The Great Ganesha

A tasty dish of eels in chili oil, dowsed with crushed red chillies. Mmmm… Even though I’m a pretty big foodie, I don’t usually write restaurant reviews. I guess I’m one of those people who’d rather eat the food than write about it while pretending that I’m an expert on the subject. I’m much better [...]

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Continues from Day 1. We were greeted at our entrance into the park with a common sight. Then we walked by the banjo twanging and rhythmic fiddling of Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder. The only appropriate response to these guys is this one. But we didn’t stick around there for too long. We were headed [...]

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Yours truly has been bestowed the daily honor of becoming Desicritic of the Day. Check it out. I’m only on there for today, so do it soon. And, as always, look around. There’s some pretty dang smart writin’s goin’ on there…

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So this last weekend, the RXGeek and I were jogging in the Golden Gate Park and realized that the one of the biggest bluegrass festivals in the country was going on in the park, right under our very noses! Well, we live half a block away, so I guess we have pretty long noses. Ok, [...]

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Two words: Desi and critic. They go together like, well, like flies and garbage. Every desi is a critic of something or the other. Amongst our favourite topics are, of course, our great homeland. I’m no exception. And I’m proud to say that my first post was published on Descritics.org today. Go ahead, check it [...]

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The title results from having recently seen Munnabhai Part 2. But seriously, I just wanted to send Gandhiji some belated birthday greetings. On October 2nd (yesterday) he celebrated his 137th birth anniversary. Happy belated birthday, Bapuji. My family has some close ties with Gandhi, as I’ve written about in an earlier post. The matriarch of [...]

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Perhaps I’m getting soft in my old age, but as I was walking to the library today, I was hit in the face with this dash of red. Appropriately, the sign said ‘Stop’. And so I did. my mind is… (XXV) my mind is a big hunk of irrevocable nothing which touch and taste and [...]

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So, yesterday Genentech [stock symbol: DNA] the big biotech turned 30. They had a huge concert at their campus near San Francisco. The RXGeek works there, and so I was invited for the festivities. Every year they get big artists. Last year it was Elton John. This year, it was kept a surprise until the [...]

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Sorry for the silence, folks. I’ve had some health issues as well as some internet access issues. Can’t believe that it’s an issue in this day and age, but what can I say? Changed circumstances humble us all. Rest assured, I’ll be back online by next week. Earlier, if possible. Since all Indians are tech [...]

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All right people, all posts have been edited, embellished and enhanced with the pics. And all pictures have (finally!) been posted for your viewing pleasure. Well, I hope it’s pleasure and not torture. But I’ll leave you to decide. Also, to make life easier for you, I’ve created a text box in the sidebar with [...]

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