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Ah, a billion or more of us have our cheeks swollen again! Not from a cricket ball hurled by a

September 3, 2025

I sometimes wonder if the violin named “second fiddle” ever felt insulted. After all, when the orchestra begins, the spotlight

September 2, 2025

I’ve always been fond of John. Short fellow, yes, but he somehow looked taller than most—on stage, in a crowd,

September 1, 2025

For the last one month or so, I’ve watched my daughter’s little one tug at my sleeve with one simple

August 31, 2025

Have you heard of the “Alexandra Limp”? A curious bit of history, really. In the late 1860s, Queen Alexandra, wife

August 30, 2025

Suddenly two old men in our country, reaching the age of seventy-five seem to be dreading giving up power and

August 28, 2025

The highly acclaimed interviewer came storming out of the interview room, his face red, not from the summer heat, but

August 28, 2025

It happened in a store in Chicago. My daughter, busy shopping, suddenly noticed her two-and-a-half-year-old happily munching away on an

August 26, 2025

“Declare what you are carrying!” the stern-looking customs officer at the US airport growled at me the other day, and

August 25, 2025

During the Second World War, stories were told of black marketers who hoarded cigarettes, butter, and sugar, and sold them

August 25, 2025

Last night, in the Poconos, near Lake Naomi, where we are holidaying, our camp fire burned bright. Sparks flew upward

August 24, 2025

China openly supported Pakistan in the recent Sindoor skirmish, right? But what do we see now? Our great nation rushing

August 22, 2025

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