There’s an inflection point in life that once you cross you can never really go back home permanently (and when I say home, I mean India for me specifically). You get over the emotional heartstrings in a few years, and eventually even your parents do not seem to have that pull on you that you once imagined they did. I often wonder if I had just listened to my heart in the initial years, would I have gone back to India? How would’ve life turned out in years hence? Would I’ve had more time with my mom? Would I be close to my brother, dad & family in same city? How would have that turned out? I guess I will never know now, but its a part of life that I will always wonder, and feel guilty about making the choices that I did.

Friendly reminder that Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa are two separate volcanoes and Loa is quite far away from Kea and if you think that OMG you were on top of a exploding volcano just last year, you are very wrong sorry.

The dog is so exhausted from the weekend that he went to sleep at 3 yesterday afternoon right after friends left and is still sleeping (he’s been waking up for small breaks). I dread today afternoon when he’ll be fully fresh lol.

The Monday after thanksgiving (or any big holiday) is the toughest to get back to work. Honestly won’t mind if the next 6 weeks are a wash. In fact the world should shut down for last 6 weeks IMO.

Friends left this afternoon after 4 days of thanksgiving break. Needless to say the weekend was lots of fun and exhausting! Coming into this trip our number one worry was how would their new 5 month German shepherd pup take to Hobbes. After initial hiccups and barking, the two warmed up eventually and then proceeded to have lots of supervised fun over the weekend and surpassed all expectations we had. May this dosti continue so we can continue to meet!

That second goal ooooof!! Please Argentina do it for Messi!

This is a painful match to see after the France Denmark match.

Argentina is not looking it at all. Won’t be surprised if they are eliminated tonight.