Category: Thoroughly Mundane
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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the zipper day
Ha! If you thought a zipper was a person who zips by well you are not really wrong. The dictionary also has that definition. But zipper in its true form is—is a device used to fasten clothing or valises It consists of two tracks together or spiral metal or plastic coils each bordering one of…
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weekdays-holidays-birthdays
it’s not the birthday per say but the people who celebrate it that make it special. Birthday Cake – Candles When my daughter was about 2yrs she always insisted that the days in the week Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday and Birthday. Our neighbors 3yr old would tell my daughter that she would hide her birthday so that…
