This will probably be funny only to my Indian friends. This is not original. Found this on the Internet. I have just mildly changed the text.
This is apparently how Mona Lisa would look in India after having two kids, husband abroad for an onsite IT project, in laws moved in to “help out” and the maidservant has not shown up 🙂
Since one good run deserves another, after running and having Starbucks with Natasha, went to join our Sunday Chalupa group for another 5 miles. It was Sharmila, Malobika and her two daughters. The rest must be on vacation or enjoying the last weekend before school starts.
Here is an interesting coincidence. The guy who took our picture after the first run at the Starbucks where Natasha and I ran from this morning turned out to be actually a barista at the Starbucks that we went to after my second run!! I was getting ready to order when he came out from behind those coffee counters and asked “You put in another run?” I was of course “What are you doing here?” 🙂 That was some coincidence!!
Caught up with Natasha Balseca early morning over a 5 mile run and a Starbucks coffee. I had run with her for the first time nearly 8 years back and had not seen her for a long time – ever since she moved to Ecuador. Heard some great stories about Ecuador – need to visit that country with the family. It was great seeing her after some time and catching up on her family…
Try this one. It is not as simple as it might sound but not as complicated either.
You have six identical balls except two are painted red, two are painted blue and two are painted white. You know one ball of each color weighs 10 pounds and one ball of each color weighs 11 pounds. (So each color has one lighter ball and one heavier ball).
You have a scale and pan balance but no weights. Only the balance and the six balls.
What is the minimum number of weighings you have to do to determine which are the heavier balls and which are the lighter balls?
An important lesson learnt – if you want to grow half an inch in height quickly, be sure to forget your running cap in your hotel when you go for a run in a wildlife refuge. While the surroundings were calm and serene and there were some of the most beautiful birds to be seen, the number of bugs dropping on my unprotected head and biting me was devastating. Half the time
I was slapping my head as I ran – I suspect like you would do to a horse if you wanted it to run faster.
Although, I admit just the quietness in John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge was worth it this morning…
I came up with this puzzle on my flight this evening. Therefore, my solution is not fully vetted. I will put my solution and then hopefully some of you will either show a better solution or vouch for mine. As of now, I am going to post the puzZle and hit the sack. I will check your answers tomorrow.
You have a traditional weighing scale and pan balance – you know where you can put weights or stuff on any of the two sides… You also have the following weights (don’t worry about the units): 1, 10, 100 and 1000.
The question is – how many different weights can you weigh combining the above weights?
I can’t find the answer to the question I had for myself today. I Googled but still can’t find it. The question is – Which river forms the longest international boundary?
Speaking of rivers and international boundaries, what is your guess about which river crosses the maximum number of international borders? In fact, it flows thru as many as 10 countries.
Here is another interesting trivia question – there is a point close to the above river where three country borders meet. At that point is a picnic table that is shaped as an equilateral triangle! The sides are parallel to the borders! There are three benches on the three sides with the appropriate country’s flag imprinted on their side. You can eat your food and jump from country to country without needing any visa!! Want to guess what those countries are?
This morning when I woke up, the first thing I was greeted by was a message from my training routine app saying “Today is an easy 5K run”. I am all for easy stuff in life. Excitedly, I got up, packed my running bag and headed out for work. The day went swimmingly by with all sorts of meetings and phone calls. Then the clock struck 6:30. Time to take a break, I told myself.
Went to the restroom at the place where I was working and started changing into my running clothes. And that is when I realized that I had a math problem!! Rummaging thru my entire gym bag, the total number of shoes I fished out equalled to a big fat zero!! I had forgotten to pack my shoes!! Totally stunned, I started weighing my options. For a few seconds, I entertained the idea of running in running clothes but with my office socks and dress shoes on. Even the office shoes on the floor were going “Enough, dude!! We do not need any further humiliation”. So I went with the other sane option – if sane is the word I am looking for.
5K of running without any shoes on hard and hot concrete. You have no idea how painful it was to keep a smile on as cyclists and runners came by from the other side while mentally going “Ow! Ow! Ow!”.
You probably remember how disgusted my dad is that I choose to live on a dirt road, drawing water from a well and have our own septic tank. This, he takes as a personal affront, after he fought hard to pull us out of a village in India to a town to give us a better education and living. Wait till he hears about people finding me all over the streets of Alpharetta completely barefoot – just like his folks in his village still do!!
