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Yesterday was a relatively lighter day for me so I ended up meeting not one but two of my ex colleagues from work – one guy I worked with almost 6 years ago but we have kept in touch and other guy is my ex manager from my previous company who also announced he is leaving. Both middle aged white men with families and kids around same age as my teen. The first guy left the cushy job few years ago because he didn’t like what we were working on and took on independent consulting and non profits. I know he got a terrific offer back then that he gave up. My ex managers did not wait for his stock vests either. He was so disillusioned working for the company that he decided to make a jump to a startup. I admire the confidence with which white people take risks. Like I think I am a risk taker too but it comes with so much anxiety, self doubt and general feeling of omg I fucked up. While these folks are generally of mindset of fuck if I know I did the right thing until it fails. I guess our Indian subconsciousness never really makes us confident about taking risks does it?

Last year before our Spain trip I got this convertible day pant that was comfy as heck. I used it throughout Spain and kept telling my wife how well they fit me and – and ability to convert it into a nice evening pant from shorts was a killer! For our spring break this year I took it out again for packing and it was then my eyes saw it. I confirmed it again in two different places and for sure it was true – I had been hugging a woman’s convertible pant for whole of Spain trip. A never checked coz she was like you love it, keep it! And after we came back, once it was in wash and out I have not take it out again. So yeah, the day pant that I absolutely love(d) is actually a women’s pant. I am having all sorts of questions about myself today.

Last night we went to a nice Mexican place. Total bill was almost 140 bucks for 3 of us and with a 20% tip of 28 bucks came to 168$. We were in and out in 90 minutes, and our server spent perhaps at best 10 minutes with us – he got us water, took our order, got us food and then check. That’s it. 28 bucks for 10 mins of actual table work is sweet as heck deal. While I don’t mind giving the tip, it really is a scam alright.

Around midnightish woke up a to loud boom and light that shook the house. Assumed it was thunder and lightning and went back to sleep after a bit. Now all of nova Reddit is asking the same qn – what was it. I mean thunder lightning sure, but it was loud and bright enough that most of the area felt it! The house literally shook.

Quite a few old folks in our community have put up “VOTE NO ON APR 21” against the Virginia vote for changing our congressional maps to give democrats more seats. I know them. Always had my doubts about their inclination and now they confirmed it. Fucking Nazi people – I hope they get a heart attack and no one is around to help them.