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in April 2007
Clueless at the ballet
The main musical score was the same as that in the Old Spice ad when we were growing up. You know, the cool one with the guy surfboarding, went like this "tan-tan-tan-tan, taan-taan-tada." If you were born in the '70s in India you'll probably know what I'm talking about.
That was the extent of our cultural ...
A rose by any other name…
I was under the notion that in Umrica when people introduce themselves, they also tend to lean forward. That's what happened to me every time I had the privilege of saying hi to someone I hadn't met before. I first observed this somewhat strange body language at church, shaking someone's hand in the "meet and ...
Of Berry Smoothies and Green Pants
I'll never touch another berry smoothie as long as I live. In fact, I'm pretty darn sure I won't even drive by a Jamba Juice in the next millennium. The reason for my paranoia? Last Friday, I had the misfortune of downing two humongous jars of this chalky, pasty, smelly potion, innocuously called "berry smoothie." ...