Dave Barry...

One of the funniest columnists ever...

No..he did not die..and this is not an epitaph...

Long, long ago(storytime nahi hai ! wake up !!)...the asianage (sunday edition,Bangalore) carried his columns...they posted it a year or two after it was originally posted...in no particular order..made me wonder how organized they were..but then,M J Akbar is their editor,another wonderful columnist-with his Byline(so,all doubts answered sir..:)...
i had read this one and was hooked from then on..
received it as a forward...so...posting a link here...enjoy...

PS : Asian age is owned by the UB group...Vijay Mallya owns United Breweries..I am a konkani and so is he...and I have contributed significantly to UB's revenues (their Kingfisher SBU to be precise) over the last 5 years..with a significant CAGR...And...All this has nothing to do with my giving some cheap publicity to the Asian age ...(Mother-Promise ! aayi shappath ! Nann Avvan AaNe ! Maa kaali !)

PPS : For the perversely inclined,there is always an "interesting" pic on the last page of the newspaper..and they havent been censored as yet...i think...
ok..i know !!

Confused..

Ever since i made it back to chennai and a computer at home(thanks surd) , i have had the opportunity to open my bunch of CDs and listen to music..
when i say "bunch", they number just about 10 or so...but they are loaded with lotsa stuff.... old memories..some photos..assignments that i was part of...some projects that i did while in college...music...mostly classic rock...and...pink floyd dominates....
and as i post this..it's floyd on "Comfortably numb"...i even know the sequence ...next will be "learning to fly" and then..."lost for words"...perfect way to destress..
yaadein...memories...and..it was then that i realised...what i do today mite not seem such a great idea now..and pretty normal...but down the road..some years on...these will be my memories...my present will be my memories in the future...
moral of the story...i dont want to remember myself typing away at a keyboard at age 27 !!
DAMMIT !!

The lyrics of "Lost for words" from Division Bell..to suit my present mood...

I was spending my time in the doldrums
I was caught in the cauldron of hate
I felt persecuted and paralyzed
I thought that everything else would just wait

While you are wasting your time on your enemies
Engulfed in a fever of spite
Beyond your tunnel vision reality fades
Like shadows into the night

To martyr yourself to caution
Is not going to help at all
Because there'll be no safety in numbers
When the Right One walks out of the door

Can you see your days blighted by darkness?
Is it true you beat your fists on the floor?
Stuck in a world of isolation
While ivy grows over the door

So I open my door to my enemies
And I ask could we wipe the slate clean
But they tell me to please go fuck myself
You know you just can't win

PS: thanks yaar motey..that cassette made me think "different"..and has kept me confused ever since...