Archive for October, 2010

The Great Dahi Debate

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male-and-female-relationship-sign

What started as a non-threatening debate grounded in mirth took a life of its own when I posted it on this public forum. Friends, near and far, old and new, real and virtual, chimed in on IM, through e-mail, and in person to share their two cents about the gender of dahi (yogurt).
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Once upon a time…

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Homeless_on_bench

An estimated 100 million people are homeless worldwide. 100 million people who were like you and me at some point in their lives. 100 million people with pasts we readily discount. 100 million people with stories that start with “once upon a time…”
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Manage your manager

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Michael Scott

Managing your manager takes a lot of time and energy, some manipulation, and a Zen approach. Here are some tips based on my personal experience. I’d love to hear yours.
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I see you

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windows_from_matts

You see a car I see the people inside You see a plane I see all those different lives Interconnected. You see a building I see relationships Birthdays, deaths And life in between. Inspired by Sam Javanrouh’s picture for October 24 on his blog Daily Dose of Imagery. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2010 Mansi Bhatia
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Settling the dahi gender debate

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homemade yogurt

We’ve had a raging debate in our house for years about the gender of dahi (yogurt). Today I take this domestic dispute to a public forum and ask native Hindi speakers to weigh in. Dahi hota hai ya dahi hoti hai?
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Mansi asks: Do you believe what goes around comes around?

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throw boomerang

Is karma or the notion of reaping what you sow in this lifetime just a fallacy?
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Miss me, much?

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Mansi blue eyes

My site was flagged as suspicious by Google three days ago. Here is a blog post that summarizes my experience in the last 72 hours and what I learned from it.
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Choosing positivity

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happy-bobblehead

I have been following Dawn Sievers’ blog Healing Morning since the time I’d joined Authentic Blogger, a Facebook group she created along with Duane Scott (the guy who inspired all the Pleasantly Disturbed Thursday posts you encounter on my blog). Dawn’s USP is her positivity — it shines through unhindered and strong in all her blog posts. Even…
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Living with Disabilities — the conclusion

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Walk in shoes

When I started researching my discomfort with disabilities, my approach was laden with assumptions, stereotypes and prejudices. As I waded through texts on disability studies, I began to realize the complexity and depth of the issues involved. But it was meeting and talking with people that brought the issues to life. Books analyzed the…
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Living with Disabilities — Part 4

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apples and oranges

Now that you’ve read Part1 — my difficulty dealing with the idea of having a disabled child (which really was about my issues with disabilities); Part 2 — Nancy’s journey of adapting to a life on a wheelchair; and Part 3 — Bette’s constant struggle with diabetes, here is a look at some other…
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