16 April 2020

From the bartender’s corner – Mango Cooler

Picked this up again from the book Murali sent. It was sunny but cool last evening in Atlanta. Had some mango juice. Some freshly squeezed orange juice, lemon juice, vodka and cointreau – voila! We had a mango cooler!

The book advertises this as a great aphrodisiac. I was snoring by the time I could get to the second one!!

13 April 2020

From the bartender’s corner: Azalea

Murali sent me a 1000 cocktails book. Well timed. After about 15 bottles of mezcal, I was wondering how to mix it up when it came to my cocktail repertoire. Came home, randomly went to a page and picked this drink.
Good drink but since I do not like citric acid, I will probably not do this too many times. Or perhaps go down on the lime juice and increase gin (what can go wrong, right?)

This was pineapple juice, lime juice, grenadine and gin.

5 April 2020

One silver lining

If we survive this virus, I think the obesity problem will be behind us. I showed up at the trailhead at 1 pm in the hot sun to minimize the number of runners and walkers I was going to face. Guess what? Barely got a parking spot!!!

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4 April 2020

Reached 11,000 miles

Those miles had started slowing down, what with me being home only for the weekends. And Sharmila has steadfastly refused to let me move my motorbike to Chicago.

One silver lining in this virus is that I am being able to pick up on my motorbike miles. And if you think face masks is good to prevent you from getting the virus, you should check out my helmet 🙂

31 March 2020

Unreal. But true.

Me yelling at one of the daughters (who shall remain unnamed) from upper floor to main floor … “I can’t believe I am saying this as a dad to a daughter but can I have my shaving cream back”?
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22 March 2020

Grocery run!

While in elementary/middle school, mom always made me (as the eldest child) go to the market to do the groceries. I did not mind it much since that gave me an excuse to take our family bicycle out for a ride. Plus, I got a candy as a bribe (which used to bristle my sister no end).

Now, I have to do the same for my wife. Although, the bike now comes with a motor attached to it! I did not get any candy. So, I rewarded myself with a 60 miles detour on my way home!

Speaking of similarities, I still get yelled at for buying the wrong stuff!