R-Rated

This past week a very close friend of ours passed away. It was very hard to see her go but her health was deteriorating rapidly and age had finally caught up to her. She lived a full life, traveling to places which otherwise would not be possible without extra effort from our end as well. I have known her since 2004, since my Akron days. Even before Kirti became a full-time part of my life, she was with me guiding me through the initial phase of my career. Found her at a place not far from where me and Kirti called home for about a year. Feel kinda sad that the end had to be this quick considering her heart had stopped while Kirti was with her on her way from work. Initially, we thought that her kidneys had failed and that she needed kidney transplant. But a trip to a doctor made our worst fears come true. Her heart was no longer what we had expected it to be. Strong, reliable and coming through at all times even under deadly pressures. The doctor recommended us to a specialist where i...

I am sick of the NBA free agency with the US media hell bent on covering LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and the likes and their tonnes and tonnes of analysis of where these guys should be and would be and shouldn't be and wouldn't be. Nauseating. I have a high running fever; World Cup fever that is. Once in 4 years, the excitement of the world's biggest tournament is just hyped for all the right reasons. Surely it is bigger than the Summer Olympics. South Africa has planned and executed the tournament quite brilliantly, ala the Chinese during the Beijing Olympics. India has got to learn a lot about planning and organization from these nations. Come October, the Commonwealth Games should be a good measuring stick. Back to the World Cup, even the office was hooked onto the Uruguay-Ghana game. Considering there is a colleague from Ghana in our team, that heightened the importance of the knock-out game even more. So much that my boss asked me to update her in case there was any resu...