Category: Thoroughly Mundane

  • Penny day

    A penny saved is a penny earned A penny for your thoughts To put my two cents in, A necessity for penny pitchers Haven’t heard so many pennies saying. Remember the days of 1paise ,2paise and 3paise. Well they are all gone now enough for the reserve bank to think of pulling out the coins. This is…

  • A High School Class that Should be Mandatory

    Classroom What compulsory subject would l like to see at school? How thoughts work – instead of mugging up various battle dates it would give an insight to thoughts that lead to the battle. The actual impact of collectively thinking or thinking trends would be interesting too. Another subject that would be necessary is building…

  • A Case of Buyer's Remorse

    Men Shopping for Clothing Accessories A recent purchase that I regret It very rarely happens since I am not the shopping kind. My usual spurges are on books books and more books, if the book I bought is a boo, then I gift it off on the next birthday that pops up or donate it…

  • the straw hat day

    Neil Steinberg’s book Hatless Jack talks about men having murdered in living memory for the crime of war a hat out season! May 15th herald’s the beginning of the straw hat season. Hence it is honoured as the straw-hat day. Straw hats are worn traditionally to protect the heat from the heat and keep the…

  • weather-be.

    The perfect weather is always there, its us who are not upto appreciating it. Autum Leaves What does a perfect weather mean to me? The perfect weather depends on the mood, though I am not very fond of the scorching heat. Like waking at day break when the Usha (I like this poetic rendering from Usha suktam) spreads…

  • The trivia hoader.

    collecting scalps was not my forte but I did go through the path stamps, coins, greeting cards, and have finally settled for Agatha Christie and Asterix. agatha christie collections.. well i went through various ones. Though scalps were never on collectible list, memories are no doubt there. There were stamps for a while, when uncle Raja gifted…