10 June 2015

What’s up with Indian moms?

The new surgeon general of US – in fact the youngest one ever – is an Indian American. Looking at the picture of what seems like his swearing in or whatever they go thru to start on their job, I am reminded about a hilarious observation Sharmila had made once – “Indian moms never smile in pictures”. As incredible as it sounds – almost all pictures I have seen after that (especially if they are visiting the U.S.), that has turned out to be true!!! Good to know some of this truisms hold at the highest levels too!!!

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8 June 2015

That would require a major guess!!

This one comes from Anand Iyer who brought my attention to the remarkable escape of two inmates from a New York top security prison. The funny part was the proverbial Microsoft Support-esque comments from the New York State Police Department leader in charge of the workforce combing thru the area regarding the possible whereabouts of the fugitives – “They could be literally anywhere”.

The name of the leader? You can’t make these things up – his name is Major Guess!!

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7 June 2015

From the bartender’s corner – Ginger Rogers

Invented in the famous bar and restaurant Zefiro in Portland, OR, this drink is named after the famous actress/dancer/singer. Which is a little curious, since she was a teetotaler. How she managed to marry five times and not ever get drunk is something beyond me.

In any case, this is gin, lime juice, ginger syrup, ginger ale and mint. Very refreshing drink for a hot day like today.

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6 June 2015

25K run

Stretched the long run a little more to 25K (15.6M) today. Samantha and Lia, you would be proud of me that instead of running and walking, I ran the whole distance today. As a result, I am three toenails short of full count 🙂

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4 June 2015

I keep forgetting how high Denver is :-(

Went for a quick 5K run before office calls started. Delighted by mid fifties temperature, the sun hidden by a cloud cover and relatively flat roads and dry conditions, I picked up my speed a bit.

In under fifteen minutes, I was reminded of how our geography teacher in eighth grade Mrs. Bhowmic had painstakingly explained why oxygen level and height from mean sea level are negatively correlated for a given location 🙂

I am wiped out!

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