On New Year's Eve, most cities in our country have the highest number of policemen on duty. Because this is one night they are supposed to really work, and thats not about solving a crime, but about preventing
Wednesday, 25th February, 2026
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Bob’s Banter
It was a strange ride back home one Sunday. The daughters were furious and so was their father; me. Something had happened that we all felt was unfair. Ive been insulted, said my eldest.Its not fair, said
It could have either been a careless mason, or that the area under the tile was crumbling and had to be broken. And so, broken it was. Not just the area beneath the tile, but the tile also. The mason did his jo
Can you imagine, said the elected representative, poking a fat finger into my ribs, the people want a new bus terminus.Yes, I said, Ive heard about that.What do we need a bus terminus for, he said, when we have
Today, theyre five years old! And I reproduce what I wrote of them when they surfaced on earth:Theres two young men, twins, whove come into my life, and as I hold either one or the other of my daughters newborn
Now, Im not one to panic over small sounds coming out of nowhere, but these here voices were coming from boots and even a pair of shoes in my room, Bob, write about us today please!You dont disobey shoes and bo
Theres more and more news coming from all over the country of churches being broken and believers thrashed. And from the leadership, a huge silence.Im reminded of the play, Murder in the Cathedral where the kni
Bob, she wept on the phone, I dont have a job!Hows that? I asked, very surprised, You have many years before retirement and youre good at your work, I thought?Thats what I thought too, she whispered, But
Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian author, writes about walking down a street and passing a beggar. Tolstoy reached into his pocket to give the beggar some money, but alas, his pocket was empty. Turning to the begg
Mary was astounded!Yes, she had understood the shy shepherds who came to greet her son in the manger. She must have shook her head in gratitude at the beasts in the stable who kept ever so quiet as her new born
A few years ago, I experienced excruciating pain one night! I swallowed painkillers, tried a hot massage, placed ice on my shoulder and arm but the ache refused to go. It came in spasms and my wife watched in d
A couple of years ago as a member of an international social organization the club had a problem in hand and a decision had to be made. The committee that met were divided on how to handle the issue and a vote
Last evening was when passion hit a crescendo, when I saw incredible talent win over age!To conduct a choir at the age of ninety, and to bring a perfect rendition of a Capella singing, is nothing short of an un
A wise old bird sat on an oak-The more he saw, the less he spoke.The less he spoke, the more he heard,Lord make me like that wise old bird … AnonSometime back I decided not to carry my cell phone with me. I m
My old house is going through much needed repairs and quite a mess, as workers move in and out and the already polluted air is extra laden with cement particles. Not the easiest living for anybody, and more so
A friend of mine sent me a forward today, purely in jest I think, which got me thinking. It went like this, When someone asks, Where is your festive spirit? … Is it wrong to point to the liquor cabinet?I felt
Real beauty, is not what you see outside, but real beauty is inside as this story related by a lady shows:Our house was directly across Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the up
At the age of seventy-five my father was a computer wizard. In fact I remember so well dad teaching me the basics of the machine and its technology. He was a man who never slipped into a mode of so much and no
It was the silver wedding anniversary celebrations of a Punjabi couple I went for. As I watched them both, I realized how much the husband relied on his wife.I walked to the bar and as usual the men folk were g
Its the beginning of December, the Christmas month, and as I think of the birth of Jesus in a lowly manger, where cows and goats and horses were kept, I find on that exact spot in Bethlehem, a cathedral has bee
