It was my sister-in-law’s birthday last Saturday and, her husband being away on business, we decided to take her and her daughter out for dinner. My wife discovered an Internet write up for an Egyptian restaurant that sounded promising. We hadn’t been to a Middle Eastern eatery in a long while and the idea of relaxing [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Kafe Kairo in New Brunswick, N.J
Posted in Daily Life, Food on January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Cunard Ocean Liners– the Queens of the Sea
Posted in Life, Random, Thoughts, Travel on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My fascination with ocean liners began early. When I was a boy, I devoured Captain of the Queens by Captain ( later Commodore) Harry Grattidge and was enthralled. It was the biography of a man who had captained both the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth , which in their time had held the Blue Riband for the [...]
What?!! Men Lie more than Women ?!
Posted in Culture, Daily Life, Observations, Random, Thoughts, Words on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to a recent Australian poll, men lie more than women. Men it seems lie an average of five times a day ; women only three.
I don’t believe it.
Reading some of the details of the poll leads me to postulate that these conclusions are skewed. For instance , the Number 1 occasion that men lied ( [...]
Is the Caribbean Over-rated ?
Posted in Life, Observations, Random, Thoughts, Travel on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chuck Thompson’s book ” Smile when you’re lying” is sub-titled ” Confessions of a rogue travel writer” and it is an apt description . In his book, Thompson tells us what he really feels about some of the places he has been to. The chapters have titles like “Canned Hams, Kendo Beatdowns and the Penis Olympics [...]
Veg or Non- veg ?
Posted in Culture, Daily Life, Food, Observations, Thoughts, Travel on January 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We have just returned from a trip to India. On the flight back to the U.S , lunch was being served and the stewardess asked us ” Veg or Non – Veg ?”
My usual answer would have been ” Non-Veg” but this time , without conscious thought, I answered ” Veg”.
A trip to India ,(or [...]
