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Until recently, when someone called us on the telephone, we relied on voice recognition to identify the caller. The more familiar the voice, the more we enjoyed the call. The most familiar voices were those of family members and close friends. The less familiar voices belonged to telephone marketing people. We generally did not enjoyContinue reading “Familiar Voice”

Nowadays when I walk, I generally don’t carry anything with me. But I used to trek through the mountains carrying a heavy backpack. Sometimes the load was just too heavy. At those times I counted on my friends to help me out by carrying my backpack, at least for a while. Every year in May,Continue reading “Heavy Laden”

I have never been a particularly clever man. I don’t have the ability to design plans to manipulate people and circumstances. On the job, this disability probably held me back some, as I was not effective in office politics. My ineptitude also hinders me in social situations as I am unable to understand the dynamicsContinue reading “Clever”

In my younger years I hated going to the doctor. It was so bad that my parents said I cried even when going to the barber shop. After all, the barber wore a white coat like a doctor and used cutting devices. In my advanced years, I have come to appreciate doctors more and readilyContinue reading “Needing a Physician”

While I was in Nepal I went on many treks through mountain passes. Only one thing bothered me, the pedestrian bridges. I was not affected by the altitude. Crossing rivers on foot didn’t phase me. Long distance walking was not a problem. The bridges, however, really got to me. Their construction strength was suspect, tomeatContinue reading “Righteous Fear”