The packing is done, the suitcases closed, the hand luggage ready with a change of clothes.  The house is clean, dishes washed, beds made, bathrooms tidy. The passports and tickets are safely ensconced.  Take a deep breath, pet the dog, load up the SUV  Airport here we come.  Reach the airport, say our goodbyes to … Continue reading Let’s go →

I met a cow in India. Her name was Narwal  She came in with four other heifers, but she made the world know that she was different. She was special. One day the girl who cleaned her stall came to the farmer and said, “I can’t clean the stall anymore. Narwal pushes me out. “ … Continue reading Narwal →

Time just happens. Good times. Bad times. We mark our time with events- milestones we call them- birth, first walk, kindergarten, high school, college, wedding, childbirth, job, kid’s events, anniversary, celebrations, retirement, death. How can we be so perfunctory, so cavalier, so uncaring. Read the obituaries (or don’t, not much wisdom there) The hollow affirmations … Continue reading Time Just Happens →

V is for Vagina Monologues, and vagina. The vagina, creator of life and necessary for the continuation of mankind. V is for victory of the vagina. A shout out to feminism, women’s liberation efforts, equal rights amendments, me too, the struggle to end glass ceilings and cement ceilings. Accolades for efforts to free women from … Continue reading V is for Vagina Monologues →

I woke to the sound of my husband’s alarm-the sound of waves on the shore with faint seagull sounds in the background. I thought of the memories of waves in my life. I spent most of my life in landlocked areas-the Midwest, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio, and in the northern part of India-Lucknow. The interaction … Continue reading Waves →

When did politics become religion? Democratic politics or the politics of democracies Was supposed to be the civil and the civilized political way Eight years of a black presidency aroused a fierce latent racism Regular hardworking folks were labelled deplorables They sadly realized their lives were not better than those of ‘others’ A blame game … Continue reading When did politics become religion? →

Can we ever recapture the magic ? The magic of childhood memories. The anticipation, the excitement, the joy? Before Christmas, decorating the tree, hanging up stockings, going carol singing, listening for Santa’s sleigh, the thrill that milk and cookies are eaten, opening presents and sneaking in the baby Jesus somewhere.  Another Diwali comes up. The … Continue reading Recapture the magic →

I found the compass I used to have in my geometry box A sharp metal stick, a pencil attached Drawing circles, the circles of my life The Venn diagram looks like a kaleidoscope I bought a set of colored markers To fill in coloring books for adults-Mandalas and Star Wars Will I color in the … Continue reading Geometry in life →

The more I feel imperfect the more I feel alive… Not true, I know I am imperfect. I feel alive. No causality there. I celebrated my sixtieth (shit-SIXTIETH) fricking big word and I do not feel any different than when I was 20, 30, 40, or 50. The mirror begs to differ. I can see … Continue reading The more I feel imperfect →

We are people Good people and bad people Righteous people and sinful people Environmental people and capitalistic people Moral people and immoral people Musical people and tone- deaf people Hopeful people and anxious people Trekking people and sedentary people Connected people and isolated people Ferocious people and meek people Magnanimous people and stingy people Intense … Continue reading We are People →