And so its here, the New Year! I wish you all a wonderful 2006. The New Year marks the beginning of my journey on uncharted–but–always dreamed of waters. Excited, apprehensive and unsure, I have now reset my life, hopefully for a well-booted future! I also turned much older this year. Suddenly the twenties are beginning[…]
I had always wanted to do this. Get my kicks on the Route 66. Route 66 was an U.S highway initiated in 1923 and ran from Chicago to Los Angeles. Before President Eisenhower introduced the glorious interstates, the route 66 was monumental for the westward expansion of the United States. Now, it is just a[…]
“And lo, the beast looked upon the face of beauty. And it stayed its hand from killing. And from that day, it was as one dead” The movie is superb. Peter Jackson, through his fantastic cinematic capabilities has managed to stun me again. I was amazed by how he brought the trilogy of Lord of[…]
I imagine my mother a little pensive. Her son, the younger one cannot make it home this year. For the New Year’s and for his birthday and for her… She will wonder why she agreed to let me go two years ago. She will think all the food she had to cook if her son[…]
My four undergrad years of mechanical engineering at Pune’s premier institute, College of Engineering (Pune) were far from technically intensive. As I spent countless hours cooking in the heat of my dorm room and feeding myself on what Martians dare call food in my cafeteria, I often pondered, on the merits of engineering. Today, in[…]
A recent Friday was spent in the city of Pittsburgh. It’s unusually hilly for this part of the United States. When looking for parking, I found myself entering a tunnel that took me through a mountain on the other side. I can’t recall the last time I visited a new city without getting this lost.[…]
She will be rear wheel drive with on demand front wheel traction when faced with slippery conditions. The engine will be mounted at rear, but unlike a tail happy Porsche, I will ask the Praveen to mount it as close to the driver’s back. The engine will be light and will incorporate peak at 7000[…]
“There is no pain you are recedingA distant ship, smoke on the horizon.You are only coming through in waves.Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re saying.When I was a child I had a feverMy hands felt just like two balloons.Now I’ve got that feeling once againI can’t explain, you would not understandThis is[…]
I am amazed by how different my front end feels after new brakes and new tires. He has spent a good lot on me and I better spice up my act. I am struggling with a constant velocity boot tear but I must hold on and not bicker till he is in a better financial[…]
I have been tagged by Nupur to write a 55 word story. Here is my shot at nothingness. “I don’t love you any more”, Jennifer said calmly. David was stunned. In all these years, he never worried about the six-speed transmission. But now, every time he down-shifted he heard a definitive thud. Could it be[…]