21 March 2013

Oat meal!!

Another 5K in really humid Mumbai. Sitting at the breakfast table, I was wondering why oat meal in India tastes so much better than in US. Then I noticed the plate of Jilebi, aloo paratha with Chana dal and achar and the masala dosa surrounding it at my table ๐Ÿ™‚
I know what my Indian friends in US are thinking – “You pig! You deserve to run aimlessly” ๐Ÿ™‚
In my mind I am telling them “suit yourself” as I dig deeper into the two rasamalais ๐Ÿ™‚

20 March 2013

Run in Bombay!!

Twenty years back in this city, I used to run in the morning so as to not miss the train to Andheri. I used to run to the Borivali bus depot not to miss the early BEST bus to Kandivali. Those were purposeful runs.
This morning, in the same city, I ran without any general purpose for 5K. Shaved off a minute a mile due to the flat terrain.
And as I did that, I twice almost ran into people running from cross streets. No doubt they were trying to catch a train or bus ๐Ÿ™‚

17 March 2013

Run, Mimosa, Run, Wine!

Evidently the 5K run this morning was not enough (plus I had to burn down the two mimosas from the morning ๐Ÿ™‚ ). Went for a second run – this time 8K (5 miles) in the hills around my house. Now I am going to switch to wine ๐Ÿ™‚ I truly am a drunkard with a running problem ๐Ÿ™‚

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17 March 2013

College tax day!

After doing a lot off yard projects, Nikita and I were relaxing in the hammock by the pool. I wanted to tell her how much I will miss doing projects with her when she is off to college. Thinking about the day she will leave us for college, I asked her “Do you know what is the day I dread the most?”
“The day you have to give taxes”? she answered. ๐Ÿ™‚
Upon further reflection, I continued with my snooze in the hammock ๐Ÿ™‚

14 March 2013

Upside down bunch of grapes

Thursday evening flying back home. Puzzle time.
Put 10 coins in four rows – top row has four coins, next has three, next has two and bottommost has one (will look a bunch of grapes – see the picture).
Now by moving only THREE coins, you have to get the bunch of grapes to look like upside down. (so, top row has one coin, next has two….)
This is not a trick question. The arrangement is exactly the same – but upside down.

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13 March 2013

Papal election!

“Black smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel indicating there is still no decision for a pope after second and third round ballots” reports CNN.
Where is the Florida Supreme Court when you really need it? ๐Ÿ™‚

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9 March 2013

Long run!

This year’s longest run – 13K (a little over 8M). How I long for those long 20 mile Saturday runs. Looks like my lower calf muscles are not ready yet. Hopefully by this year end….

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8 March 2013

One more cold run

Quick 5K run in sub-zero Milton. Now enjoying the beautiful early morning with my Starbucks sitting outside in 28 degrees. Beautiful birds chirping all over. You can spot one particularly garrulous one on the left top branch of this tree!!!

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