a sunday morning conversation with minal: minal: who’s that? me: george dubya. minal: why does he look sad? me: because he’s not going to be president of this country...
Read more19 Oct, 2008
01 Oct, 2008
Hurricane Ike
01 Oct, 2008
I never thought about the squirrels, the possums, the grackles, robins, the doves or the fire ants. I never thought about them that day. But I do remember taking...
Read more18 Sep, 2008
Lines continue to build up at…
18 Sep, 2008
Lines continue to build up at the gas stations and grocery stores. And Allen Parkway is flooded still. While Galveston has been badly affected and is truly facing a...
Read more29 Aug, 2008
14 Aug, 2008
08 May, 2008
Yesterday afternoon, as I drive Minal…
08 May, 2008
Yesterday afternoon, as I drive Minal home, I approach the stop sign that we pass every day. Once we reach it, I do what I always do: I put...
Read more24 Mar, 2008
Neither side of Minal's family is…
24 Mar, 2008
Neither side of Minal’s family is particularly religious. But today was a quirky day. After dropping Ammi to the airport, we pick up Sissy Farenthold and drive to Bapsi...
Read more06 Feb, 2008
Today, on the drive to pre-school …
06 Feb, 2008
Today, on the drive to pre-school with Minal, we talk with each other in Urdu–as we often do when we are alone with each other. Generally, I have to...
Read more30 Jan, 2008
It’s always a shock to return to Houston…
30 Jan, 2008
It’s always a shock to return to Houston after having been away for sometime. People ask me: “Are you jetlagged?” This week, my answer is: “I am culture-lagged.” Two...
Read more14 Jan, 2008
More arrests.
14 Jan, 2008
More arrests. We return from a day at the beach–a wonderful multi-generation family gathering with the older generation, my cousins, our kids. Just a calm January day where we...
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