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(obligatory photo security photo (1/251) My apologies! The cleaning party scheduled at our house tomorrow has been postponed indefinitely. My father-in-law has taken a slight turn for the worse. Not terribly worse, but worse enough for my wife to delay her return home for a bit longer. Also, while in Jaipur, she’s had an opportunity… Continue Reading →
from: Sixteen Hours in Qatar. A collection of short stories Dear readers: this is the second installment of the first chapter of “The Salvations of Abda.” I must have neglected to save a more embellished version of it, therefore, it is what it is. The text itself is still accurate. I will be taking a break from… Continue Reading →
(from: Sixteen Hours in Qatar. A collection of short stories) (492 words, 3 minutes read time) My wife, Nalini, meant it as a joke- "Why not register Adba as an ESA animal, now, before we go to India?" Abba, which means 'calamity' in Sanskrit, is our rescued animal. We recently saved her from the Santa Fe Animal... Continue Reading →
>~~~~~ 2025 ~~~~~< (251 words, 1 minute read time.) A woman, her presence secured by a pair of black Escalades and a small detail of Secret Service agents idling beyond and just outside of the Washington DC Hindu Temple which the woman had just entered. It was Second Lady Usha Vance. She greeted us with… Continue Reading →