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By: Miss Malini » Blog Archive » Baby Does Brunch!

Miss Malini » Blog Archive » Baby Does Brunch! — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:11:50 +0000

[...] considering he had his kids in tow (and who are going to be SO traumatized when they find out who “dad” really is!) but believe me there’s a “Frank The Tank*” in there just busting to get out! I [...]

By: Tom Robbins’…so write about Love! « Miss Malini

Tom Robbins’…so write about Love! « Miss Malini — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:53:10 +0000

[...] love for Tom Robbins and his turn of phrase time and again (Adit and I even had a little spar over people who can read and those who do.) and I’ve even worn a cowboy hat in his honor! So perhaps you’ll understand my [...]

By: Adit

Adit — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:02:29 +0000

Apology accepted….its just that i come from a family of intellectuals, who spend Dad’s money and follow the philosophy of HIGH THINKING and NOT ENOUGH DOING in terms of work. Spouting and waxing eloquently about all books, in competition about knowledge….and though I read a lot I refuse to get into this cat and mouse game….very common in India…about who has how much more knowledge and how much more money we can spend of DADDY’s. You see we Indians are always into one upmanship, you will never have it anywhere else in the world..WHY?

By: missmalini

missmalini — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:17:59 +0000

So what I meant was that while everyone has been taught HOW to read not everyone chooses to read books apart from the ones they have to in school and I think they are missing out. See? I agree books are not meant for the few at all but a few people have never thought it important/interesting to read one! :) Didn’t mean to sound patronizing hence the preemptive apology about sounding like a sob!

By: Adit

Adit — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:49:18 +0000

Please explain what do you mean by “those who CAN read and those who DO read”? rather patronizing….me thinks…i do not believe books are meant for the few…please