As a youngster, I found train stations to be magical places. The screaming engines, swishing smoke chimneys that rose out of the beasts that pulled the beautiful red, blue, green bogies, beats of footsteps as people jogged, ran, walked, limped to…
Every stood in front of an eggplant display in a grocery store with no idea which one to pick? Happens ALL the time. Even with years of experience, you might pick up what you think is a good one,…
Apples. How do most people see apples? A juicy fruit that is a fountain of nutrition, glamorous enough to lead Adam (of Eve fame) astray, quirky enough to become Steve Job’s muse, handy enough to be tucked into the purse…
Junior finally had his much awaited all-nighter birthday party. The party was supposed to start at 4.30pm. By 3pm, majority of the boys were in, sprawled comfortably on and around one large, really large, ottoman, that has a pride of…
As we ring in the ‘Poila Boishakh’, or the ‘Bengali New year’, the most I miss about the day is the morning ritual of touching my parents feet. It used to be customary every year as we were growing up. Touching of feet…
After skipping the fall season, Junior signed up for spring season of soccer. The team he signed up with has a coach with a stellar reputation and cracking sense of humor. Their first game was scheduled last week. The team…