3 November 2024

Journaling in the morning

Been a bit peeved with myself lately for not staying as disciplined in my goals as I would like to be – or used to be. Got much of my mental confusion sorted out writing a long journal entry this morning. Do you journal? It certainly helps me clear my mind. How does it help you?

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20 October 2024

From the bartender’s corner – “Aamjaan”

Took two of the Bengali favorites – “Aam” (Mango) and “Paan” (betel leaves) and threw in this cocktail. Will go best on a summer evening but given that the temperatures rose up quickly in Atlanta today, I am going to consider this season appropriate!!

Ingredients are mango juice from Indian store, Jaan branded vodka and a few lime juice drops.

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10 October 2024

From the barista’s corner – Coffee from Country #17 : Kenya

I have this friend and ex-colleague in Chicago – Leecox – who hails from Kenya and has his own coffee business. Got some of his Kenyan coffee from his online store and tried it out. You can read about their story here. The package came with 3 different packs of coffee. Gave two of them to two current colleagues of mine – Julia and Akshay. The three of us are neophytes in coffee culture and trying our best to gain some expertise. We even have a name for our group – “Sip Happens!”

In any case, all three have liked this Kenyan coffee. A bit bitter as coffee should be and less on the sour notes.

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8 October 2024

Geometry quiz

Found this on the internet. Could not find the answer. If you work it out, let me know. Want to see if I got it right.

There is a square and a rectangle sharing a diagonal as you see in the picture. The shaded portion shared between them is 75% of the square’s area. Question is what percentage of the rectangle’s area is that shaded portion.

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