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Enriched broccoli

April 26, 2009 by shankari  
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Enriched broccoli

April submission for the jugalbandi click event, this is a broccoli floret taken with my home made macro. Carrot slices were intended to complete the salad, is the orange in the background.

While I was really happy with the rich color and contrast I got on my XTi and home made macro, I was not too [...]

Thopukarnam ; yoga for the brain

March 17, 2009 by shankari  
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Thopukarnam ; yoga for the brain

Praying to lord Ganesha the God of intellect and wisdom, can actually cure Alzheimer’s and make you brainier.

When praying to Ganesha, we were taught to pinch our earlobes with opposite hands and do sit ups. Recent research has shown that our age old Indian traditional ritual, actually stimulates the brain by activating pressure points.

This video [...]

live learn and pass it on

February 5, 2009 by shankari  
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live learn and pass it on

Saw this poster on someone’s wall, when we were house hunting for our friend K, and as we were in a hurry, I took a quick snap using my blackberry. Click on the image to enlarge.
Thanks to Mythree who took the pains to type this out
People ages 5 to 95 share what they’ve learned about [...]

Happy New Year ! Start the year with a laugh

January 4, 2009 by shankari  
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Happy New Year ! Start the year with a laugh

Happy New Year friends, I found this on a jokes forum. Enjoy. My favorites 8, 12, and 14
Here is The Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational, which once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are the winners:
1. [...]

Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2008 by shankari  
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Happy Holidays!

Briana Marie Brownlow – A Celebration of her life.

December 15, 2008 by shankari  
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Briana Marie Brownlow – A Celebration of her life.

We celebrated the life of Bri in Santa Rosa yesterday. I don’t think I can do justice in describing how beautiful the it was, I can only try.

The hall was filled with people who loved Bri dearly. We cried a little, laughed a bit, and it was unanimous that we can never forget Bri. I [...]

You Will be Missed Dear Bri

October 27, 2008 by shankari  
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You Will be Missed Dear Bri

We will miss you Bri.

Deepavali Wishes to All of You

October 24, 2008 by shankari  
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Deepavali Wishes to All of You

Diwali this year is kind of low key. We miss the festivities of last year in India. Our family got together, amma had an iyer come home and make sweets and savories and we bought loads of fireworks, since it had been years we had celebrated Diwali in that fashion.
Coming back to this year, what [...]

A review on Dosa

October 3, 2008 by shankari  
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A review on Dosa

Our minds were fogged up after an intense workshop in San Francisco for 5 hours. The plan was to have dinner and then head back on our 2 hour drive home. Dosa has been on our list of restaurants to visit in SF and there was no other day better suited than that day. We [...]

Slow food nation

September 6, 2008 by shankari  
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Slow food nation

We were in food heaven on Sunday, August 31st,a day at Slow food Nation. It was a culinary adventure, a feast to our eyes and our palate. Every pavilion was designed with a lot of thought, we loved the pickles and chutney pavilion with the floating “mason jar lid canopy” the best.There were about 15 [...]

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