• Heads or Tails? Go for it!

    My first encounter with a one rupee coin here in Bangalore really cheered me up. The very currency I was looking at seemingly cheering me…

  • Plated Music

    If music is known as ear snacks, then perhaps the headphones delivering the tunes can be considered ear dishes. On my trip from Chicago to…

  • A quick first glance at Bangalore

    I had been warned that traffic in India would make me think that the craziest drivers in Chicago are completely tame. Traffic has seemed a…

  • Meet Conall in India?

    After spending the last six months back in my native Chicago (and wandering about the USA a bit) I am heading out on the road…

  • Too many choices for laundry?

    Several months ago I featured a post about a washing machine with just two options for laundry load size.  Short of a sink filled with…

  • Mixing Old and New Batteries

    Many battery-powered electronic devices come with a warning like this: BATTERY WARNING: Do not mix old and new batteries.  Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc),…