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in 2007

Rehashing old material

So, there hasn't exactly been an uproar over the fact that I haven't blogged in months, but every once in a way a bored friend inquires about my permanent writing block. So, here's something I derdged up from yesteryears - an article from Susan George written in an era where she was all gung-ho about ...

Clueless at the ballet

The main musical score was the same as that in the Old Spice ad when we were growing up. You know, the cool one with the guy surfboarding, went like this "tan-tan-tan-tan, taan-taan-tada." If you were born in the '70s in India you'll probably know what I'm talking about. That was the extent of our cultural ...

A rose by any other name…

I was under the notion that in Umrica when people introduce themselves, they also tend to lean forward. That's what happened to me every time I had the privilege of saying hi to someone I hadn't met before. I first observed this somewhat strange body language at church, shaking someone's hand in the "meet and ...

Of Berry Smoothies and Green Pants

I'll never touch another berry smoothie as long as I live. In fact, I'm pretty darn sure I won't even drive by a Jamba Juice in the next millennium. The reason for my paranoia? Last Friday, I had the misfortune of downing two humongous jars of this chalky, pasty, smelly potion, innocuously called "berry smoothie." ...

Coffee Credentials

Look out Umrica, Susan Narjala has arrived! And one sure way to verify this: I know exactly how to order at Starbucks. It was only the other day that I heard myself say with quiet confidence, "A tall, non-fat double latte, please." What had seemed to me undecipherable (is that a word?) caffeine-ese only a ...

Uncomplicated

I pride myself on being uncomplicated. For a woman that is. Early on in my marriage I realized that men are rather slow with processing hints, that extended silences may not be decoded as, 'you hurt my feelings and we need to talk', that to man 'everything's fine' means 'everything's fine'. So I've adopted the ...

Back at it!

I've joined the throngs of millions swarming the blogosphere. I'm not just talking about just any blogger, but the tribe of "returning bloggers" - those who have taken such long breaks from writing online that they've had to create new passwords and find alter egos. Yup, l'm one of them - part of the "back ...
MEET SUSAN

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