A bone to the dog is not charity
Charity is the bone shared with the dog
When you are just as hungry as the dog
-- Jack Coudon
Charity is the bone shared with the dog
When you are just as hungry as the dog
-- Jack Coudon
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Books For A Rainy Day
Okay, here's another long list of books that I want to read one day. At this rate, I am gonna have to live up to a ripe old age of 100, be in mint condition and probably own a place the size of a football field to house all these books unless someone is willing to lend them to me :-)
The Mythical Man Month
Leadership Is An Art
Games People Play
I Am Okay You Are Okay
In Search Of Excellence
Built To Last
In Praise Of Idleness And Other Essays
Military Misfortunes
Leadership Secrets From The Mahabharata
The Prince
The Mythical Man Month
Leadership Is An Art
Games People Play
I Am Okay You Are Okay
In Search Of Excellence
Built To Last
In Praise Of Idleness And Other Essays
Military Misfortunes
Leadership Secrets From The Mahabharata
The Prince
Monday, March 31, 2014
नवीन वर्षाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!
नक्षीदार काठीवरी रेशमी वस्त्र
त्याच्यावर चांदीचा लोटा
उभारूनी मराठी मनाची गुढी
साजरा करू या हा गुढीपाडवा
नवीन वर्षाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!
Sherlock, Season 2, AXN, Mon-Thurs, 10pm, starts 21st April
I was wondering about having to choose between CSI and Criminal Minds, come 7th April. Now that the 2nd season of Sherlock is starting from 21st April onwards, the choice has become even harder. :-(
Night-Time Is My Time - Mary Higgins Clark
Five of the seven girls who used to sit at a lunch table at Stonecroft Academy are dead over the course of twenty years. Catherine Kane in a car accident, Cindy Lang in a skiing accident, Gloria Martin in a suicide, Debra Parker in a plane crash and Alison Kendall in a drowning accident. Coincidence? Maybe. But they have died in the exact same sequence in which they used to sit. Coincidence? Maybe not. Now the last two of that lot - Laura Wilcox and Dr. Jean Sheridan - are in town for the 20th re-union of their class. So also are four of their classmates who have made it big in the world - Carter Stewart, Mark Fleischman, Gordon Amory and Robby Brent. And then there is Jack Emerson who is in-charge of the re-union.
Each one of them, except for Laura, has painful memories of growing up in the town. But each has his or her own reasons to be there. And so does The Owl. The Owl has set its eyes on Laura as its next victim but doesn't mind killing other women who happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. And The Owl knows about Lily, the daughter that Dr. Sheridan had to give up for adoption 18 years ago.
Detective Sam Deegan is racing against time as Laura disappears, Dr. Sheridan keeps getting faxes implying threat to her daughter and the bodies start piling on at an alarming rate. Which of their classmates is behind this? Will he be able to save the last two girls from the lunch table? Will he finally find out who killed Karen Sommers all those years ago?
If whodunit novels that keep you guessing right till the moment you turn the last page are your forte, then this book is for you. I won't say another word. :-)
P.S. In case you wonder who in the hell is Alison Kimball (page 168), just know that somehow no one noticed the mixup of Alison Kendall and Peggy Kimball. Ouch!
Each one of them, except for Laura, has painful memories of growing up in the town. But each has his or her own reasons to be there. And so does The Owl. The Owl has set its eyes on Laura as its next victim but doesn't mind killing other women who happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. And The Owl knows about Lily, the daughter that Dr. Sheridan had to give up for adoption 18 years ago.
Detective Sam Deegan is racing against time as Laura disappears, Dr. Sheridan keeps getting faxes implying threat to her daughter and the bodies start piling on at an alarming rate. Which of their classmates is behind this? Will he be able to save the last two girls from the lunch table? Will he finally find out who killed Karen Sommers all those years ago?
If whodunit novels that keep you guessing right till the moment you turn the last page are your forte, then this book is for you. I won't say another word. :-)
P.S. In case you wonder who in the hell is Alison Kimball (page 168), just know that somehow no one noticed the mixup of Alison Kendall and Peggy Kimball. Ouch!
BadeMiya, Horniman Circle, Fort
'Disappointing' is the word, the only word, that comes to my mind. I had heard a lot about this place and was very excited when I sat down for lunch. We ordered Chicken Tikka, Mutton Salli Boti and Rotis/Naans. Pretty run-of-the-mill stuff, if you ask me.
The first shock was the Chicken Tikka - 6 pieces for a price of Rs 160 would have been okay if they had been of at least medium size. But these were really bite-sized ones. They were drier than the Rann Of Kutch and not at all tender. The mint chutney that was served as accompaniment can only be described as 'runny'. I thought of the creamy flavorful mint chutney served in Copper Chimney and almost wept.
To be sure, the waiter had said that the gravy of Mutton Salli Boti would be rather thick. But again I was dismayed to note that the quantity was far less as compared to the same dish served at other well-known Indian restaurants. The gravy was delicious, no doubt about it. But again the mutton was undercooked. I had to spit out two mutton pieces and didn't bother with anymore after that. I am surprised that didn't turn me off non-veg food for good.
I should have known better but I decided to give the place some benefit of doubt and ordered Firni - plain, without any flavor. And I am being generous when I say that it was 'okay'.
To sum it all up, the place is no value for money and I won't bother going back over there, ever again!
The first shock was the Chicken Tikka - 6 pieces for a price of Rs 160 would have been okay if they had been of at least medium size. But these were really bite-sized ones. They were drier than the Rann Of Kutch and not at all tender. The mint chutney that was served as accompaniment can only be described as 'runny'. I thought of the creamy flavorful mint chutney served in Copper Chimney and almost wept.
To be sure, the waiter had said that the gravy of Mutton Salli Boti would be rather thick. But again I was dismayed to note that the quantity was far less as compared to the same dish served at other well-known Indian restaurants. The gravy was delicious, no doubt about it. But again the mutton was undercooked. I had to spit out two mutton pieces and didn't bother with anymore after that. I am surprised that didn't turn me off non-veg food for good.
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| Firni |
To sum it all up, the place is no value for money and I won't bother going back over there, ever again!
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Books for a rainy day
The Little Book That Beats The Market - by Joel Greenblatt (Download link)
Even Buffet Isn't Perfect - by Vahan Janjigian, Steve Forbes
The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger - by Jonathan Schell
The Fate Of The Earth - by Jonathan Schell
Even Buffet Isn't Perfect - by Vahan Janjigian, Steve Forbes
The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger - by Jonathan Schell
The Fate Of The Earth - by Jonathan Schell
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