A bump on the road

Yesterday, driving on Interstate 80 West, all was well until about an hour away from home, when traffic came to a screeching halt. This was a jaanavaasam (cavalcade) of mostly huge 18 wheeler trucks, the few cars like commas in today’s English. Soon, emergency vehicle after emergency vehicle whizzed past.…

My mother – Part 1

After my recent return from abroad, my right foot started acting up. It does so a couple of times a year – after-effects of a really bad Chikungunya attack in 2006. Usually, this is alleviated with two days of Naproxen. This time though, it lingered. When I mentioned to my…