7.9 The Lost World
byI have read and enjoyed most of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mystery stories. This is the first time I am reading one…
7.9 The Power of a Chocolate-Chip Cookie
byA very interesting article in the New York Times attempts to explain how and why we end up overeating. Dr. Kessler is the head…
Virginia Woolf’s Superb Way with Words
byWhat beautifully-worded sentences and with so much meaning. They don’t make them like her anymore… Without self–confidence we are as babes in the cradle….
7.7 The Good Guy
byAlways on the prowl for a good suspense thriller writer ala John Sandford or Michael Connelly, I stumbled onto Dean Koontz, and took a…
Happy Birthday, Salman Rushdie
bySalman Rushdie’s birthday is apparently a sign for Islamic fundamentalists to once again bring up death threats. These death threats first happened 20 years…
Season of Movies
byFinally, after the looong standoff between the Bollywood producers and the multiplex owners, we will all get a chance to see some of the…
Can’t get This Song out of my Head
byThe snubnose keeps singing this popular kiddie song all day. The lyrics are damn cute. It goes: I love you, you love me, We…
Chennai Trip Summary
byHad a whirlwind of a time in Chennai. I was only gone for 4 days, but in that time we really managed to squeeze…
A Simple way to Lose Weight?
byWas recently loafing at Odyssey book store, when I happened to come across this diet book displayed very prominently amongst the Bestsellers section. I…
7.6 The Reader Review: A Powerful Post-War Novel
byThis is the book on which the Oscar award-winning movie starring Kate Winslet was made. This is also an Oprah book club nominated book,…