Karthik and I got out in the cold dark roads of Callaway Gardens at 6am for a 5K run. Myself in layers, earmuffs, headgear etc wondering why did I forget to pack in the gloves. He, in shorts and half shirt. No caps either! You want to guess which one of us studied in Wisconsin? 🙂 Btw, we landed up running 6K since we got lost on the way 🙂 🙂
Sharmila sent me a picture of snow starting to accumulate in Atlanta. I was missing the cold and snow so much that I had to sent her a picture of my poor condition as of now (we get this afternoon off during the company event). She is not talking to me now!!
Forget six degrees of separation… Right now we are separated by sixty degrees to be precise 🙂
Finished up couple of days in Texas. Work wise, it was a little frustrating – but I guess this comes with the territory. On the other hand, there were always old friends to network with during downtime. This being where we lived for thirteen years, there were a lot of old connections to try and catch up. Was able to catch up with a couple in Houston and a couple in Dallas. Will write about them during the weekend. It was great for me but I am sure they did not find me that exhilarating what with me being a lot tired after the business meetings…..
I was driving up I-20 towards Lake Oconee for an office meeting this morning when I thought I saw an unique name of a town. But it went by very fast. Decided to turn around, took an exit 5 miles later and came around, drove back for 9 miles, took another exit and turned back again and then drove slowly till I could get the spot.
Sure enough! A town called Social Circle!!! Just when I thought here in Georgia, our innovation in naming places peaked when we named every street in Atlanta, “Peachtree”!!!
On a Delta flight to Boston. At 31,000 feet.
Spirits are lifted even higher by Abida Parvin’s rendition of:
“Tu ne deewana banayaa to mein deewana bana
Ab mujhey hosh ki duniya mein tamasha na bana”
You made me a lover,
thus I am a lover today
Now please don’t make me a laughing stock
In this reality-conscious outside world
“Nigah-e-Naaz se poochhenge kisi din ye zaheen
Tu ne kya kya na banayaa!! Koi kya kya na bana”!!
