28 October 2020

Habemus Pappadam!

You might remember a few months back, The Roam-ers and I had an Indian lunch together. Given the wonderful support and service the Roam staff give us (it almost sounds strange to call them Roam staff… after these many years, we are more friends than customers), Sharmila and I thought we should treat them to another Indian lunch. It is like Thanksgiving came early. From the “Indian” side 🙂

Seriously though, nothing gets me started on an office day better than a friendly banter with Zach, Katie or Micalah first thing as I get thru that glass door upstairs every single morning. Nothing keeps the day going as well as the two cappuccinos they make everyday either!

Katie’s favorite is still the “Pappadam” and apologies to the terrible papal reference in the post title 🙂 Could not help with the name being Roam… Italy…

In any case, Sunjay and I had a great time sitting down and sharing lunch with Zach, Katie, Micalah, Erin and Juan. (Coincidentally, we had the good luck of somebody from corporate Roam that day join us too, but I never caught her name!).

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25 October 2020

Catching up with old friends

Joined some old friends to celebrate the spirit of Durga Puja. And when I say, “spirit”, I mean it. I completely eschewed the heavy lunch and simply stayed on a liquid diet of two glasses of wine.

Met Joyita, Murali, Rupak and Jasmine after a long time. Dang you, COVID-19!! The best part undoubtedly was spending half an hour with Riya discussing her current drive to help the cause of Leukemia and Lymphoma Society!

25 October 2020

First time in Fowler Skate Park

Ventured out for the first time in Fowler Skate Park. Molly and Bill went back to the trail for more miles and I took advantage of the fact that no kids had shown up yet at the skate park. Compared to my driveway, the surface was far smoother – so, needed some adjustment. Eventually, the kids started showing up and I high tailed it before they could have too much fun at my expense…

25 October 2020

Back on the running trail after 3 weeks of rest

The last time I ran was exactly three weeks back. Turned out that run was also with these two – Molly and Bill. You may remember, I busted my calf.

After a painful recovery period – about a couple of days back, I realized that the pain had subsided. Gave it a shot for a couple of miles with the dup this morning. Towards the end, the calf started straining again. I stopped at that point. Bill continued for another few miles and I think Molly is geared up for a 15 mile run today.

The good news is that my calf muscle is letting me run again. I might have to take it easy for a few more weeks though.

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