Dear Men: Listen up. Ditch your masculine old spice body wash for the winter and instead opt for the Dove body wash with micro-moisturizing droplets (yeah yeah whatever!) for the best feeling ever. Its like you are bathing in moisturizing lotion. Perfect for winter. Just take care to avoid fruity/flowery flavors-you don’t want to be smelling like a peach-mango-peony smoothie do you?

I had so many long-form posts to write in the last few weeks and I got to none of them. Now I am lazy and likely won’t go back to them. Oh well. I will try more in 2025!

In a surprising change of heart my kid says she is now “open” to the idea of moving to India but more like 20% open to it. This is a big change from her staunch no just a year ago and from last India trip in 2021. Of course I know she doesnt quite mean it, but fact that she even said it is a win!

The wind is crazy outside today. The walk with doggo was interesting because so many branches on road and I had to keep looking up to spot check trees. Joys of living in a tree studded community!

In hindi there is a term called manhoos saaya. This is my wish that America’s manhoos saaya does not befall rest of the world in the new years especially its obsession with killing people. What a society in decay this is, sigh.

Happy new year to everyone except Americans! Enjoy!

Sorry, the rest of the world can wish Happy New Year, but Americans already decided in November they want 4 miserable years. So yeah, Americans do not deserve a “happy” new year. Suck it up buttercups, things gonna get worse. I just hope America decides to implode inwards and not outwards to the world and spread their misery everywhere.

This [10 best Indian movies of 2024](https://youtu.be/GDLC0aMOgA0?si=bJmofKpR6HFECS4G) list by Anupama Chopra actually looks very promising. We have seen a couple in this list and liked them. I started watching Manjummel Boys last night.

Thunderstorms in December is unheard off but then it’s been in 60s past few days. Not complaining. This could have been snow and then it would stay. As is snow is in forecast next week.

Just annoyed at the expense at very start of year this after I spent a not so significant amount just last year on this year replacing tires and all the shit. I think I am done with German cars for now. If I have to replace this car has to be Korean or Japanese.