Robert ClementsThe car ahead moved forward, I followed and there was a screech of brakes as a vehicle from the right narrowly missed hitting me. I looked at the signal, it was still red. I had followed the car
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Bob’s Banter
Robert ClementsMost of us go through life, thinking we are Gods gift to mankind or is it woman kind? We strut around, swagger and feel we are indispensable to home or company. What would my family ever do witho
This happened years ago when my dog Jeff was alive: A moth, one of those huge ones with big eyes, flew from somewhere and sat on my wifes side of our bed, a little away from me.She screamed out of fear and with
And as the Hamas terrorize Israel and Israel retaliates with unparalleled fury, one knows that those laughing their way to the bank are the weapon manufacturers. To keep a war going, a country has to spend heav
Holly Madison, the former girlfriend of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, insured an attractive part of her body for 1 million dollars. She said that she insured her famous assets with Lloyd's of London to protect t
"Oh Bob!" she said as she held my arm, "where've you been?""Bbbut, bbbut," I stammered, "I just missed coming here once!""I missed you," she said and just as I was getting ready to fall into her arms I saw her
A friend of mine called me desperately, Youve got to help me, Bob! he pleaded, My wife has started becoming very cold to me. I suspect she is having an affair with her boss. Hes a very moneyed man, and I am sur
Facing the unfamiliar is not something we love, especially being children of routine, but it could turn out fun, as mine did, a few years ago, when there was no lunch laid out for me that day:Its a habit of min
Even a small gesture impacts us, doesn't it?African-American poet Countee Cullen spent the summer when he was eight in Baltimore, Maryland. Shortly after he arrived he noticed a little white boy staring at him.
Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world, but change ourselves, …… Mahatma Gandhi.And as the nation went on a cleaning spree yesterday, with most everyone taking a broom and sweeping beache
Theres not a day going by when we are not bombarded with jokes through Facebook, WhatsApp or other social media outlets. Billions of such gags, funny yarns and wise cracks travel cyber space tirelessly round th
Spent some time this morning listening to a podcast, Shut Up!Now thats not a nice way to start a day, but quite often thats what we need to do, to have a successful day and lead a good life, simply, Shut Up!Do
Read the headlines this morning; that one of those who had masterminded the 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai, and who is now in a prison in the US, has had a charge sheet filed against him by the Indian governm
A couple of years ago, I was asked to conduct a wedding. Now Im no priest, but since the couple had already had a registered wedding, I was asked to give a blessing. So I did. I stood in front as the couple wal
The wise man who could easily have been a preacher said to me, The best part of your day is when you are bored!Im never bored, I told him happily, Ive my phone, filled with stuff to keep me away from even a min
Twas friendly banter taking place twixt the new Parliament building and the old one, as they stood opposite each other, one empty and about to be converted into a museum and the other spilling with elected memb
Very often I pass church, temple or mosque and see crowds outside. Initially I used to think that God must be so pleased to have so many worshipping him, till I realized very few came to worship, most came to b
After most cases of rape, assaults, kidnapping, or any crime, what one hears so often is the police station refusing to register a complaint because it is not in their area!Police! Police! Quick, run after the
At present in the city of Mumbai, a long flyover or viaduct nearly four and a half kilometers in length runs along the length of Mohammed Ali Road. The drive is smooth and swift, but many years ago before the f
That night a watchman was asleep!I remember that night many years ago! I woke him up harshly; he stumbled to his feet, a seventy year old, who should have been resting at home with his feet up, but now still wo
