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A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. Read more
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. Read more
On my flight to San Diego, I was reading today's Houston Chronicle's Editorial page. It had a very interesting article by a columnist named Froma Harrop about the dilemma that women of today are facing. It hasn't been very long since the women have joined the workforce in big numbers. I have seen the phenomenon far more pronounced in India than in the US. I clearly remember that our Consulting Group in Delhi had almost 60% ladies and we, men, were a minority. In other places too that I worked, the numbers though not that large were fairly substantial compared to what I see in the US. The trade off that women face is a very simple one - specially for one who is a professional by education - that of Career Satisfaction vs Family Life. Froma gives the example of a friend who - after her education - chose to be a "stay-at-home-Mom-in-a-suburb". She expressed her frustration but she met her friend who had been fairly successful and at 40 she was doing very well in her career but she was miserable because she had no family and longed for a family and kids! Read more
I dont know about the rest of the folks - but I was decidedly disappointed at the result of the first cricket test between India and WIs - we should have WON the match!! We had 3.2 overs and the last pair on ground.. and we couldn't get them out after that superlative performance from Wasim Jaffer. This was a test of frustrations galore.. Gayle not being given out when he was in the first innings.. and then Dhoni going out in the manner that he did.. and finally the result!! After the thrashing that we received in the ODIs I was hoping we will make it up in the tests.. but oh well!! I guess the team needs to rally around and together and see why it still chokes!! Read more
University of McGill student Alan Emtage develops the first search engine for the Internet in 1990. The search engine is called Archie and is designed to search and archive documents available on the Internet. A year later, Paul Lindner and Mark McCahill develop another search application called Gopher at the University of Minnesota by . These two early search programs are the precursors of today's Internet search engines. Read more
All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable. Read more
Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings. Read more
Television enables you to be entertained in your home by people you wouldn't have in your home. Read more
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily this is not difficult. Read more
It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better... while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more. Read more
A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes. Read more
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