Its December, and here in New York, Christmas décor is already seen everywhere. I saw a Santa Claus, Hey Santa! I said to the sad looking Santa Claus standing near a mall, You look a little sad, come on give u
Wednesday, 25th February, 2026
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Bob’s Banter
My mother, God bless her soul, always told me I was well loved because I had three mothers! What she meant was that I was loved by not just her but also her two sisters, and I equally loved them back. The
It lies on my table; a piece of wood, actually a bamboo with holes in it. I pick it up, glance at it, nothing spectacular in its looks, nothing to talk about, actually, what's there to talk of a dirty bamboo wi
Many years ago in the Land of Andhor, there lived a mighty king who loved to do pleasing things for his subjects the people of Andhor! One day while holding court there came to him many wise men from his kingdo
It was with a weak hello she answered the phone. Rosy! I asked, May I write about you?Whats there to write about me Bob? she asked, a smile in same feeble voice.Plenty! I said, and my mind went to the magnifice
This happened many years ago! The skies were dark and a heavy cloud hung over us as we drove on roads that echoed the darkness above. We were two writers in the car, my friend,
Many believe that competition is bad, that life is meant to be peaceful and calm, sitting on a mountain, or playing golf! Gary Player for years was a great competitor in national and international golf tou
It wasn't too long ago that scowls and frowns greeted me when I entered a store abroad: Salesman at counter, shop owner and all the customers lifting their heads none too discretely, knew I'd come in just to br
I have many questions, she said as she sat in my car. It was raining heavily, and I had offered to drop her home. Bob, she said, I read what you write, but I cant subscribe to all your beliefs! It was a long ca
Today our youth are so focused! said a father of one of the youth to me proudly. Focused on what? I asked.On what they want to do in life! How much money they want to make, and where they want to reach! sa
The wife told me we had to visit the neighbors this morning. She said we should take a box of sweets along with us. Whatever for? I asked, are they moving out?Their daughter passed her SSC. It is a big occasion
A few years ago, a scientist, Paul de Sousa of Edinburgh University announced at the BA Science Festival in Dublin that his team had succeeded in creating 'virgin embryos', or parthenotes, by stimulating a huma
Many years ago, I sat in an apartment in New York listening to an interesting argument between an elderly man and a doctor, who had been a childhood friend of mine. They were talking about religion and the topi
Theres only one person who looks good in the Modi jacket, and thats the Prime Minister himself! Today, every tailor, throughout the country is rolling out thousands of yards of cloth stitching these new sleevel
This morning I laughed as I read a comic strip where two ugly sea creatures at the bottom of the sea, awful squiggly, wriggly tentacles spread all over sea bed, bodies ugly, revolting, beady eyes peering from a
Were getting a visiting card made for you sir! said someone on my staff, and I shuddered. Its become fashionable today to hand out business cards or so it seems to me, as cards, nineteen to the dozen are
'Twas while walking in heaven a few years from today, I chanced to see two Israelites, trudging a little slowly, like theyd been forty years in the wilderness, so I asked the angel playing her harp at the side
Come on China, come on Pakistan, were going to discuss Afghanistan! Why should we come? snigger the two countries as they slither away from the National Security Advisors meet. The others comprising India,
Cheap bottle, filled with cheap liquor, sat on a table in a cheap looking bar, looking craftily at a bedraggled man hunched in front. Cheers! said the cheap bottle of yellow fire.Hic, said the man. Burp, hic, b
Was talking yesterday with a friend who had just undergone a bypass; he looked a little despondent. When I was in the hospital Bob, he said turning ashen, I suddenly realized that all that I had worked for and
