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#Ashes2015 – The Summer of 60

August 19, 2015 December 30, 2022

Back in the day, growing up in India at the tail end of the Great Spin Quartet, I had to endure the ignominy of the Summer of 42. A classic tale of loss, heartache and the end of a dream. The Summer of ’42 was a

Roti Shapes and the Brain

August 17, 2015 February 18, 2023

So the question asked is this “Do round rotis taste better than non-round ones?”. And that is an interesting, very interesting, question. It brings to the fore many concepts that we possibly take for granted, but perhaps should review more often. So let’s take a look at the question and…Continue reading→

The Path

August 13, 2015 September 19, 2025

Punjabi in Paris – The Monastery at Mont St Michel

August 4, 2015 April 25, 2021

Day 9 of The Great Trip dawned bright, sunny and warm and off we went in our Renault 308 to Mont St Michel on the first leg of our Normandy trip. From the Paris suburb of Neuilly-Plaisance to Mont St Michel is a good 4 hour drive. We took the slightly…Continue reading→

#Ashes2015 – Midpoint Analyses

August 2, 2015 December 30, 2022

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Late Kate – Regret

July 29, 2015 March 7, 2024

I normally do not regret anything I’ve done. I did it at the time and based my decision on the situation at the time and the data available at the time. The situation was quite simply this – Kate Middleton was at the end of her first pregnancy and I…Continue reading→

Prosper, Race and Chucking

July 28, 2015 December 30, 2022

Prosper Utseya, the Zimbabwean pie-chucker offspinner, has laid a claim of racial discrimination against Zimbabwe Cricket. This news was reported on Cricinfo. Strangely, it has been ignored completely by every Cricinfo reader. The article has no comments at all, which is strange , given how readers there are quick toContinue reading→

Right Hand Man – Chapter 2

July 24, 2015 March 15, 2023

Fatty walked in to the office to see Goon already there. “Good morning, Chief! You’re up early!”, he said. Goon gave a grunt and waved him over to his desk. “This computer thing is very confusing”. “Oh, it just needs getting used to. Give it a week and you’ll be…Continue reading→

The Return of Fish

July 23, 2015 May 3, 2018

It’s Thursday and time for some more work with mirrors and and smoke, maybe some steam. For steam is healthy they say. You have saunas where your toxins become toxouts and steam irons where the wrinkles in your clothes become more becoming creases. Remember to

My Birthmonth Festival

July 21, 2015 May 3, 2018

August is almost upon us. August brings with it the day the body that owns the authors on this blog was born. Yessirreee, The SloMan, The LastWord, LeggieLefty and the PeevedPunjabi were born in August. In order to celebrate, I am offering you an easy way to wish me well….Continue reading→

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