Of Whales, Monkeys and Bindis

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 5/21/2013 10:38:41 PM

'I know what I am about to say can be taken the wrong way. But are we really better than whales or monkeys? For a people that prides itself on its culture and spends hours touting its alleged superiority, Indians seem to have come in behind whales and monkeys when it comes to embracing more […]'

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Despicable Me?

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 5/17/2013 4:15:46 PM

'One time, we were waiting to start our hike at an unearthly hour in the morning. Typically, parking at the hiking spot tends to be a bit tight and we spend a few cycles trying to find parking. We watched sullenly as cars circled around the space and then made their way down-hill to park […]'

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Buggy Drivers

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 5/9/2013 10:55:29 PM

'I sometimes wonder what it would be like to have self driven cars as the norm. I would love to use the time towards things I enjoy more than driving. Reading, for instance, or writing. I spent the morning crawling across 5 miles that I could have run across in the same time. When this […]'

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The Amway Pistachio Flavor

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 4/30/2013 5:47:27 AM

'One fine evening, I found myself strolling along in the bookstore, breathing in the books and smiling more than was strictly necessary, reading a page there and a page here. Mentally noting which ones to buy and keeping a stash of potentials etc. A friendly person came up to me and asked me to suggest [...]'

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The Real Estate Tent

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 4/25/2013 5:45:36 AM

'I am not much of a financial-reports-reading sort of person. I can’t call myself as having my pulse in the economic hub of things, but I know the housing market is picking up in the US. “How?” you ask. You see, the market only has to increase slightly every other day and a glossy piece [...]'

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Sense of Humour? Wicked!

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 4/15/2013 6:36:41 PM

'I sometimes wonder why people have such a wicked sense of humor (How do you pluralize sense of humor? Is it sense of humors or senses of humor or senses of humors) I remember one time walking down the street in the evening and admiring the beauty of the large moon. The next day, I [...]'

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How Public Policy Shapes Life

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 4/10/2013 12:09:23 AM

'Public policy is powerful. Public policy shapes our daily actions more than we realize. There are also results that are not always foreseen by the policymakers. Take the experience of shopping for instance. Recently, the county we live in passed a decree that forbade businesses from doling out plastic bags. We could buy one for [...]'

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The Distinguished Frog

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 4/2/2013 11:31:02 PM

'I attended a conference recently. While there, two aspects of my brain were exploding. One was the silly part of it, and of course the other was the real theme of the conference. As usual, I am here to blog about the former, since the latter will be up on you-tube in a series of [...]'

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The Journey starts with Garbage Trucks

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 3/29/2013 6:18:38 PM

'I spent the morning on the curb wearing a jacket over my frumpy night-clothes with an infant in my arms. The mists had not yet lifted, and I yearned for the warmth of the bed. Unlike me, the infant was fully awake and extremely excited at the sight before him. He gasped in awe and [...]'

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Safety Pins in Parliament … Maybe?

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 3/22/2013 8:48:39 PM

'Walter Hunt was goofing around one day with a metal wire. His head was deep in thought about the $15 debt he had to pay off. He bent it (the wire I mean) and molded it and by the end of the exercise had come out with the world’s most useful thing: a safety pin. [...]'

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Is Photography Art?

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 3/14/2013 5:47:56 AM

'Sometimes I think a monkey would do a better job with a camera. But on the other hand I think, people should open their minds a little more to appreciate true art. What is art? Is it something that kindles some kind of emotion in others? What if it brings joy to others? The other [...]'

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The Small Joys …

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 3/11/2013 6:13:57 AM

'I remember it vividly. The father came home beaming one evening. The President of India was visiting our School and the general populace was abuzz. I remember all of us feverishly polishing our shoes for days, like the President’s prime task of the day was to check our shoes. This activity was encouraged almost with [...]'

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What is in a name?

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 3/6/2013 7:21:19 AM

'He was at the age when digging one’s nose in the school grounds was not yet something to be ashamed of. Probably driven by the comfort level this accorded him, one of the boys picked up a frog from a pond, in the fond hope of adopting it as a pet. Pets, as my learning-to-debate [...]'

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Lightning in the Butterfly Grove

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 2/28/2013 5:48:09 PM

'There is something immensely enjoyable about being around babies I tell you. You ask them the dumbest questions and they buckle down, crease their foreheads in deep thought and give you serious answers.  “Where is your nose?”“Where is the car?”“What did Curious George do?”“Did you throw the blocks outside?” The infant son enjoys sitting on [...]'

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The Driver’s Spirituality

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 2/22/2013 8:06:46 PM

'Somehow my India stories never seem complete without a driver’s story thrown in. So here goes… Our driver for the day was Shiva or Murugan. Let’s call him Shiva. Shiva was a nice guy. Young-ish. He had a smile on his face and a can-do attitude in his stride. He was told that his duty [...]'

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The Wedding Aboard Emirates 636 at 3 a.m.

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 2/12/2013 8:08:57 AM

'It all started the day we were leaving India. I had spent all day the previous day packing everything we owned into the large suitcases. There is something charming about weighing international baggage to see if a packet of sambar powder would fit in the first 13 times you do it. Then, of course, after [...]'

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The Orange Torn Balloon

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 2/8/2013 6:24:14 AM

'I’ve always liked balloons and my children seem to like them too. Our local Traders Joe has balloons that they dole out to kids. I almost always pick one up for the kids and can then be seen chasing the balloon for at least a few feet in the parking lot because of one of [...]'

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How do we …. ?

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 1/31/2013 9:10:57 PM

'I read ‘The Life of Pi’ a few years ago and recommended the book to everyone I knew. So, one can imagine how I felt when I asked the husband to accompany me to watch the movie. Excited is the word. We drank tea, bought the nachos and the coke. All set for a good [...]'

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Talk into a skull?

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 1/25/2013 6:23:43 AM

'I’d heard a few months ago that the nephew was going to take part in the "Young Entrepreneur’s Contest". Among other things, this meant his team of 4 could learn the basics of sourcing, inventory, estimation, accounting etc. As part of the contest, they were meant to set up a stall in Dubai and man [...]'

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The Knee Scooter

Author : nourishncherish      Blog : Nourish-n-Cherish      Date : 1/17/2013 1:46:17 AM

'I have always been a loving aunt and have prided myself in the fact that I love being around children. This time, the nephews and nieces seemed extra nice around me. At first, I deluded myself into believing that they were sympathetic towards me and my broken leg. But it turns out that while they [...]'

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