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Thought for the day "No man is a failure who is enjoying life." —William Feather (American, 1889-1981) Word for the day Mirabila (pl noun) Marvels; Miracles. Malice towards none Is India giving away too much space to US or just allowing US its due space, correcting historical anomalies? First random thought this morning Yesterday a leading national newspaper prominently carried the news of Nupur Talwar, mother of Aryushi Talwar, getting three week parole for attending to her ailing mother. This in my view aptly reflects the degeneration of mainstream media. Alice in the wonderland In my endeavor to set a crude matrix that will provide some sort of signal to get into the bunkers before the lightening does strike, I have been reading the works of many experts who are acclaimed for having seen the 2008-09 global financial crisis well in advance. On the basis of my impression from their works, I...

Thought for the day "Every social injustice is not only cruel, but it is economic waste." —William Feather (American, 1889-1981) Word for the day Venial (adj) Excusable; trifling; minor: a venial error; a venial offense. Malice towards none Does a brilliant performer in any field really need a medal or award for recognition? First random thought this morning Being traumatized by frequent call drops at my home, I reluctantly decided to take few steps back and apply for a MTNL fixed line basic telephone. And it was just a beginning of massive surprise. I applied by filling a simple online form (no documents and no fees). Within 24hrs two executives of MTNL were at my doorsteps, very humbly requesting for an address proof, ID, photograph and Rs. 500 as fee. They insisted that I just sign the form they had brought and they will fill it up themselves from my address and ID documents. Within 48hrs my telephone was ri...

Thought for the day "An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court." —William Feather (American, 1889-1981) Word for the day Truepenny (n) A trusty, honest fellow. Malice towards none Task force to win Olympic medals!   genius!! Ain't it? First random thought this morning The boisterous herd of global traders and punters has found a new worrytoy in the Italian constitutional referendum, to play with. The referendum is likely to take place in late November. This is after Brexit did not play exactly the way this herd may have wanted it to; and Trump appears offering much less resistance to Hillary, than earlier anticipated. Italian referendum is being marketed as critical for EU survival. Nifty: near term sluggishness, but no signs of a collapse The momentum in the market has completely collapsed, as the market participants wait for a material t...

Happy Janamashtami to all our readers. The next post of the Morning Trekk will be on Monday, 29 August 2016   Thought for the day " There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time." —Anne Lamott (American, 1954) Word for the day Mountebank (n) Any charlatan or quack. Malice towards none Shri Mohan Bhagwat is neither helping Hindus, nor Hindutava, nor Hindustan! First random thought this morning Flood in Bihar and Assam is an annual occurrence since past many decades. It has been regularly impacting the normal lives of millions of poor and helpless people, besides causing extensive economic damage. There are ministries and departments for flood control. Relief packages are announced every year by the central and respective state administrations. But we have not heard about any Plan to solve the problem on a sustainable basis. This makes the w...

Thought for the day " My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another." —Anne Lamott (American, 1954) Word for the day Whigmaleerie (n) A whimsical or fanciful ornament or contrivance; gimmick. Malice towards none Now you know why AAP is running its publicity campaign on public money - It has no money left of its own! First random thought this morning A Reuters headlines yesterday screamed "Naming of new RBI chief shows Modi government regains composure after Rajan shock". It was promptly carried out by the local media and discussed at various forum including social media. I wondered - "when did the government lost if composure over the issue of extending the term of extant governor. It was the studio experts, some celebrated markets experts and opposition leaders who lost their composures and added sinister motives to t...

Thought for the day " My idea of absolute happiness is to be in bed on a rainy day, with my blankie, my cat, and my dog." —Anne Lamott (American, 1954) Word for the day Me-tooism (n) The adopting of policies, methods, products, etc., similar or identical to those of a peer, rival, or competitor. Malice towards none Rajan's Exit - "Rexit". Patel's entry - "Pentry"! First random thought this morning After BJP was reduced to 2 Lok Sabha seats in 1984, it took a countrywide Rathyatra and demolition of a structure in a small dusty town at the banks of river Saryu in Eastern UP (popularly known as Babri Mosque and Birth Place of Lord Rama) to resurrect the fortunes of the party. Now we are down to 2 medals in Olympic, after a rather surprising 6 in 2012 London Olympics. The morale of the players and coaches must be thoroughly destroyed, notwithstanding the celebrations over Malik-Sin...

Thought for the day "I am going to try to pay attention to the spring. I am going to look around at all the flowers, and look up at the hectic trees. I am going to close my eyes and listen." — Anne Lamott (American, 1954) Word for the day Opacus (adj) (of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon. Malice towards none Olympics are over. Let's go back to Cricket now. First random thought this morning Last week when I called on a landline in Delhi and heard the "the person you called is busy on the other line" message first in Punjabi, I realized Punjabi might have become first language of Delhi, without me knowing it. Nothing wrong in it, but it's just that no one bothered to inform me. On the other hand PM has directed removal of 200 odd NRI supporters of Khalistan from the list of people who are barred from entering Indian shores. Again nothing wrong in it. But pardoning "tra...

Thought for the day "If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors." —Walter Scott (Scottish, 1771-1832) Word for the day Lief (adv) Gladly; willingly. E.g., I would as lief go south as not. Malice towards none Wildfire in California and floods in Louisiana - the Superpower looks so poor and helpless! First random thought this morning A new star, brand ambassador for gender equality, epitome of women power, and ray of hope for millions of oppressed girls, has emerged in Sakshi Malik. The bronze medal she won at Rio is not just that. It is a consolation for millions of Indian who bet their pride on Olympic medal. It would also be used as justification for the Rio visit of many who actually have little to do with the sports. The party at Social media will continue till 4.00AM in the morning! Some random observations The very sight of the daily routi...