The Real Father
There was this television show in the 1970s called “To Tell the Truth”. I remember watching it as a kid. In the show, there were three people all claiming to be a certain person. One of them was the person who they said they were and the other two were impostors. A…
Healthy Eating is Learned Young
It’s very interesting to watch American television with Karan, especially us both having lived outside of the U.S. for so long. I see our culture as a foreigner. So what do I see? I see dramas filled with crimes, medical conditions and dysfunctional families. I see silly comedies where the characters are…
Box of Chocolates
Above: My valentine gift. Each kid got one. Valentine’s Day has come and gone. It was our first Valentine’s Days together in the United States so that made it special but honestly, we didn’t do anything notable. I am asked often: “How is married life?” This is asked this with a pause,…
New Year Biryani
From the beginning of our relationship, whenever I asked Karan what he wanted to eat, he would invariably say “biryani.” It was a joke, of course, because he knew I was unfamiliar with this dish even though I was fairly familiar with Indian food. So this was a common exchanged between us…
Priorities Crossed
Photo above: The church where the Christmas concert was held. In the past two days I have experienced great contrasts. Yesterday ago I heard the horror of what happened to those children, those sweet innocent children in Newtown, Connecticut. I choked back tears as I read the news, imagining it could be…
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