Brown Motion

The Hindus love their gods and goddesses.  For time immemorial this religion has been gender agnostic when it comes to their deities and super powers.  As may super dudettes as dudes. No discrimination is a tenet of the religion as it were.  This weekend we visited the abode of multiple lords of both sexes in the nearby Livermore compound named after Shiva and Vishnu, respectively the destroyer of the Universe and the caretaker or preserver.  The place is colloquially known to the Indian ex-pats as Shiva Vishnu temple.  These two are part of a triumvirate called Dattatreya, who manifests all three aspects of the universal lifecycle, by including Brahma as the creator of said universe. The temple building houses among its idols those carved from black obsidian and marble and granite.  Some represent the half elephant, half man form of Ganesha, the lord of new beginnings, the Ram Sita duo, Kali or Durga Mata the all powerful she god,  Laxmi the go...

It is said one must focus on what one likes and have a positive outlook about life in general.  I say its worth trying.  In the spirit of that concept below I will share some of my simple joys that I can partake as I go through life. These also tend to actually improve the quality of my life.  In no particular order these are things I see, read or do.  Food or Drink I consume or people I meet.  I must say the latter is a relatively low percentage in attributing to quality of life but that's just me. I am sure people can figure out a similar matrix for themselves and figure out how to boost the engagement with things that matter to them most.  Perhaps we will all be happy that way! Humor is a big part of my life and I seek it out in many ways - sometimes it just happens to be in your face when you least expect it... While Bourdain is gone he left an amazing legacy behind.  I thoroughly enjoyed watching him delve into a new frontier using a...

To an Indian ia lifestyle choice is to broadcast unsolicited advice to others.  No matter what the venue or the occasion the average Indian whether from the north or south will unabashedly dole out his perspective, recommendations and critique regardless of decorum. What decorum? This advice takes the form of hilarious to foul language or yelling from roof tops or streets to putting up signs to admonish any random reader of said signs. One such appears in a local Shiva Vishnu temple of the bay area.  The attendees (aka devotees if you asked them what they would prefer to be called), at said site which is a sprawling campus by the way, tend to park their vehicles and wander in with shoes which are left in myriad locations around the perimeter of the temple.  Since the Indian tradition advises removal of dirty footwear outside God's home these accouterments get left behind like a trail of bread crumbs from the parking lot all the way to the very threshold of the l...