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The fourth episode of my infrequent podcast is up at scan man speaks, my dedicated podcast blog.
You can listen to it there or here by clicking play on the linked title below or subscribe via iTunes to download and listen in your own audio player (see my podcast blog’s sidebar for instructions to subscribe in [...]

I was pleasantly surprised by some news passed on by one of my medical college classmates from Chennai a couple of days ago.
One of our classmates, I’ll call her Sue, has been promoted and appointed as a Unit Chief in the General Medicine department in a big league medical college in Chennai.
Sue was among the [...]

Protected: Exciting/scary times chez scanman

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Nostalgia

For over a decade now, the first week of September has been one of nostalgia and reminiscences for me. Two dates in particular are powerful in their ability to trigger compelling and evocative memories.
The fifth of September, which is celebrated as Teacher’s Day here in India evokes memories of all the great teachers that I [...]

Here I am pushing the limits of my technical abilities, modest as they are, exploring yet another frontier.
l apologize in advance for typos and formatting errors, which l hope will be minimal.
I am writing this post on my mobile phone, while on my way out of town. l am thankful for handwriting recognition with stylus [...]

Peacock.

Coloured chalk on vinyl blackboard. My daughter’s latest effort at home.
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Going Green.

I am trying to go green from now on….
…on a red bicycle.

I bought a new bicycle yesterday. My wife and I intend to share it. The shop did not have a metallic red cycle ready last evening, so we had to wait till they delivered it today. I have to remove the garish rubber ‘mudguard‘ [...]

A long-running poll on my sidebar has been closed. I waited eight months for fifty votes (pathetic, isn’t it?).
Here are the results.

An overwhelming majority (68%) who voted agree that family life would be better without TV.
Not surprising really, when we consider the mindless trash that is peddled on most TV stations.
It [...]