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ஜெயமோகன் அவர்களின் 'காந்தியும் இந்தியும்' கட்டுரைக்கு எனது தத்து பித்து பின்னூட்டும் அதற்கு அவருடைய மதிப்பார்ந்த பதில்களும் ( பொருமையாக, எனது பின்னூட்டத்திற்கு பதிலளித்ததற்கு அவருக்கு மிக்க நன்றி) http://jeyamohan.in/?p=4087 எனது மின்னஞ்சல்- தாங்கள் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளது போல் காந்தி அடைந்த நடைமுறை விவேகத்தால் தான் இந்தியை முன்மொழிந்தார் என்றே வைத்துக்கொள்வோம் . எனது சொந்த ஊர் பழனியின் அருகே உள்ள பாலசமுத்திரத்தில் வாழும் ஒரு சாதாரண குடிமகனுக்கு இந்தியைக் கற்றுக்கொள்வதற்கும் ஆங்கிலத்தை கற்றுக்கொள்வதற்கும் என்ன வித்தியாசம் தெரியப்போகிறது ? காந்தியின் நடைமுறை விவேகம் வட இந்தியர்களுக்கும் தேவநாகிரி பரிச்சயமான பகுதிகளுக்கும் வேண்டுமானால் எளிதாக இருந்திருக்கலாம் . நீங்கள் சொல்வது போல் கணிப்பொறியின் உதவியால் கனநேரத்தில் தமிழில் வாசிக்க முடியும் காலத்தில் இணைப்பு மொழி தேவை இல்லை தான் . ஆனால் இந்த கணிப்பொறியும் நவீனமும் எதனால் முடிந்தது ? இன்றைய கணிப்பொறிஉலகில் தமிழர்கள் அடைந்த முன்னேற்றம் ( மொழியாக்க மென்பொருள் உட்பட ) எதனால்

Today, I went to the Dentist office for a routing cleaning and also to get couple of very small fillings. After the cleaning, the Doctor came in for the fillings. Initially, I was told that I can get both the fillings on the same day. Now the Doctor said, that I have to come again because he can't give Novacaine (or numbing) injections on both sides since the fillings were needed one on either side of the mouth. I asked if the numbing was needed and he goes that it is upto me! How the hell am I supposed to know how big a deal is this thing.. I took the chance and told him do without numbing so that I don't have to go again. I've had my share of root canals and fillings in the past.. So, I hate going to a Dentist office for anything other than routine cleanings... By the time he could inject me with Novacaine, he was already done with one filling! So, totally, it took about 20 min to get both the fillings without any numbing!!! No pain, just some sensitivity... That's it

Sept 5th, 2009 Trip to MET - We wanted to visit museums and spend some unplanned time in NYC for sometime. Came across this Museums on Us by Bank of America, which included free admission to some museums on the first weekend of every month. It worked out well for this labor day weekend and we decided to got to MET along with Raji's friends from Philly. Parked our car in Journal Sq and took the PATH and Metro to reach 86th street and walked couple of blocks to reach MET. Headed straight to Cafetaria :) Had good pricey food. Controlled our temptation to have a nap (!?) in the nearby Central Park and strolled through the museum.. Of all the pieces, we have to mention our appreciation of the Modern Art section! Man, do they put thoughts in modern art in the name of art! I will leave it at that... Real highlight was a supposedly first painting of Michelangelo . We were really tired after more than 3 hours in MET. Decided to call it a day, headed back to Jersey City, had good food a

Sept 6th, 2009 After the trip to NYC on saturday, we woke up relaxed and late in the morning of Sep 6th... Had some delicious left-overs and headed out to the Garlic Festival in Bennington, VT. $5 entrance fee gets you in and you can taste and feed on everything that you can put garlic in (Can you not put garlic in anything?!). Apart from all the different spreads and dips, the highlight for us was the Garlic Icecream! Great tasting for supposedly 'garlicky' icecream! It was just a regular icecream with lots of garlic bits, but still yummmmy garlicky! Of all the spreads and cheese we tasted, we really liked a spiced garlicky cheddar. When we went to buy it, we decided to read the ingredients carefully and to our disgusting surprise, it had bacon in it :( Raji couldn't stomach it for a while... But again, the journey continues as always... We were careful to read the ingredients from then on... Another noteworthy taste was a Maple Liqueur ! It was a great tasting liqueur!

Aug 7-9, 2009 This was a vacation that we have been wanting to go for a long while and it worked out so fast this time that we didn't prepare anything except to pick up some maps from AAA (that was a big mistake, coming to know after the trip)!! We set out to visit my sister and family and decided to just turn around and take a trip to Yellowstone just like that.. With my cute little nephew, the trip turned out to be a pleasant one, even though we had some unpleasantries totally borne by ourselves! First Day - Aug 7th - ALB to SLC - had some delicious home-made rotis - and set out to West Yellowstone in the evening. Reached there past mid-nite sometime (I don't think I could properly recall things that happened in my moments of somnambulism!) I cannot not mention the cooperation we got from the 2-yr old nephew! He literally put a cap on his face to avoid the headlights during the drive and peacefully slept without disturbing any of us! The place we stayed was a very decent one