Paris Hilton
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A (for Aaron Aardvark) These days, most kids born to people I know seem to have names starting with A. One of them is my sister’s kid, and being the doting uncle that I’d like to picture myself as, I wouldn’t want to change anything about him (unless of course it turns out that he prefers
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Disclaimer: “As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.” — Albert Einstein As Havelock Vetinari once said, if you’re gonna have crime, you might as well have organized crime. With all the black money getting hoarded
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My wife and I went to the Kala Ghoda Arts festival this weekend. It had all the usual stalls with handicrafts and clothing and assorted knick-knacks, so we indulged in some impulse-purchasing. Caught a bit of one of the performances — quite nice. Finished off with a cup of coffee at Moshe’s nearby. All in
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Open question #1: I saw a “Buy One Get One Free” offer at a shoe shop the other day (Cosmos Mall in Bangalore, if you have money to burn and feel particularly pyro today). Do they mean pairs of shoes, or is it like the “Free Hotmail Account” offer I saw ages ago at a
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I came across this lovely blog post by Sharanya Manivannan this morning: The Venus Flytrap: Just Ask Jeeves « Sharanya Manivannan It reminded me of a little something I had written ages ago, so I thought I’d post it here. The other day, I was at a family function and an elderly relative
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No, I’m not discussing Kurt Vonnegut, in case you were wondering. A colleague of mine who just got back from NY told me that, whenever Paris Hilton was mentioned on TV, the prefix “jailbird” was attached to her name. Sure, the girl must’ve found it a lot more difficult than The Simple Life in there.
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