I'm going on vacation in a few weeks and so far it looks like my husband and I, along with our two daughters, will be stuffing our clothes into one small suitcase. We recently threw away a large bag that fell apart after many years of trips. I'm resisting going luggage shopping because it's hard to ...

"You'll use everything you know." --Carson to Conan to Colbert to Fallon | Photo: Maggiejumps The Apiary was fortunate enough to jump on the Jimmy Fallon conference call this afternoon. We got one question and a follow-up, so we thought to ask a little about A.D. Miles, one of our favorite local com...

My previous post outlined some of the harsh realities of the Death Penalty. That was more than 2 weeks back. So, let’s plunge neck-deep into this post right away. There’s nothing like starting a post with a bitter, divisive issue. Does Death Penalty deter Murder? The idea of gauging a pu...

Where, is  this ‘Love’ business on the ladder of Evolution? -  The Biology As  most physiological processes are driven, emotions begin in the command center of our physiologies : The Brain. Or at least, that portion of which biologists call the ‘Limbic System’ and the ‘Neocortex’. I s...

Hey Denver!  How you be doing? I wanted to jump in here and announce that AMC Theatres has given me a great chance to do some blogging, vlogging, intervewiing, twittering and all kinds of fun stuff for the upcoming “Best Picture Showcase” going on on the 21st of Feb all day at Westminst...

In the last 2 posts - Part 1 & Part 2, I strongly advocated the case for retaining the death penalty, provided certain criteria were met. What are the harsh realities of capital punishment? Its not my intention to sweep inconvenient truths under the carpet, especially when they are explosive in ...

Last night hubby and I were talking about a friend of his, who’s soon to be wife, is having a hard time out here (in Colorado) and wants to move back to the state they came from. AH! She’s having a hard time because she does not know what she wants to do for work (who does) and does not ...

In September 2008, I wrote Part -1 on my series on the Death Penalty. Events transpired – death of someone I cared about, Srilankan war, our trip to Singapore & Raju Garu (Sigh!). For an extremely focused person, I get extremely distracted. Since the series on Srilanka is more or less at its m...

Yesterday was my first day back in Mumbai after the terror attacks on 26/11. The result of the attack was my December visit was postponed by corporate policies. Even though at the time I thought the best show of support was to just get on with it. So yesterday I had a hankering to go down and see th...

There used to be a time, long long time ago, where, to me, travelling all over the world, whether on business or on vacation, was just pure pleasure! One of those small, little treasures one could dedicate  him/her-self to for the remaining of one’s life. Yes, indeed, travelling has always be...