Guestrooms..!
“I hope I’m not going to put you and your family to any inconvenience,” I tell a friend as I enter his house. “No problems for any of us. We have a guest room waiting for you!” I shudder when I hear those words. I’ve never been particularly lucky with…
Don’t Insure Your Assets ..!
Holly Madison, the former girlfriend of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, insured an attractive part of her body for 1 million dollars. She said that she insured her famous assets with Lloyd’s of London to protect them while appearing in her Las Vegas production, ‘Peepshow’. One million dollars! I can imagine insurance people…
The Problem Could Be You..!
A friend of mine called me desperately, “You’ve got to help me, Bob!” he pleaded, “My wife has started becoming very cold to me. I suspect she is having an affair with her boss. He’s a very moneyed man, and I am sure he has won the affection of my partner!”…
Technology Wins Against You and Me..!
One of our leading English dailies had an interesting quote once. It said that “Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than at each other…” How True! Try visiting a friend. You may land up standing at his doorstep furiously ringing the doorbell. You do hear the…
Speechless and Silent..!
My voice is playing truant again, and I remember an incident a few years ago, just before a choral concert, when my voice took a walk! “Come back!” I shouted silently, but only a hoarse guttural sound came out of my tired throat. “Laryngitis,” said my doctor wife with a…