Mornings are coffee time, and a time, which I spend most conscientiously brewing the concoction to perfection! Quite a few of my friends, knowing my love for the brew, send me packets of the pod from all over t
Wednesday, 29th October, 2025
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Bob’s Banter
Once while conducting a workshop on ‘Purpose and the Job’ a participant stopped my talk and asked me, "I am a senior manager of a materials department and joined this organization twenty five years ago as a
Was sitting in my garden this morning, when I was struck by the sheer beauty all around, the joy the different shades of green gave out, and looking more closely realized how the leaves of the different plants
“Forward, the Light Brigade!Charge for the guns!” he said.Into the valley of DeathRode the six hundred.“Forward, the Light Brigade!”Was there a man dismayed?Not though the soldier knewSomeone had blunde
And during the next elections as different parties promise freebies to the poor, and the same poor people with stars in their eyes jump to claim them, remember it’s your tax money that is being paid in exchan
Robert Clements“I’ll have another drink,” he told the waiter.“It’s your fourth,” I said.“So you’re good at counting,” he acknowledged.“Don’t you think you’ve had enough?”“I know when
I pressed the horn, stomped on the accelerator, cursed the driver in the next car and nearly shouted at the traffic policeman. “What’s the matter dad?” she asked.“I hate being late,” I grumbled.“D
Here’s a small story of two brothers who lived side by side in their own farms for many years, until one day, a foolish argument caused a rift between them. This was the first serious disagreement the brother
They came in fancy funeral attire!Friends and relatives in their Sunday best, carefully preserved for occasions like this; a funeral of a young relative!I’d come early, and expected nobody! Because no one had
King Charles! It seems a bit strange to call Charles the king of England, after getting used to addressing Britain’s constitutional monarch as ‘Her Majesty the Queen’, so King it is, and a constitutional
Robert Clements“It’s still a New Year!” sang out the sun as it rose over a sleeping world, “It’s only twelve days old!”And from every tree a collective caw, a chirp and a cheep of joy rose in cresce
Three sparkling white buildings!A guest house with grounds!All housing one hundred and four orphans!And yet I remember when all of this wasn’t ever there, not on the ground nor also in the mind of the founder
A friend sent me these gems of wisdom penned by a grandpa, and since I’ve become one again two days ago, I thought I’d share them with you all, so have a laugh: Whether a man winds up with a nest egg, or a
Though I have visited and holidayed with family in quite a few of the hill stations, the visit I remember so well was the Rohtang Pass in Kulu Manali. The sudden appearance of the mighty Himalayas, peak after p
On New Year's Eve, most cities in our country have the highest number of policemen on duty. Because this is one night they are supposed to really work, and that’s not about ‘solving’ a crime, but about
It was a strange ride back home one Sunday. The daughters were furious and so was their father; me. Something had happened that we all felt was unfair. “I’ve been insulted,” said my eldest.“It’s
It could have either been a careless mason, or that the area under the tile was crumbling and had to be broken. And so, broken it was. Not just the area beneath the tile, but the tile also. The mason did his jo
“Can you imagine,” said the elected representative, poking a fat finger into my ribs, “the people want a new bus terminus.”“Yes,” I said, “I’ve heard about that.”“What do we need a bus termi
Today, they’re five years old! And I reproduce what I wrote of them when they surfaced on earth:There’s two young men, twins, who’ve come into my life, and as I hold either one or the other of my daughter
Now, I’m not one to panic over small sounds coming out of nowhere, but these here voices were coming from boots and even a pair of shoes in my room, “Bob, write about us today please!”You don’t disobey
