Bob’s Banter

  • Insuring Your Assets..!
    Holly Madison, the former girlfriend of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, insured an attractive part of her body for 1 million dollars. She said that she insured her famous assets with Lloyd's of London to protect t
  • Sweetened Tongues..!
    "Oh Bob!" she said as she held my arm, "where've you been?""Bbbut, bbbut," I stammered, "I just missed coming here once!""I missed you," she said and just as I was getting ready to fall into her arms I saw her
  • The Problem Could Be You..!
    A friend of mine called me desperately, “You’ve got to help me, Bob!” he pleaded, “My wife has started becoming very cold to me. I suspect she is having an affair with her boss. He’s a very moneyed ma
  • Facing the Unfamiliar..!
    Facing the unfamiliar is not something we love, especially being children of routine, but it could turn out fun, as mine did, a few years ago, when there was no lunch laid out for me that day:It’s a habit of
  • Gestures of the Heart..!
    Even a small gesture impacts us, doesn't it?African-American poet Countee Cullen spent the summer when he was eight in Baltimore, Maryland. Shortly after he arrived he noticed a little white boy staring at him.
  • The Mahatma’s Cleanliness Drive...!
    “Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world, but change ourselves,” …… Mahatma Gandhi.And as the nation went on a cleaning spree yesterday, with most everyone taking a broom and sweeping
  • A Joker and His Jokes..!
    There’s not a day going by when we are not bombarded with jokes through Facebook, WhatsApp or other social media outlets. Billions of such gags, funny yarns and wise cracks travel cyber space tirelessly round
  • The Mouse in Your House..!
    Spent some time this morning listening to a podcast, “Shut Up!”Now that’s not a nice way to start a day, but quite often that’s what we need to do, to have a successful day and lead a good life, simply,
  • Absolute Surrender...!
    Read the headlines this morning; that one of those who had masterminded the 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai, and who is now in a prison in the US, has had a charge sheet filed against him by the Indian governm
  • The Priest and the Pianist..!
    A couple of years ago, I was asked to conduct a wedding. Now I’m no priest, but since the couple had already had a registered wedding, I was asked to give a blessing. So I did. I stood in front as the couple
  • Boredom, the Wise Man..!
    The wise man who could easily have been a preacher said to me, “The best part of your day is when you are bored!”“I’m never bored,” I told him happily, “I’ve my phone, filled with stuff to keep me
  • Parliamentary Banter..!
    T’was friendly banter taking place twixt the new Parliament building and the old one, as they stood opposite each other, one empty and about to be converted into a museum and the other spilling with elected m
  • Bartering with the Divine..!
    Very often I pass church, temple or mosque and see crowds outside. Initially I used to think that God must be so pleased to have so many worshipping him, till I realized very few came to worship, most came to b
  • Policing the Left Side Only..!
    After most cases of rape, assaults, kidnapping, or any crime, what one hears so often is the police station refusing to register a complaint because it is not in their area!“Police! Police! Quick, run after t
  • The True Meaning Of Peace..!
    At present in the city of Mumbai, a long flyover or viaduct nearly four and a half kilometers in length runs along the length of Mohammed Ali Road. The drive is smooth and swift, but many years ago before the f
  • Saldana..!
    That night a watchman was asleep!I remember that night many years ago! I woke him up harshly; he stumbled to his feet, a seventy year old, who should have been resting at home with his feet up, but now still wo
  • Owners and Tenants..!
    “Come over to my house Bob,” my friend said over the phone, “and bring the family too! I want you to see my new home!”We went over along with another couple he’d invited. The watchmen were polite and
  • Kshamavani Parv, and A Forgiveness Hug….!
    In a little over a week, the Jains will celebrate Kshamavani Parv, which means, “Forgiveness Day” . It is one of the most significant days for the followers of Jainism, as it is the day of forgiving and see
  • Those Who Didn’t Believe In Us..!
    There were smiles on her face and tears of joy as Coco Gauff won the US Open. She was given the mike as is the custom, and without a moment’s hesitation thanked God for giving her strength to do her best and
  • Doctored Discounts..!
    With hospitals competing hard for business, I see the day fast approaching when their marketing departments may start working overtime to get customers.In my very vivid imagination, the phone rang at home this
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