Saturday, August 18, 2012

What if you use your dishwasher to wash your clothes?

Take a good look at this  Exhibit A.
Doesnt it look awfully similar to 

In a recent Costco jaunt, looking for laundry detergent, we found tide pods and then we found this green and white thing at a lesser price and bonus pods. Happy shoppers. A recent ad with a husband and wife quabbling over scrubbing the muffin pan before putting into the dishwasher with 'cascade'. And then comes in  
the mediator/expert who says that the husband is right. I looked at this ad peripherally a couple of times, until this time where I started paying attention. And then it made me wonder if my clothes are being washed with a dishwater detergent. A quick laundry room check confirmed it. 
 In  this world of grabbing discounts, it is not a surprise that such mess ups happen. Trying to satisfy an optimizing condition, hurting the main function.




Tuesday, August 14, 2012

I hear her breathe. Its a mark in time.

Novelty captures us for a moment. In a long piece, how is the reader in thrall for succession of moments?
Last night while reading something,  I thought that I should read fiction at least until I reach one imaginative leap.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Baby shower party favor

Pacifier shaped candy

Milk bottle shaped candy


Walking the aisles of Walmart for the party bags, I found these baby feet shaped candy. They are colourful than they look here.



All these went in to the plastic wine glass.


Sunday, August 05, 2012

Overlapping past into present



Yesterday after watching chevrolet ad, I tried to explain to my friend that I read of something like this. i couldnt recall the name. but today when I saw this book in the library,
I recognised it instantly.




Lawyer speak: Motion in limine , Pro hac vice

Thursday, August 02, 2012

Crime and minors

In The momentGregory McGuire talks of a time when minors accused of crime didnt have anonymity under British law. To not stigmatise the minors for one crime, even in India, the juvenile courts, officers are all devoid of uniforms. 

Animals

In the cafeteria, a colleague was piecing together a puzzle. This time its very colourful. 'Noahs Ark' the box says. Some pieces of giraffe are together. We thought it should be easy to fix them in place. And then our colleague reminded us that there are two of them. Remember the Noah's_Ark had two of each species on the boat.
Last night I dreamt that I had gone to a high school friend's house for dinner and her mom had made giraffe shaped rotis for us. In the end she asked if we wanted to take the leftover and there was this hanging thing that if we didnt she wouldnt have to worry about fixing the next meal.