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 Dear Yama/Chitragupta - How have you all been? A year had passed since our last interaction . How is Chuchu doing? It has been two years since you he arrived at your place. I hope he has been well treated and he has treated you both well? Well, a lot have happened in the last one year. More leaders of nations have turned their tenure to a regime. More people have been killed - thanks to the war, environmental destruction (forest fire/drought/famine/floods/pollution), and diseases. You must have noticed the turnover - month-over-month on your end; if not please check with Chitragupta. Life has been difficult for many people - sustenance is no more an option. We as a generation are letting down the future. Well, that's not why this post is about. If Chuchu was around, I would have had fun poking him with politics back home. Shruthi has made - apparently - a favourtie of Chuchu called Bambai lakidi a.k.a Kalakala. I never knew that. It is Praneetha's favourite though. We are pla

Each year, on or about Super Mar10 (Skanda's birthday), I write (in Facebook) an yearly update to stork about Skanda's progress through his age. I will be blogging as well, going forward. Friday, March 10, 2023, Stouffville, ON, Canada Dear Stork -   If as thalaivar said, we are to stage our life into multiples of 8, Skanda has completed the first stage - the playful age (ref: video below). He has turned 8. The last year had been great. His love for books continues to grow, but he's not liking Sherlock for some reason - avoids it like the plague. Outside the books, he's into gaming -  I purchased a copy of Minecraft, and he's been in love with that ever since (more Books/LEGO/Toys). So much that he has polluted my YouTube account history with just Minecraft videos. BTW, thanks for the delivery of his little cousin - Adhiyan Nash - he's so awesome! When Adhiyan turned one, we all drove down south in a modified Subaru Outback which Skanda really enjoyed

Five years ago, around this time, Skanda was left under my care for fifteen days by his amma, Praneetha. On a daily-basis, I had documented that day's most interesting happening/tidbits via Facebook. You can read them here or on Facebook . In all, a re-run of past events.   Timeline: Jan 30, 2018 until Feb 13, 2018. Day one, being a single parent. Casualty: Morning coffee. Down hill after that. Note: Skanda was at his best behavior. Day two, being a single parent. Smooth as Silk. Ethu pannalum, plan panni pannanum. Day three, being a single parent. Two minutes silence for "Ethu pannalum, plan panni pannanum." Even the best-laid plans fail. How I feel, minus the getup change. Day four, being a single parent. It was Friday. All is well! Dreadful two days ahead? Let's see how that goes. Day five, being a single parent. You don't need alcohol to get high. Just a running toddler will get you high on everything. Unless you nee