A Post for my Fellow Blogging101 Participants:
Until now, I’ve never had the stomach for a full course dinner. I am more of a Chhole-bhature and Rajma-chawal kind of guy. Pile it all on a plate, stick a spoon into it, and hand it over. I’ll wolf it down with gusto. But drop me in a seat at a dining table, ask me to tuck a napkin into my shirt, and make me participate in polite conversation while we wait for the Hors d’Oeuvre….
Vrrrroooooommmm….I’ll be flying out of the window on a broom you never knew I possessed.
When I had enrolled for blogging101, I had expected a plate of Rajma Chawal. Now I know that I am in for a full sixteen-course dinner, which is great, because that’s the best way of doing things. Unfortunately, I keep flying in and out.
As I said, the course is great, but you can stick peacock-feathers in the tail of a pigeon, play Lambada music, and yet you can’t expect him to start dancing like a peacock. (If you missed it, I am the pigeon here.)
And yet, despite my wanderlust, I’ve managed to do more than my assignments so far. I so enjoyed our assignment today that I visited a dozen blogs and marked them with a comment or two. (I picked up this figure of speech from my dog. Please don’t go back and sniff your blog to confirm – I’ve marked them the way humans do, by leaving un-sniffable comments.)
So far, blogging101 has been unmanageable for me but nice…I was suffering from the frog-in-the-well syndrome, but the course has introduced me to some great bloggers who run some of the coolest blogs without losing their cool, and now I am looking forward to completing the course successfully.
Bye, but before you leave:
A glimpse into my most recurrent nightmare:
Me: Where’s my broom?
Wifey: Oh…I used it to clear the cobwebs.
Me: But where is it now? I need it.
Wifey: It wanted to be free, so it flew away!
Hahaha you are fun to be around and I can’t overstress it no matter how often I say it 🙂
I enjoy this post and you have so beautiful expressed about your blogging experience. The comment about dog(marking territory!) and the last snippet are so beautifully that I am still smiling and wondering at amazing talent you have 🙂
I wish you very best ( Anand )
Anand 🙂
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Learned that one from my dog and her friends. That’s a fab way of communicating – and it keeps their messages safe from the meddling humans.
Anand, coming from you, it’s huge. You write fabulous posts, you are a blogging inspiration to many of us. Thanks.
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Welcome Anand. Thanks for your kind words and I feel good humorists like yourself are good observers of nature and animalia around them. I asked you a question on commons..maybe you missed it. I wanted to know who your favorite authors are? Have you read Wodehouse or Pretchaat. In other words where do you get your inspiration from? Anand
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I remember answering that one. What happened to it, I wonder. I’ve read a couple of P.G. Wodehouses but have no idea who Pretchaat is, except that my mind that’s trained in malarkey has already translated it to Pret + Chaat or “Pret ki chaat.” Anand, I think I am losing it!
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No, I enjoyed your take on Pretchat. I haven’t read any Pretchat either but Wodehouse’s Jeeves series is a lot of fun and his fiction is always ‘feel good.’ 🙂 Glad you have read Wodehouse. Is there any favorite of yours?
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No recollection of the titles. I must’ve been 12 or 13 when I read them…still got to check out Pretchaat…
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I have to also read PretCHAAT. 😀 Happy Independence Day 🙂
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You will beat me to it 😀
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Hahaha 😀
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Well written and humorous (but doesn’t that describe all your posts).
As I experiment with writing in my blog, I have actually had the audacity to try humor in a few of my blog posts. I must say, after reading your posts, I am in half a mind to remove those blogs unworthily tagged under humor. What was I thinking?
I have so much to learn. I have my eyes on you *gives a creepy stare as I walk away*
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That creepy stare…it turned my feet to jelly. How do you do that with your words? You write so well…don’t compare yourself to a jester.
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Jesters offer much to learn. They are often the most keen observers.
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You’ve got a point there…
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I see that you have now settled until that broom comes back to you again.
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Got to find a new one. They always fly away.
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I will be ready for a full-course when my college courses are over (one more day of class)! Until that time, I will enjoy other people’s blogs (such as your blog).
I am so impressed with your artwork. What do you use to make the portraits?
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Of course, and you are welcome. I paint my caricatures digitally, but yes, I like giving them a water color look.
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haha…its fun to read your blogs Anand..aka Mr. Busy Bee. Its seems like you are always on Blogging101 as you don’t miss a single posts or fail to comment on any blog. Looking forward to learn more from you. Also, I saw you mentioned at one of the comments that you were “retired”. Well, am I followed by a young entrepreneurial billionaire??!! haha…jokes aside, great going fellow blogger.
Best
Garima
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Duplication has its own perils. Anand, are you listening? Here I am lamenting the paucity of time and energy…and then again, here I am stealing the credit that’s due to a wonderful coblogger. But thank you for your kind words…I will pass on half the credit…honestly 🙂
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haha…credit is all yours Anand…the ever hard working man…And Tired was it??? Oops probably I was tired when I read it wrong. Apologies fellow blogger
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Retired? Tired perhaps…again and again…re- tired?
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All too sad when the maiden broom leaves home. I lost mine very early on in life, and many people consider me friendly. I wish they knew what I was destined for.
all the best,
the (esc)ape artist
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Something escapes me here. So they are wrong in considering you friendly…and if they knew what you were destined for, they’d consider you less friendly? I need a cup of cardamom tea!
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My broom (of the witch kind), flew the coop.
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Oh…ok. They can usually be found drunk in the pub around the corner. I hear there was a brawl last night. I hope none of ours were involved.
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Hm…I should go check it out. I worry for them, ya know.
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Hi Anand at last I’ve found you, I love your caricatures and you’re funny. I will be posting more stories and pictures..
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At last? I don’t know why but despite having a name that begins with an A, I am always at the end of all the lists 😦
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What a funny way to write ..wish I had some of your writing qualities.. Philosophical siblinguuu..
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Siblinguuuu…I like the sound of it 🙂 And it’s funny too – you do have a funny way of putting things.
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Thanks 👍
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So much fun 🙂
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Funny stuff! And you can always buy a new broom.
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Nah. Old is gold for me!
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I too was expecting Blogging101 to be a plate of Rajma Chawal. Instead, it turned out to be a daawat! 😀
I love your sense of humour! I hope you fly in more often on your broom so that we can enjoy more posts written by you!
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Found the broom. Drunk…waddling. It needs a little rest before I can start using it again. Thanks for asking after its health 🙂
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Hi Anand. Hope you’re having a great day! I am nominating you for the Liebster award. Here’s the link to my page so you can see how it works!
http://hjsportsed.com/2015/08/14/blogging-fun-and-rewarding/
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Thanks Scott. Will do as soon as I can.
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No rush.
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No…but the assignments from blogging101 have piled up and the pile is threatening to grow into a tower…and if you spared me a thought and gave my blog an award – I should, if not find, make time.
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Like they say, blogging should be fun. If you don’t have the time, you don’t have the time. No big deal. I was nominated for another reward as well. I haven’t done anything with it. I need some time away.I think we have both gotten a lot out of this class thus far. If we do no more, I think we were successful.
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You’ve nailed it. After I read your comment, I disappeared with a clean conscience. Thanks a ton.
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Anand I have nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award. Feel free to ignore/complete at your will. My only hope was to bring some traffic to your site – you are too funny
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Thanks Kelly, and the award is much appreciated. I will try to answer a few of your questions through my upcoming posts.
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