' out loud! But on the bright side we got to see a hot air balloon being blown up... Continue Reading →
I Draw A Cartoon
One day, a few weeks ago, I sat and watched my bored son grimace, whine, beg, roll over, stomp, tear and rush his way to getting some fun during his summer holidays. While I watched him I drew the picture. While it's just a whacky picture by the standards of those who draw, by my... Continue Reading →
There Are Lines…
Indeed there are. There are fine lines too, the ones which aren't demarcated with thick, bold colors-whether actual or virtual and then there are the F-I-N-E lines. Whatever be their shape or width;you generally don't cross them. The deal with the lines is this, it denotes the start of something that may or may not... Continue Reading →
Parenting Chronicles
We landed up at my parents' place for a month (poor them) a few days ago. This was preceded by a mini family vacation to the Northern part of India, a nice, fun wedding, loads of pictures (no surprises there) and some amount of barfing- MLM. But that's not the crux of this post. I... Continue Reading →
Random. Structured. Haphazard. All Me. 