Fidgety Foots

Every day, two minutes

TejuSunil — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:37:50 +0000

120 seconds a day = one post.

Whether I have anything to say or not.

An exercise in consistency.

TOI should get new writers

TejuSunil — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:46:35 +0000

Since when does being a “new-age” Indian woman mean dumping the groom at the altar because she suddenly realized she didnt like him? Sounds more like a flake. Me thinks that the “new-age” Indian woman would be at the altar only after she picks someone of her choosing. And yes, the writer does not know what the heck “ranting and raving” means……completely out of context in this story.

Revolutionary Road

TejuSunil — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:00:46 +0000

Great movie, great acting. So many movies have that.

This one could be the story of our marriage in a parallel plane.

April was me, amplified. Her aspirations mine, her thoughts mine, her coping mechanisms mine. Frank wasn’t quite Sunil, but his reactions could well be.

I can see how screwed up April is, how extremely wrong, but I can’t help but understand her.

Only when pigs fly!!

TejuSunil — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:11:29 +0000

This headline is a keeper, “Pig on runway grounds flight“.

Cure found for cancer, AIDS, etc, etc.

TejuSunil — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:08:33 +0000

Actually, I exaggerate. The only cure that has been found is for homosexuality and the cure is called yoga. I guess I can then postulate that if you can “cure” homosexuality, then curing any of the aformentioned ailments should be a piece of cake. Of course the flaw in my theory is that if this were true, then yoga should also be able to treat ignorance and bigotry. Since it has obviously not worked with Baba Ramdev and the morons regaling us with their comments below the main story, all bets are off.

Public perception of homosexuality in India

TejuSunil — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:38:23 +0000

Kudos to Times of India for publishing this blog supporting gay rights in India. But one look at the comments posted below tells the story of how homosexuality is perceived in India.

Why I live in the Bay area, California?

TejuSunil — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:56:42 +0000

Because I doubt if “physics” and “skateboard attack” could be written in the same sentence anywhere else.

Periodic

TejuSunil — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:47:21 +0000

http://www.xkcd.com/594/

Green tip of the day - wash your swiffer

TejuSunil — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:18:24 +0000

Don't throw them away!

This is uber-super-duper-cool. We accidentally had a dirty swiffer cloth go into our washer. It came out intact, clean and dry and staticky! It’s reusable! We use one a week…so we’ll see how long this will last.

Stick that one in the craw of perceived obsolescence.

Sunil’s update: We have now been using the same Swiffer sheet for 3 weeks now (washing after every use) with no problems!!

Of human need

TejuSunil — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:56:26 +0000

The past month my colleagues (and to a smaller extent, I) have slogged our asses off for a product that a company that happens to pay us is building. I watched and wondered - why would someone invest so heavily in something that is at best a tenuous link?

The obvious answer is ambition, and that is certainly true for some of the people involved. But for the rest…it’s just the need to be passionate about something.

Sublimating oneself comes naturally to humans. It doesn’t matter what the object of adoration is, the act itself is transcendental and purifying. Some people adore god or children or parents or humanity in general, others adore a project at work.

We’re all looking for a way to rise above ourselves.