Arindam's car stopped moving months ago. The puddle of thick oil under the engine probably had something to do with it. He still had it washed every day though. Like Newton would have said, there was no external unbalanced force to change the inertia of his life.

I want to introduce you to Steve. He’s 83. His wife died a few months ago and he comes to this lodge in Spring Mill, Indiana and draws. He taught art in Terre Haute, IN his whole life. He also did courtroom sketches in court cases. In the comments I’ll share some pics from his sketchbook. He was excited when I said I was going to share his sketches with the world.

First he had just one million more than me. Then just one billion more. Now it's just one trillion more. Just one. No big deal. I already have the twelve zeros. Just need the one.

This kid has taught me how to get through each day better than any internet gyani has.

@ramkid @madversity @apurvnagpal @amitmehra @MusingGee @MinariShah

Beware of oligopolies-shopping apps,ISPs,social media are firmly interconnected. It's not enough that they collect your data(age,gender,personal preferences etc)and share these across their platforms-like #Meta does across FB,Insta and Threads,so that they can show you selected advts thru social media reels to entice you. Now your internet service provider is running advts on your TV which force you to shop for things you didn't need.Let me explain. I opened my #Amazon account the other day to order some home furnishings. As per my calculations the cost was around Rs4000. Suddenly I see total bill value as Rs46000. I scroll down to see items in my cart and to my shock I see these #RaybanMetaWayfarer sunglasses worth Rs42000 in my cart. I know that no one in my family would buy such expensive sunglasses on a whim,yet I double check with my husband. He says he didn't even browse this item. We are worried that our account has been hacked and change our password. In the evening when we resume watching a favorite web series on #AmazonPrime,suddenly this same RaybanMeta* advt pops up. And we realize that "Add to Cart" option is automatically selected on the screen. So if you inadvertently touch even a "mute" or "back" button on your fire stick, your "Smart" TV will send the item into your Amazon cart. And if you are not careful you will end up paying for an expensive item that you don't need. I worry that if I buy a "Smart" refrigerator in future it will add expensive items like Beluga Caviar or some fancy extra virgin olive oil to my cart without my ever searching for that item on any app. So beware of shopping apps. And beware of "Smart" appliances and devices. Saare ke saare mil ke aapki jeb kaatne men lage hain 🤯 *(BTW these Rayban Meta Wayfarer sunglasses have a feature that may lead to a serious breach of privacy. You can discreetly talk to the sunglasses and take a photo of whatever you are looking at by saying -"Meta,take a pic". IMO these sunglasses should be banned. You never know which creep is taking pics of you or your loved ones on the sly.Consent is non-negotiable).

Good to see Balu's calm response against Lalit Modi's trolling.

How lucky that it was his wife he got married to. Now they can both celebrate their anniversary on the same day.

I saw a reel for a protein shake featuring its founder. Of course he refers to it as his product. He tells us he and his wife built it. I'm guessing the shake has a decent UI/UX too. But I think I'll pass on downloading it. What if it still has bugs in it?

You must've heard Nana Patekar is too Blunt & Outspoken. That's 100% true & here's a proof. Saying 'this' in front of sitting CM & Dy CM is surely not easy. "When Yashwantrao Chavan had ₹25000 in bank when he died, today a Corporator is Crorepati within 1 yr of getting elected. We know this, how come you don't get to know this?"

Tagging a few Twitter folks who like one or more of travel, stories, trivia, and Japan... @ramkid @DriftyAfter50 @dmuthuk @joybhattacharj and @outofofficedaku

Spot on.

Don't laugh and Don't stay at the crease. Hashmat and Rahmat.

I am training my algorithm to show me all the CJP stuff. Haven't felt this upbeat in a while. I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts, keeping all cynicism aside.

Nothing more satisfying than sketching at an airport. A sketch captures your version of what you see and it is great brain gym. You become a keen observer. Every corporation should teach its managers to draw. I can help there.

Word of the day. praggmatic: when you automatically expect something extraordinary from a talented person.

This should be a good trip.

I never understand commentators' obsession with 'what's a good score?'. The numbers they toss around are often off the mark. The only correct answer is 'more than the opposition can make'.

I find it mildly hypocritical when T20 haters tune in 'just to see what the fuss about Suryavanshi is all about'. Just shut up and enjoy the whole circus.