Socks Not the cat…. You know this, already. No cats allowed at SloWord. This one is dedicated to actual socks, the things you wear on your feet. Like this one. Contrary to what you may be thinking, I am perfectly sane. Socks are mysterious creatures. They are prone to a…Continue reading→
Everything!
In Chronological Order
An Anthology of Personal Poetry
Since I hear no clamor from publishers wanting to publish anything written by me, I have decided to publish my “poetry” here. I suspect it will make them look quite silly. That is, if this blog is on their reading list. Most of these lines appeared as throwaways on assorted…Continue reading→
Zero to Six in Five and a Bit Minutes.
You already know that I was born. “Well, duh!”, you say, “how else would you be writing this rubbish?” Yes, your head is screwed on right and all those wires and things are mostly connected right. However, the mere fact that you’re still continuing to read this means that all…Continue reading→
Tarun and Kavita
When Tarun announced he was getting married, we were living in Lake Gardens, in the flat made famous by The Cantankerous Cat. This was the ground floor apartment where we dealt with Nosy Neighbours, Peeping Toms and performed Midnight Cooking Rituals to the consternation of our neighbours. Yes, that one….Continue reading→
My ( final) Thoughts on Elections 2016
Thank the American God it’s over. What we have now is One Nation Under God. It says so, right there, see? United States. United. Capital U. How can it be anything but united? Small u. Four years ago, I wrote an article about the US Elections. I said racism had…Continue reading→
A Post About ME
I started off by writing a major told-you-so post about #Trump and #Elections2016. Wanna read what I wrote? Head over to the bottom of this post. I’ll put it there in italics. Not that it matters. We can only look ahead now. No use, as no one in my family…Continue reading→
How to Watch Paint Dry ( and why you should )
Here we shall explore How To Watch Paint Dry and also Why It’s a Good Thing. Yes, it is. It is a good thing and in this article I shall explore in depth the concept behind the corner that you and I just painted ourselves into. What do I mean…Continue reading→
Gas Toast – Part 2
Please read Gas Toast – Part 1 first. This is the easy part of the recipe. I kid you not. Completely true. We’re getting into the really hard part of the recipe. Equipment: Gas – If you don’t have a gas line and a stove that uses the gas coming from…Continue reading→
Gas Toast – Part 1.
Gas Toast – The Preamble It has been a while since I wrote a recipe. Now, I know, I know, you still haven’t got over the fact that it took you 890 words to get to the actual chicken kebab recipe and it is 2 hours of your life you…Continue reading→
The Second Annual Birthmonth Festival
As you may remember, most of you very carefully and diligently ignored the First Annual Birthmonth Festival. Now here is your chance to do so again. Yes, there is a difference. The last time around your indifference lasted a whole month. This time around, given that the world’s collective attention span…Continue reading→
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