As you waken to the world By the light of the morning sun Cool winds waft through the air Delightful scenes unfold before you Everything seems calm For it is not yet started.Continue reading→
Everything!
In Chronological Order
The Rain in Spain
A short piece of fiction, after a long period. It’s dialogue driven. SPOILER ALERT: There is no rain in the story!Continue reading→
The Upma Recipe
Here is a recipe from author Pradeep Swaminathan,, for upma, a traditional South Indian dish made with semolina, offers several health benefits, including aiding in digestion, supporting weight management, and providing sustained energy. It’s a good source of protein, fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals, contributing to overall well-being.Continue reading→
How To: Waste Time
Hello and welcome! We are gathered here today at this purply blog to learn How To Waste Time. Now, if you are a regular visitor, or reader, of this website, and especially, its blog, we must first, not only commend your patience, your perseverance and your dogged insistence on wasting your time, but also applaud your yearning for learning. If you are a first timer here, well, we shall see what can be done for you. In either case, I am sure there’s more to learn in this world, and learning never ends, so there will be more for everyone here, as we get started on How To Waste Time. As an added bonus, free of charge, for an unlimited time, while stocks last, or this website stays up, I shall also teach you “Why You Should Waste Time.” How’s that for a bonus, eh?Continue reading→
Past, Present and Future
It is a fact of life, that we are driven by our Past, which colours our Present and drives our Future. Whether we like it or…Continue reading→
Achar Rice
Well, here we are. It’s early 2025 and we have left over rice in the fridge. So what do we do? We make achar rice, of…Continue reading→
A Date For You
A Date – for you Not the edible kind. A real date, an actual date. You want to bookmark this date. It’s an important date. But first,…Continue reading→
My Family, Leopards, and my Litchi Tree
This is a book, at once full of colour and full of life. Colour that hits you in the face, not just in terms of…Continue reading→
Now I’m 64
Now – I’m 64 This is the end of my 64th BirthMonth. Consequently, I’d like to share some elements of my life and myself. First things…Continue reading→
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