Sharmila, PJ and I had just settled down at a table in Olde Blind Dog. The first place we went to had closed the kitchen but we wanted to munch something with our drinks. So, we landed up in this Irish bar near our old house. The bar area did not have three open chairs – so we took a table.

As we were settling down, I noticed somebody looking at me from a couple of tables over. I looked at him and then looked away. And then looked again. Seemed familiar. Almost like Ron with who I had worked nearly two decades back. But I did not think he lived in this side of town.

I looked at him again. He started smiling. And then it was clear as daylight … it was indeed Ron!!! He is still in the old company – he has been working there for more than three decades!

Met Anand, Vivek and Lakshmi at our neighborhood Curry Me Up! They were there for dinner. I walked up to meet them for a short while. Learnt a lot of interesting things about brain studies from Vivek!

One quick phone call and Kushal and Madhumita jumped on a flight from Dallas to spend the weekend with us. Here we are, bundled under a wall heater at Up On The Roof in downtown Atlanta!

Which is an irony, since we live in the same city and have a lot of common interests!