We are back in breezy Cleveland after several weeks spent catching up with family and friends in France. The heat and drought have been abnormally […] Read More
Late July. Minette and I have taken up our summer quarters at my parents in France. Appa will join us next week. In our bedroom […] Read More
As technology has become an intrinsic part of our life, there is no shortage of existential questions about the implications of the massive shift we […] Read More
I was looking forward to writing a lighter post, then the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas happened last Tuesday… The children who died were the […] Read More
War is on my mind and I guess you can relate… For most people in the Western world, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is at the […] Read More
We are just back from a long-awaited vacation with our Indian family after the pandemic hiatus. Appa had a chance to visit them last fall […] Read More
As I have mentioned before, my family has a Russian connection. So the invasion of Ukraine is much more than another piece of grim news […] Read More
I first read Pnin as a teenager. It was my father’s recommendation that I start exploring the scintillating world of Vladimir Nabokov’s novels with this […] Read More
Last summer we went to Benin in West Africa to visit our French friends who have moved there for their work — they are malaria […] Read More
Thanksgiving is almost here. We are getting ready to cook and to celebrate. Both Appa and I have fond memories of our Thanksgiving dinners ever […] Read More