Signs of spring have been around for quite some time. But, it took 2 days of almost 80F heat to coax these redbud buds to finally bloom. We planted this tree last year after Ashwini’s birth. It is good to see that it survived the winter successfully and growing as well as Ashwini is. The redbud flowers are so pink and delicious, but, unfortunately, they don’t have any fragrance.
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I hope all of you NPR fans listened to “Morning Edition” this morning. Today was Bob Edwards’ last day on the show. Here is a nice article in the Washington Post about him moving on with life after “Morning Edition”. I sure will miss Bob, who has been a part of my mornings for a long time. Hopefully, this doesn’t drive me to listening to Howard Stern every morning. 
In automotive world, today marks the end of an icon. Last Oldsmobile ever will be rolled off the assembly line today.
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Saw this pot of gold in the backyard this morning. It disappeared by the time I got out to pick it up.
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A quick and short analysis by Paul Krugman of The New York Times.
the administration handed out contracts without
competitive bidding or even minimal oversight. It also
systematically blocked proposals to have Congressional
auditors oversee spending, or to impose severe penalties
for fraud.
I thought that this was a major problem with so-called corrupt countries like India, Japan and Italy. Apparantly, US is heading the same way.
Here is the full text of the interesting article…
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Update:Started reading it yesterday. It is hillarious. A must read for everyone.
Heard on NPR:
Lynne Truss, writer, journalist and advocate of proper punctuation, has come to rescue us from the misplaced comma. In her book, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, Truss shows how an improper punctuation mark can make all the difference. Unearthing examples of bizarre and careless errors through the ages, this narrative history also shares witty teasers and ambiguous phrases, all entirely dependent on the punctuation.
I couldn’t catch her whole interview, but, this example about missing apostrophes was quite funny. She mentioned that people are losing proper writing skills due to overusage of emails. Here is what happens if you drop an apostrophe:
Those old things over there are my husband(’)s.
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She wasn’t doing it well just a week ago. Now, she seems like a pro. Click here to view a small video clip (about 1MB).
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Those who wanted to support my walk, but, haven’t made a donation yet, please do so soon. Wednesday, April 21st is the last day for submitting the form. Many thanks to those who already made a donation!!!!
I am walking in the “March of Dimes” walk on April 25th to raise money for research on saving premature babies. My daughter and I both were born prematurely. Thankfully, both of us are doing well but, many premature babies are not that fortunate. Please make a donation at the following website if you wish to support.
http://www.walkamerica.org/paragvs
If you want to participate in a walk in your area, the walkamerica website has all the location information.
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