Acknowledment

I have wanted to do this for so long, but I never seemed to find the time to sit and pen a few thoughts down to paper. I have been accused by my spouse of spending hours dispensing advice to the forlorn on many a chat site on the Web but never to share with others in general. So, at the outset, I do have two people to thank. First an acknowledgment to my spouse, Cindy, for nagging me over the years to put these thoughts on paper/the web; and second, my dear sister, Radha, who over the past few years has blossomed into an amazing scribe, blogging her thoughts and her recipes for her loyal fans and has truly become my inspiration!

This blog will be of random thoughts about this wonderful area that I live in – Minnesota. Actually, more about Minneapolis, the largest city in the state which shares the metro area with St. Paul, the capital city, and some 80 odd suburbs. I do live in Shoreview, a St. Paul suburb of about 24,000 and commute in to Minneapolis by car and bus – a distance of about 18 miles or approximately 29 km.

You will find thoughts, ideas, and random rambles with an occasional spicy tip or
recipe (ones that I will also share with my sister). Hopefully, I will continue to blog on regular basis and at the same time try and entice some of you to come visit the great metro area of Minneapolis - St. Paul and keep us company.
I work for the largest local government in the state – the City of Minneapolis and also have found great pleasure (and a decent second income) in teaching at a couple of community colleges in the northern suburbs of the metro area.