Aditya and I have both been pulling long hours at work during the past couple of weeks. Frankly, it's rare that we both get home before the night sets in. While we both have careers that have require long hours (my company's motto: "the hours here are flexible; you can come in as early as you want, and leave as late as you want"), recent project disasters have stretched our workdays beyond our version of normal. This is particularly unfortunate as Aditya's parents, Maa & Baba, are currently visiting us from India. Of course, they are here for two months, so it's not as if we won't end up having plenty of family time together - but I do wish they didn't have to spend so much time at our house by themselves. I worry about them getting bored; even Kajol, the energizer puppy, can only go for so many walks. I fret about all the interesting monuments and historic sites we aren't seeing in the evenings for lack of energy and sunlight. And I'm genuinely distraught that, at some point, they might break The System while we're away at the office.
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Yesterday Aditya and I welcomed the newest member of the family, Kajol, to our home. She's a seven-month old bundle of happy energy, as you can see from the blur that is her tail in the picture below. While her German Shepherd breeding is very clear from her coloring, the beagle is just a best guess, given her small size, facial features, and desire to sniff out everything while on walks - including things like bumblebees. Puppies just don't have any sense, do they?
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Friday, August 29, 2008
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