Bright Possibilities

Category: Personal

  • Flying High (Poem with Picture)

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    Thanks to a wonderful bird photo from a friend, here is the poem card. Thanks S.Sivakumar for the excellent photo of a soaring bird flying high. 

  • Flying High – a poem from 1999

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    Years back I used to write down a few small poems. This summer my daughter is doing a summer camp on writing and poetry. She came home and described about the variety of poems. So I dug into the archives to find a poem to post here. Flying High (Aug 26, 1999) ————————– Flapping the…

  • Reducing Email Clutter

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    I have a half a dozen email inboxes which means it is important to keep the clutter down regularly to get through the mails. Here are some steps I take to reduce the clutter and keep the email life saner. Use Junk Mail or Spam Filters from the native email service provider. This reduces or…

  • Looking for Better Scout Den App

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    We live in the worst of times with constant lack of time; And we live in the best of times with active kids. Sometimes people say we are living without attention. That said, from my experience as a Den leader for Cub Scouts in 2016-2017 (see the reflection piece), I felt it is important to…

  • First year of Cub Scouts – a reflection

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    My son (shortly M) started his first grade in 2016 and also started showing curiosity towards many activities. In the fall of 2016, M rambled down to a table with a lone rocket on the table. Curious as he was, he wanted to touch the rocket. The kakhi clad (now we know that they are…

  • Summer Internships for High Schoolers – from SparkSIP

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    Are you an entrepreneur looking for help? Are you a researcher brimming with ideas and can use extra help? Are you the creative person who wishes you had someone help you in the short term? We invite you to reach aspiring high schoolers and offer them a summer internship. SparkSIP.org is a non-profit focused on connecting aspiring…

  • Bridge the world of difference in Olympics

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    Over the past two weeks International Olympics 2016  is in full swing. As of Aug 20, 2016, The USA is leading the medal tally with more than 100 medals. Kudos to all the fantastic athletes, coaches, parents, organizations, and organizers for propelling USA to the top of the charts. In daily life I observe parents and…

  • Build a house and you learn a lot …

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    In my mother tongue – Tamil – there is a saying: “ஒரு வீட்டை கட்டிப் பார்; ஒரு கல்யாணம் ப்ண்ணிப் பார்” meaning, “Build a house; conduct a wedding” to learn more. Everyone lives almost half their lives in their houses, so let us make it great. A few years back a dream to build a house entered our minds. We…

  • Lessons from a 115 miles long bike ride

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    Yesterday, I completed the longest bike ride in my life so far. What started out as a potential attempt to prepare for Seattle To Portland (STP) ride , became a let me do it mission and I was on it for entire Saturday – June 25th, 2016. The Red-Bell 100 is 104 miles long. Add to that a pre-start preparation…

  • Getting ready for my longest bike ride

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    About 10 days back, one of my friends casually (actually strongly) suggested that I ought to do a bike ride with them for their planned Seattle to Portland (aka STP) ride. Every possible excuse came out of my mouth: “oh no, I cannot. I do not have the time. I am not ready. Too Tough. …”. He…