This is one powerful message to change perspectives.
Testing Times
I anticipated but didn’t expect that Covid would hit my family. It has. Times are testing now and we have to battle it out. 7 people in my family are positive. 2 of the 7 are in hospital. Wear your masks right! I will be back.
The Pen is, of course, mightier than the Sword
I like Etymology as Science. Words of any language evolve and take shapes and forms of their own which might mean a lot different than the source. One word which is interesting to me is ‘Pen’. The word ‘pen’ is derived from Middle English pen, penne (like Pasta) which meant “enclosure for animals”, or basicallyContinue reading “The Pen is, of course, mightier than the Sword”
Social Media ID Portability, a thought
We already have MNP or mobile number portability in India. That is, the ability to keep the same phone number but freely moving across different Service Providers. That helps us to choose the best plan for ourselves and keeps the Service Provider companies’ exorbitant price hikes in-check. We also have multiple Cloud Services providers, DataContinue reading “Social Media ID Portability, a thought”
Some Change is Good
Just in front of my apartment, every day around noon, a bunch of kids play gully Cricket. More than the actual play, they indulge in shouting in a shrill high-pitched cacophony. Now, I am not one of those who get disturbed by it, rather I appreciate them playing instead of doing infinite scrolling. Guessing byContinue reading “Some Change is Good”
So I recently read: ‘Your Life in Weeks’ on WaitButWhy.com
I generally don’t think long-term. I do have ambitions and I have a general plan but there is no more irksome question than “Where do you see yourself after 5 years?”. Memes about this question being asked in 2015 are already aplenty. All your plans, goals, and targets crumble as soon as a personal calamityContinue reading “So I recently read: ‘Your Life in Weeks’ on WaitButWhy.com”
Tomorrow would be better
Diwali isn’t the same when the first thing you hear is that half of your family is coping with the C thing. Your stomach feels weird and taste feels weirder when your loved ones suffer. Of course, I won’t be the first one and the last one to feel this as whole humankind of goingContinue reading “Tomorrow would be better”