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A peaceful corner at a hospital that I had to visit recently - much needed calm for people going through a lot within.

I generally do not enjoy rock or rap songs. But I am enjoying the soundtracks from Dhurandhar. Good vibe.

I have been away from the Arc browser for a while now—basically, the sidebar interface. I tried going back to it with the Zen browser, and it’s frustratingly ineffective. It’s not the best view for the tabs. Kinda limits me.

Where Do the Children Play? ⚓︎

But that doesn’t change the fact that kids need their independent peer cultures. If we can’t provide physical spaces for them to form, then we must accept that they will often form in digital spaces instead. So if we’re unhappy with the digital spaces on offer — if we think there are too many figurative leopards in those forests — then we should make something better.

An interesting and important read.

We had a nice unplanned walk around the neighbourhood last night. Some charm in the usualities at night.

It’s long past midnight and I am still unable to go to sleep. There’s a lot of noise outside and within. I have got nice sleep music playing in my ears, but when has that helped to cut the noise within? This is rare, but I hate when this happens.

An Evening Walk in Chennai

Last week, I was on a work trip to Chennai. I have been to this town before, but never spent any meaningful time here. It was either during a packed schedule or during a layover en route to places like Pondicherry.

The schedule this time was different – I had a free workday, which I wanted to make full use of. So I decided to take an auto to Elliot’s Beach and walk down Elliot’s Promenade.

It had rained throughout the day, and the weather had cleared slightly as the evening dawned. I had forgotten my AirPods at my hotel – and I could not have been happier. I got to enjoy the place in its most natural form—the wind, the sounds, the absence of the hustle and bustle that comes with a beach in India.

I spent a good couple of hours roaming around the empty street, drank a couple of filter coffees. Walked down a wooden walkway straight to the crashing waves – I couldn’t have been happier to see that, given that I didn’t carry any extra shoes with me.

It’s a place I would love to spend every evening at. At the same time, Chennai is not a city I can ever settle in. So the evening was a one-off, but I carried back many memories with me.

Sometimes the test posts are not to test the post, but to test the poster. Here’s that post.

When the skies peek from the canopy of the greens, sometimes that’s the best part of the walks! Yesterday was one such day - a walk through the old city of Pune. My daughter fell in love with the city that she never knew she was living in.

I have enabled the crossposting to all places again. Why? No reason. I have anyway been crossposting to Mastodon, which is the only social network I have been active on. But that need not be the case.

I am tired of overthinking stuff around my blogging. It’s okay if things aren’t perfect. I won’t worry about what reaches which audience.

I am happy as long as I write.

Wherever I get responses, I will reply. Participate in whichever stream I am in the mood to dip my toes in. Or stay away if that’s what feels right at that moment. Better to keep experimenting than to let things get stagnant.

Just had one of the worst Cafe Mocha that I have ever had. And the only reason I even came here was that I had to pass an hour and this is the only place that had good parking spot. I know now that shouldn’t be a parameter ever in choosing a cafe ☕

Thanks to Chai Point, had a “good” ginger tea at Airport. Something that wasn’t just dark muddy water. Low bar I know, but still nice! 😊