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Grand Canyon

July 4th, 2010
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It was 8 years ago, when we went on our grand trip of the Grand Canyon. Hike down to the Colorado river from South rim to get on the rafts. Then, 8 days of white water rafting down the river. We traveled more than 150 miles on the river camping on the river bank every night. It was one of the most memorable trips. Waiting for the kids to grow up, so we can do this again with them. Here are some photos to tell the story.

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Same clothes

June 24th, 2010
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Last week, we attended my brother-in-law’s wedding. It was a good time to take out all the nice clothes. Here is us at the reception wearing the same clothes we wore at our wedding reception about 14 and half years ago.

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I don’t think we look much different compared to 14.5 years ago…
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Bike ride and music

May 29th, 2010
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Went for a bike ride early in the morning… 9 miles in 35 minutes. Here is the playlist iPhone shuffle chose for me.

  • Stuck in a moment — U2 (’Vertigo’ tour live)
  • माझे माहेर पंढरी — Pt. Bhimsen Joshi (अभंगवाणी)
  • Bullet the blue sky — U2 (’Vertigo’ tour live)
  • Tu mira — Lole Y Manuel (Kill Bill Vol. 2 soundtrack)
  • Man of the hour — Norah Jones (The Fall)
  • Teach you children — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (So Far)
  • She’s the one — Bruce Springsteen (Born To Run)
  • I dug up a diamond – Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris (All the Roadrunning)

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Protected: Riviera Maya

August 28th, 2009
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My publications

June 4th, 2009
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Yesterday, I received an email indicating acceptance for publication for a manuscript that I had submitted. Here is a list of all my publications. Click below…

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Protected: Missing mommy

May 24th, 2009
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Blood donation

April 8th, 2009
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Donated blood at American Red Cross blood drive at work. Did my good deed of the day AND lost one pound of weight. I just love the instant satisfaction of good karma one gets from blood donation.

The blood-sucking nurse was maha khadoos and the lady at the snack table was super friendly. The whole thing was so bipolar, that it was annoying.

Vital signs looked good:
Pulse: 64
Blood pressure: 120/80
Hemoglobin: 14.2

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Vision checkup

March 12th, 2009
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Got my eyes checked with the eye doctor. It was just a periodic check-up and I passed with flying colors. There are no horrible physical conditions: no glaucoma, no retinal detachment, no swelling of blood vessels and no macular degeneration. In terms of vision, it is 20/20. This doctor’s office had a machine that measured refractive index of the lens inside the eye. So, it doesn’t depend on your ability to read the chart from distance  to figure out if a corrective lens is needed. I have very slight near-sightedness and it will compensate for loss of age-related focusing ability. That means it’ll delay the need for reading glasses by a few years.

I was very happy with this checkup knowing my eyes are in good health. On the other hand, I was a little sad that I won’t be wearing any eye-glasses anytime soon. That dashes my hopes of adding some ‘dignified look’ to my personality.

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25 random things about me

February 10th, 2009
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Don’t remember if I got tagged on Facebook or somewhere else, but here we go…

  1. My left index finger was injured 2 years ago while opening a window and it is hurting again as it got colder.
  2. Here is my preference for seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter and Summer. Unfortunately, there is no monsoon where I live, otherwise, that would top the list.
  3. In the past, I used to spend hours on the phone each day gabbing about who knows what and now-a-days, it is hard to go longer than 3 minutes.
  4. I drink at least 3 cups of coffee each day.
  5. I like solving large (500+ pieces) jigsaw puzzles but, haven’t done any in the last 6-7 years.
  6. I want to watch “DevD”. I never thought that I’d ever say that I “want” to watch a certain hindi movie.
  7. I can walk forever but, can’t run even to save my life.
  8. My weight hasn’t changed significantly (more than +/- 3 pounds) in the last 10 years.
  9. I am very susceptible to catching colds/coughs but, I never get any other sickness. Also, I never get headaches.
  10. My handwriting has gotten worse progressively over the last decade as I write less and type more.
  11. I’d choose “matakichi usal” and “shikran” with poli over any gourmet meal.
  12. I can live on pizza, popcorn and ice cream.
  13. I am in my extremely late 30’s.
  14. I still have a 20/20 vision and don’t need any corrective lenses. Hope to continue this forever.
  15. I am always fascinated by the challenge of solving new problems. Tougher the better.
  16. My wife and kids are madly in love with I am cautiously optimistic about Barack Obama.
  17. I really enjoy a cloudy, rainy day.
  18. I like driving. My longest one day trip: about 1200 miles in 22 hours straight. I drove 90% of that.
  19. I am a pescatarian: I eat everything that grows out of the soil or lives under water.
  20. Most of the times, I can recognize the kind of grape from tasting the wine.
  21. I have known some of my friends for more than 34 years.
  22. I wish I was born in 1630’s or 1950’s.
  23. I have traveled through 40 states in US but, only 7 in India.
  24. After 3 more years, I’d have spent about 50% of my life in USA.
  25. I have 100’s of cassette tapes and CDs that I haven’t touched in 5+ years.

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Lace and fur

January 25th, 2009
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While traditional gifts for 13th wedding anniversary are lace, fur and textiles, what I received and gave is very very different. Right now, V is enjoying some pampering at a spa and I am busy playing with my new toy.

iPhone

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