-
Chai and Sandwich
(obviously AI-generated image) Leendadll had asked about my chai and sandwich preferences, which sounds like a fairly innocuous question until I realised that I have apparently accumulated an entire philosophy of beverages and bread. Chai is an interesting concept. I grew up in a family (and extended family) where afternoon tea was a standard post-siesta… Continue reading
-
A blast from the past
I usually delete my earlier blog sites when I start a new one. Limp Cabbage survived, for some reason. WordPress keeps throwing me this-day-that-age type posts from Limp Cabbage. This was what I posted on this day in 2022, apparently. The sentiments have not changed one bit. Continue reading
-
Harping, sorry.
I know I’m harping on this. But I had to share it. In Patch Adams, Robin Williams’ character is called before a disciplinary hearing. A classmate secretly steals his file to find out what he’s being accused of. One of the charges is essentially: “Excessive Happiness.” I’m running an AI check on my document, and… Continue reading
-
Repeating the rant
I have been writing press releases for the Indian media for the last five years. My job is to take scientific research happening in the country and explain it to the general public. I am good at it. I can take the most complex scientific concept and explain it in simple English, without diluting the… Continue reading
-
Erasure
AI-generated Image There is a fair chance this will turn into a heavy post. During my recent vacation, I finally had something I had been craving for months: uninterrupted solitude. Three almost-full days with no conversations, no deadlines to chase, no chores demanding attention. Enough time to take stock of my life, my thoughts, and,… Continue reading
-
My Bench in the Hills
We all have our own specific idea of what makes a relaxing vacation. Mine isn’t particularly demanding. I only ask for three things: a comfortable place to stay, Goldilocks weather that is not too hot, not too cold, just right, and a view. Preferably the sea, with an endless blue horizon. If the soundtrack is… Continue reading
-
Is one of them really me?
AI-generated image Yesterday, I read a few pages of a book — The courage to be disliked — which is based on Adlerian philosophy. I have not progressed enough in the book to form an opinion, yet. From what little I read, some aspects I agree with, e.g., it is possible to change one’s behaviour… Continue reading
-
Ramblings and Recipes: Butter and a Bucket List
Butter and ghee (clarified butter) are as Indian as cricket, unsolicited advice, and the certainty that someone, somewhere, is making better dosa than you. Butter and ghee have been part of the Indian story for millennia. They appear in Vedic ritual, conventionally dated to around four thousand years ago, while archaeology suggests the Harappans were… Continue reading
-
Saree and Me
There were a couple of decades in my past where I wore the saree quite often. First during my college days, when I inherited a cupboard full of lovely sarees from my mom. Then, after I was married, because, well it seemed about right. Besides I think I look quite decent in a saree..both the… Continue reading
-
Ramblings and Recipes – Iyengar Puluyodarai
When I read recipe pages, It bugs me that there is a long preamble before they get to the recipe. I am becoming a bug myself, thanks to Leendadll. She wanted recipes, and I want to ramble. So here we are. I belong to the Iyengar subcaste by birth. Not by practice because a practicing… Continue reading
The Burping Bullfrog 