20 hours agoMember-onlyDid You Skin Your Knees as a Kid?I did, but do kids nowadays skin their knees, ever? — I was trying on some knee-length dresses before I met a friend last month. I sent the picture to my trainer for a second opinion. My trainer advised me to wear leggings under the dress. She said I hadn’t “prepared my knees” for a short dress. My knees are scarred…Style2 min readStyle2 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyJust Like In The Books, Holidaying In The South of France.Me: “I wish you could send me the… — Outdoors1 min readOutdoors1 min read
Sep 16Member-only“Supermarkets Make You Buy 84% More Stuff”The headline that made me stop shopping at supermarkets — Buy-one-get-one-free! This was the attraction that made me over-purchase any amount of groceries and snacks at supermarkets. It was only when I read the above headline in a local newspaper that I started looking more closely at what happens to the second, “free” container.Food2 min readFood2 min read
Sep 15Member-onlyEvery Single “They” of the Week– my assistant’s speech defect drives me crazy. — My assistant can’t pronounce “T”. Or “D”. If she appoints someone on a Saturday, she says “Satur-they.” Her tongue hits her front teeth instead of arching back to hit her palate for the “day” part of Saturday. Unfortunately, for me – every single day of the week ends in they. If you pronounce the word tomato, you…Disability4 min readDisability4 min read
Sep 9Member-onlyWhy I Prefer Clothes Without PocketsEver fallen asleep with an AirPod in a pocket? Ouch. — Pockets get grimy, they’re pockets of dirt. Turning out a pocket in an outfit grosses me out. It is is like having to touch someone’s day-long gloves. Banknotes get washed accidentally in pockets. It necessitates a trip to the bank where the teller scolds me for laundering my money again. …Comedy2 min readComedy2 min read
Sep 5Member-onlyThe Exhilaration of Not Having To Speak to Your HairdresserHair and Hearing — I had my hair done last week. About half an hour in, I realized that the lady doing my hair was hearing impaired and could neither hear nor speak. Initially, I thought she was just rude, not replying to my speaking to her, asking her about my hair treatment; her…Lifestyle2 min readLifestyle2 min read
Sep 3Member-onlyIt’s Easier to Get An American Visa Than a Reserved Berth on The Indian Railways…However, here anyway are the air conditioned classes on the Indian Railways in case you want to try them. — In an earlier article about squatty potties on the Indian Railways, I talked about the three-tier AC railway coach. I realized that by saying “third AC”, I wasn’t clear about the other kinds of classes on the Indian Railways. As a railwayman’s daughter and India-based Indian citizen for my 47…Lifestyle5 min readLifestyle5 min read
Aug 19Member-onlySo You Think You’re Fit?Try the Indian Railways 3-Tier AC Fitness Challenge. — The parameters of fitness are strength, stamina, agility, flexibility, balance and coordination. All of these get tested on the Indian Railways three-tier coach! How? Strength: one needs it to climb up onto the top berth. Benching a hundred? …Railways2 min readRailways2 min read
Aug 18Member-onlyCoffee and AppleI’ll take an Apple with my coffee, thank you. Make it Pro Max! — I recently read Anthony Lawrence’s story, “The Smart Phones are Dying Song is Silly.” I agree with Tony. I use my phone for — Taking photos of my patients for “before after” pictures like these:Smartphones2 min readSmartphones2 min read
Aug 17Member-onlyWhen Google maps trumps the localDriving directions from a sixteen year-old — Today, I had to pick up my daughter’s classmate from her home so they could all attend a school fest together. I hadn’t seen this girl’s home before and didn’t know it. I’d lived in that area for eight years, but that was before this daughter was born. My daughter’s…Schools2 min readSchools2 min read
