June and Jesus

Is “Josephine” your middle name? – this  is a common question I get asked over the course of a near half-a-century life I have lived on the planet. Middle names are usually paternal or maternal names from previous generations to be able to keep track of the child’s family tree.   “No, not really” comes the…

Disclaimer:  My dad was not a millionaire.  He was not famous.  He was not a philanthropist.  He was not perfect. Neither were his kids.  He is just simply ‘My dad’!  I am writing this on Father’s day of 2021.  My dad would have turned 85 yesterday if he had not passed away last year.  I…

It all started in 9th grade, I think.  These secret, conspiring conversations amongst all these young Convent School girls clad in green pleated skirts, ‘ujala’ white shirts and bright green ribbons.  Who is Ms. Regina’s favorite?  What about Ms. Cecily?  Who do you think is Math Miss’s favorite? Of course, each of us wanted to…

I had a brand new car sitting in the driveway but I couldn’t drive it.  It was 10 days since I had taken my car for a drive. My license had expired and it was time to get a new one.  If you know me, I love to go out for a drive almost every day…

 2020 has been a remarkable year to have lived or still live on the planet! Flying at 30,000 feet in mid air I began to ponder how different 2020 turned out to be amongst all the years I have lived on the planet.     It started off  great as I was in India for the…

Everything about my false ceiling was false!  This was the final finishing touch to my brand new apartment which I personally designed to add my unique finesse and creativity.  The wooden mantle shelf’s unique shade of brown, the wall design to match it with a slick stickering, the colored glass door to filter in the…

It was pitch dark and I was trying to follow my teenage son on some very narrow streets of Chennai, India after his late night tuition classes.  There was no choice other than to be on the narrow path, as there was a construction block in the usual route.  He was on his bicycle pedaling…

Can you make a BABY?   I’m not kidding, I mean a real baby.  Even if you don’t have kid you pretty much know how one is made.  Stop! No! I don’t want you to think what you are thinking.  Let’s start from where the sperm meets the ovum. (Sorry to have censored your imagination!).  From…

                            INTRODUCTION                                      I just took a deep breath –  inhaled….and then exhaled…..Seems like a silly mundane thing to be the first line of my…