Spring in Michigan is decidedly pointless. While it does warm up from the frigid winter temperature it is still not warm enough to shed winter wear. The Sun is covered constantly by a cloud cover and there is always the threat of lingering snow showers or even worse, freezing rain. The occasional chirping of the[…]
I am hovering between feelings of astonishment, admiration and despair. A young adult, about the same age as me, has an idea for a website. Launches the site and within a few years he find himself and his website priced at $6 billion dollars by Google. Meanwhile, I worked a five years and after going[…]
David was in his garage with his arms on the side, stationary. He appeared like a man who had a plan but wasn’t sure if there ever was a good time to act on it. In a stupor almost, David stood still, staring but not looking at what’s ahead. He almost always retired to his[…]
Home in white As soon as I stepped out of the plane in Detroit, the crystalline coldness of the Michigan winter swept right over my body. And in a startling twist of expected reactions, the bitter winter weather seemed rather comforting. The familiarity of the coldness was strangely welcoming. As if to say, welcome home.[…]
Nashik In about 12 hours I will find myself slowly transforming from a non resident Indian in India to a resident alien in the US. It is a metamorphosis that I always struggle to associate a connotation with. I have now spent 25% of my life living away from home. Yet surprisingly, I am expected[…]
2010 was the year of the Lotus. And in essence, that summarizes all of it. But that robs me of my usual wandering renderings. So perhaps, I will just go on for a bit. Any year that quenches a dream that began since I was sixteen and one that needed me to save for over[…]