18 April
2021
18 April
2021
A quick Sunday trip to see the Roys of Dallas
17 April
2021
Rather unintuitive sign, if you ask me…
17 April
2021
From the bartender’s corner – Brazilian Buck
17 April
2021
Starting from deep defense!
17 April
2021
Another great day for motorbike riding…
17 April
2021
Audience count of one!
16 April
2021
Puzzle to get the weekend started
There is a large tray with red, blue and green marbles in it. In fact, there are 20 red marbles, 30 blue marbles and 40 green marbles. In that tray, the marbles are continuously moving around in Brownian (random) motion – often hitting each other.
If two marbles of same color hit each other, they just bounce off and continue. However, if two marbles of different color hit each other, then, both change to the third color and then bounce off and continue. All such hits are always between two marbles only. (no simultaneous three or more marbles hitting each other).
So a red and blue marble hitting each other will make both of them turn green and so on….
Is it ever possible for all the marbles in the tray to become of one color? If so, which color will it be?
16 April
2021
Mahanayak-er gaan
To my parents, there was none – nor would there be ever – a better actor than Uttam Kumar. The one time they came to the US, Sharmila would get them Uttam Kumar movies from an Indian story nearby and they would spend whole day seeing the same movie over and over again.
Got a vinyl record from Kolkata with some of the songs from their favorite Uttam Kumar movies. Cleaned it up today and listened to it.
The first song was particularly melancholic…
“Boshe aachhi patha cheye
Faguner-o gaan geye
Joto bhabi bhuley jaabo
Mono maaney na”
I sit here awaiting you
Songs of spring humming in my mind
Much as I try to keep you off my mind
The heart defiantly refuses to comply.
16 April
2021
From the bartender’s corner – Spicy Mangorita
Found a unique ingredient – Spicy Tamarind Vodka!! Made by Smirnoff. I am sure my friends from India would love it. Made the first cocktail from a suggestion in Smirnoff’s website – Spicy Mangorita!
Used Tajin salt to rim the glass and 5 ounces of mango juice, quarter of lime juice and one and a half ounces of spicy tamarind vodka for the drink. Came out fairly well!!
