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The Given Day

The New York Times calls this book Wrenchingly masterful…a majestic fiery epic. I would not quite agree all the way. This book is an ambitious piece of work that tries to capture a slice of Americana, but there were some flaws that make it fall a little short. This novel is set at the end…

The Power of a Chocolate-Chip Cookie

A very interesting article in the New York Times attempts to explain how and why we end up overeating. Dr. Kessler is the head of the Food and Drug Administration, and here is what he has to say: In an experiment of one, Dr. Kessler tested his willpower by buying two gooey chocolate chip cookies…

Mommas rule in India!

What do you think of this random article in the New York Times (no less) about the influence of Indian mothers on their sons ? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/business/global/04indiamom.html?_r=2&ref=business I don’t quite know what to think. On one side, it seems nice that Indian mothers supposedly have so much power. But, it also implies that Indian men are…

Interesting Article about Food and Money

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/your-money/07money.html?_r=2&em The following para from the article really seems to make a lot of sense to me : Various studies (and common sense) suggest that eating well pays off in a number of ways. If you eat right, you’ll have more energy. That makes you more likely to succeed at work and earn more money.…

Networking site for getting househeld help

It has been very difficult getting household help for the past few months. Although, I have a resident cook, she is only working with us temporarily until she sets up her own business.So, I have been looking around for servants and happened to stumble across this site:http://www.babajob.com/This is a really cool site that you can…