If the title made you smile you are like me, one of the millions who feel dare I say, an irrational sense of accomplishment and Continue Reading
AK Irvinekar
Love and happiness
The first semester of college is new learning for the whole family, navigating emotions both high and low! I wrote these lines sometime Fall through Continue Reading
Grammatically happy
This short piece is a fond look at the nuances of punctuation that conclude sentences and build relationships. I enjoy writing, and like to think Continue Reading
Me Irvinekar
Life can be enriched by conversations with strangers as I found on a trip to Canada in October 2018 (about a year ago). These thoughts Continue Reading
A new month
With October just around the corner and Diwali early this year, I was reminded of this piece I happened to write many years back in Continue Reading
One of a kind
Driving the same road to work is still interesting, given the variety of custom license plates in town. These musings are from one such morning Continue Reading
Forgotten vocab
It somehow reminded me of Harry Potter and Google at the same time. A mouthful to say, not remotely jovial in meaning but a funny Continue Reading
Captive mornings
With the advent of smartphones, perpetual communication is at our fingertips. The question I ask myself is how much does it liberate us and how Continue Reading
Dusk
There is something magical about the sky and the earth when the sun sets and casts a soft pink glow, before darkness settles in. It Continue Reading
So Cal so everywhere
This Spring Break, we enjoyed some family time together and the opportunity to soak in history, art and architecture! This piece is a reflection of Continue Reading
Grey is not dull
Yesterday, on Easter Day, I was reminded of these lines I wrote around a year back. It was good to pause and reflect. April 2018 Continue Reading
Eleven minutes
Our high school is notorious for its traffic situation around the 8 a.m. hour. There is a single lane going in to the school, circling Continue Reading
Anniversary wishes
Inspiration to write can come at odd hours of the day. It was just past 4 a.m. this morning that I woke up. A jumble Continue Reading
A special place
The tunes of “Bajne de dhadak dhadak….Malhari” followed a few minutes later by “Badtameez dil, badtameez dil….” came wafting in through the open door accompanied Continue Reading
The jewelry box
Fate has an interesting way of bringing folks together, often making strong and lasting connections. My story is of humble beginnings, a peaceful life until Continue Reading
Winter traditions
With an excellent music program in our local schools, families enjoy many a concert every year. We do as well, and yesterday’s Winter Gala made Continue Reading
Connections
With the arrival of the smartphone and social media apps, my life veered off-track a little before realization dawned of what really mattered most. These Continue Reading
40 Plus and a keyless Lexus
As a parent of two, a working professional and actively engaged in the community, it seemed like I was admirably handling everything all the time. Continue Reading
Thanksgiving 2018
On Thanksgiving Day, we clicked “Submit” on the University of California application for freshmen entering college in the fall of 2019. It was always the Continue Reading