Brown Motion

So continuing to ruminate on the theme of how life was 3k years before the carpenter made an appearance is endlessly fascinating. Once kings started realizing the delays caused on the tarmac before war were due to ketchup spills on fine silk which itself posed other strategic challenges during action, someone came up with Arjuns.  This was the name given to a piece of durable and long wear cloth that did not need washing since everything looked haute couture. It was later misspelled as Jeans by Levis.  During the days of Mahabharata folks had already discovered Rjuns.  That Arjun later got royalties after the war was over was oversimplifying.  He therefore had the best deal going with Draupadi - with fine wine and dining any time she desired -who found that the other four were not as enterprising as Arjun spending time in '23 hour fitness' et al.  The remaining one hour each on average was spent with Draupadi if you know what I mean. Kaikeyi was always in ...

I occasionally read up on Indian mythical tales as narrated by those that claim to have an inside track on the authenticity of these beyond sci fi events. As you peruse the happenings millenia ago where the likes of Ram and Laxman (no lax man this) and the sages that educated them you are left to wonder simple questions like - 1.  What sort of caffieneted beverages would they have in the morning?  I mean to go looking for wackos with swords and tridents about to pounce on you - you must need something more than Red Bulls? 2.  What sort of medication were they using?  I mean with today's technology we still are faced with high incidence of BP, ED, MS, and not to forget Fungus.  In spite of so many antibacterial soaps et al we cannot seem to avoid the deadly Coli this or that so these guys must have taken something - many had a colorful life sometimes losing track of who was sleeping with whom.  3.  Which stores offered their ...