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Tarun Kunzru's avatar

Blessed are those busy mostly doing what they enjoy and love. Pras, you seem to have got that right.

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M R Prasanna's avatar

Thank you TK. That made me feel good.

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AMBA PRASAD's avatar

Good afternoon..

Trust you are back from the Hills . .. after enjoying the masonic harmony :)

three words you have used - deign, busyness and freemasonry - which are not often used by many of us in our daily usage ... thanks for reminding about them and their relevance still.

it also sent me back down memory lane when we friends went to Kodagu and enjoyed all these placed you frequented, but for Kutta ..which i will make it as a pitstop next time around ..

Coffee anytime is good and your filter coffee is always good ..

Keep brewing

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S N Viswanathan's avatar

Busybee was the title of the column written by Behram Contractor - He started his columns in Evening News, then shifted to Midday and finally Edited and published his own newspaper called Afternoon Despatch and Courier (don't know it meant). He had created iconic characters like Bolshoi the boxer (his Russian dog), the Man on the 21st Floor (who was filthy rich that he could acquire any thing), his Mother-in- law, his two sons etc. He was my favourite and you reminded me. Morning Cuppa with RK Laxman and evening cutting with Busybee was a must during growing-up. miss such humour nowadays

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M R Prasanna's avatar

Very well recapitulate my friend. Thank you.

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Rita Kapur's avatar

Great read this one n thnx for sharing your travel adventures . You are. a Freemason i note great! ...and the link u provided lead me to explore more. Both my grand fathers were Freemasons and they spoke very little about their activities. But let me tell you they were gem of a character..each one...dedicated and strong and people in control of themselves. I still remember when one of my grandfather passed away in Delhi in the 60s, my 2 teenage aunts used to get some funding from the HO in UK for their education in Delhi for several years. This was facilitated by one of my grandfather's freemason friend who said they do help out.

Further my grandfathers first met at the lodge in Rawalpindi in the early 40's and they soon shook hands and fixed the engagement of my parents without even asking the boy n girl.

i must admit i could not read your earlier Sunday filter coffees diue to some reason or other and said to myself will read it in peace at a calmer time.... Finally have read them all tnx again for keeping us all engaged in reading.

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Lakshmi Raman's avatar

Ha, ha, ha! Your post of this Sunday is delightful. Sometimes we are busy. And sometimes its just our mind space that is crammed. Regarding your FC posts, some are just delightful, whih is as good as informative and delightful! And I enjoyed the joke about the man and the dog.

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M R Prasanna's avatar

Thank you. I felt relieved to get a positive response.

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Shahji Jacob's avatar

I am not ver IT savy as the duplicate msg shows. Sorry

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Shahji Jacob's avatar

That comment of the hotel owner, though tounge in cheek was certainly bad. My Pras is a no excuse Pras . You don't reach near 200 FC's just like that. Thank u Pras

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Shahji Jacob's avatar

That comment of the hotel owner, though tounge in cheek was certainly bad. My Pras is a no excuse Pras . You don't reach near 200 FC's just like that. Thank u Pras

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