USA Today headline this morning “Thai satellite spots 300 objects in the Indian Ocean”.
Everybody is like “It is absolutely amazing what advance technology has made. It is unbelievable what a little piece of gadget thousands and thousands of miles away in the space can spot in the high seas….”
And I am like “Thailand has a satellite!!! Who knew?”
While driving in Alpharetta this morning, this sign caught my eye! Interesting how when it comes to specifying the total area, they get into the third decimal place but when it comes to the area that you can actually use, it is a very high level gross – ummmm…. plus minus 4 acres 😉
First, to put it in perspective, the third level of decimal place is equivalent to an area about 2 meters by 2 meters. This, when they are trying to sell an area which is more than 10 (American) football fields – including the two goal areas on either side!!
This is also probably symbolic of how we selfishly think about our belongings. When it comes to how much I am buying, I want to make sure the neighbors are very clear where the line goes – I am not going to give even a third decimal place area. When you ask me, “so much are you thinking you are going to use?”, I am like “Mehhhh… four acres? something like that? Why? Why does that matter to you?” 🙂
This is one of those “shunting” puzzles. As you can see in my somewhat clumsy diagram, there is a railway track that goes indefinitely to the right. On the left, it splits into a “Y”, both ends of which merge into a finite straight railway track. There is a coach “A” sitting on one arm of the Y and another coach “B” sitting on the other arm. Both the coaches are 5 yards each.
The distance between the junction point on coach A side and the end of the finite straight track is 5 yards. On the other side, near coach B, the distance between the junction point and the end of the straight finite track is 15 yards. (See pic). In between the junction points on the straight track sits an engine “E” which is itself 10 yards in length.
Like every engine, E can go forwards or backwards and can pull or push the coaches. Any coach and engine can be attached to each other.
Here is the puzzle: Can you interchange the position of coach A and coach B? You have to get engine E back to its original position when you are done.
After meeting Buck this evening, remembered all my MBA friends and felt great that I got a chance to have them as my friends.
Decided to relax with a cooked up drink… Took the traditional gin and tonic and improvised it. First, used Tito’s handmade gin from Texas and then Fever Tree tonic water from India. A little splash of sparkling water, a couple of dashes of Angostura bitters and a very thin slice of cucumber gently slid down the slide the glass (not to mess the gin too quickly)…. and there it was… a very refreshing gin and tonic. Can’t wait for summer!!!
Or the memories of sweltering Ahmedabad summer days….
Early this morning Niki and I woke up and we sat in her bedroom chatting in hushed tones so the rest of the house would not wake up. During the one hour chat, the topic came up about a livecam set up by Berry College in an eagle’s nest that she saw. (You can show your kids, it is very cute : www.berry.edu/eaglecam).
In any case, she was excitedly telling me about the egg hatching and the mom taking care of the baby eagle, feeding it and all that. Then, she mentioned that in the evening, the “husband” eagle flew in.
Barely concealing my amusement, I asked her how did she conclude that it was the “husband” eagle?
Niki just shrugged her shoulders and said “Oh! It was constantly fighting the mother eagle”!!!!
I conceded that no further proof is required 🙂
Here is a suitable drink for a rainy and wet day – Purple Rain.
Gin, cranberry juice, sweet and sour, sparkling water and blue curaçao.
I understand this can be served in a martini glass or a highball glass. Was not in a mood to waste too much drink (alone at home today), so made it in a martini glass…
