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Namaste..!
This morning I watched him wish me with a Namaste! I have always been fascinated by this simple greeting, but
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January 12, 2020
Fancy Glasses But Not For Me..!
This happened a few years ago: My driver was a little confused that morning, “Sir, but why are you insisting
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January 10, 2020
Dead Tree Outside My Window..!
It’s not that there was a storm that night, just a bit of a strong breeze, but I was puzzled
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January 9, 2020
Are You Watching Your Child Protesting?
Goons enter the JNU college. They thrash professors and students. The Union President, a girl, Aishe Ghoshe is beaten on
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January 8, 2020
News You Won’t Believe..!
One of the tabloids some time ago had most of its first page blank; boxed in the middle in small
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January 7, 2020
Leave the Familiar..!
On my last visit to Chicago while walking through a college campus, I was pleasantly surprised to see a museum
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January 7, 2020
Love Your Dog, Love the World..!
This morning as I walked Jeff, my now old German –Shepherd dog, a new neighbor, looked at it with a
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January 5, 2020
Learning to Lose Gracefully..!
Many of my close friends, are going to say, “Bob, we know times, when you’ve lost and were quite a
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January 4, 2020
The ‘Good Morning’ Housing Society..!
In a fictitious housing society very close to where I live, many sounds come out of the complex: Harsh words,
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January 3, 2020
Your Speaking Room..!
I lay in my bed, tears flowing down my cheeks, “Speak to me God!” I whispered. “Look around Bob!” said
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January 2, 2020
Help Light the Lamp Again..!
When I was young, most of us cycled, and the muscles of our legs provided us fuel to go all
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January 1, 2020
Slow Me Down, This Year..!
Happy New Year dear friends, my message to you today, is ‘Slow Down this Year!’ “What!” you exclaim. Strange message
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December 31, 2019