Tag: post2011
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rocky road day
An interesting day today is the day that the radio was patented. It is also an informal holiday in the Uncle Sam land called rocky road holiday. Of course us being ardent highway on my plate fans we thought it this day was dedicated to Rocky who was on the road, paying for every meal…
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Ouch the grouch
“Hi grouch” Have we all not had a grouchy day, hey but do you know the mission of every grouch is to be as miserable as possible. At least that’s what the grouches of sesame street Muppet gang say. Wonder if Oscar the green coloured grouch who will be celebrating his 44/45 birthday have a…
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speak in full sentences
Other than Memorial Day and national Macaroon day in Uncle Sam’s land today is also speak in full sentences day! “Duh!” “What?” “Why?” “Hmm” Why speak full sentences? Can you imagine the confusion that could be caused by incomplete ones? We had an entire play that said, “People will interrupt” How many times have…
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tirtha
Tirtha in Sanskrit is something that carries us over. It is also used in the spiritual sense. So people who tide us to our betterment become Tirtharoop. Indian culture reveres certain places as centres of energies and are called as tirthastan. Some how we never think of that point in our lives when we ponder…
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The Escalator
May 29th was the day escalators were patented by Charles Seeberger in 1897. Charles Seeberger and Otis Company made it a commercial only in 1902. Charles called it escalator by merging the words scala that meant inclined in Latin and elevator for the elevator had already been patented. It however debuted in an amusement park, as…
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choice theory and decision
yaksha prashne is a profound question put forth by the forest creature to Yuddishtra in the Indian Epic Mahabharata Cooking Green Curry ಪ್ಲಿನ್ಕ್ಯ್ ನನಗೆ Its menu planning time again, the biggest dilemma of the day. It starts what to cook, that which vegetable I cook. Then balances the proteins, carbs, by the time that hurdle are overcome the…
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