I wasn’t sure where I was. It was almost as if I woke up from a dream. I remember leaving the house for a walk, and then it was blank. The disorientation was mildly alarming. I was standing on one among numerous bridges of the city, looking out onto…
“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.” - Roy Batty [https:…
Dear L, A brilliant man once told me about Umeshisms, named after Dr. Umesh Vazirani. Dr. Vazirani [https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~vazirani/] is a professor of computer science at UC Berkeley. He used to pack entire philosophy of life in little nuggets. Among those, one of my favourite one…
I wonder if it’s too late wish for someone to hold hands with, walking barefoot on the grass, gazing at the snowy Alps in the distance.…
I had cut myself while shaving. Straight razors are known for nicks and cuts. I generally put on some after shave lotion and move on. Today the lotion didn’t burn, or so I thought a few minutes later after I applied it; I hadn’t bother to flinch at…