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Think or sink!

In my twilight zone (bordering sleeping state) I wondered whether
the word 'crackpot' is the portmanteau of ' cracked + pot'.

Pot might stand for the dense dome made of the same material.

When cracked, the pot may look the same but you can still spot the difference between a good pot and a cracked pot very easily.

Knock it gently with your knuckles and the cracked pot makes weird sound.

Yes cracked pots aka crackpots make weird sounds.

The dictionaries also confirm my deduction.

Take a look at the definition for the crackpot!


  1. [h=3]Crackpot | Define Crackpot at Dictionary.com[/h]
    www.dictionary.com/browse/crackpot CachedCrackpot definition, a person who is eccentric, unrealistic, or fanatical. See more.

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  2. [h=3]Crackpot | Definition of Crackpot by Merriam-Webster[/h]
    www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackpot CachedSome crackpot in a clown suit is out there directing traffic. <everyone is tolerant of the town crackpot, a man who never hurt anyone>



 
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Money is for spending and not hoarding - as has been proved
very recently in a very brutal and shocking manner!

I decided to buy dresses for the grand kids and grand nephews and nieces. They are eight in number with three boys and five girls.

As usual my son and D.I.L could drive a hard bargain combining the
weekend sale and discount coupons. I am really happy I could buy good quality dresses for all the 8 children for mere 100$! :)

Do not spread hatred and malice!!!
Spread Love!! Spread happiness!!!

That is what we CAN leave behind in addition to our faded photos!
 
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Understanding (aka Upper standing???)


Respect or Suspect?

Life has this puzzling aspect,
Surprising when we retrospect!

Regularly we may inspect,
And in addition introspect;

Understanding is what to expect;
Not become a person to suspect.

Life promises a good prospect;
But not in reality if we reinspect!

Not become an object disrespect
Is what all of us sincerely expect.

P.S.

Prophetic? philosophic? :noidea:
But true to all time and all men!!!
 
Is it true that to create the sabda jaalam in Ghatam

the player also must have matching pot belly??? :noidea:

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The Ghatam (Sanskrit: घटः ghatah, Tamil: கடம் ghatam, Kannada: ಘಟ ghata, Telugu: ఘటం ghatam, Malayalam: ഘടം, ghatam) is a percussion instrument used in the Carnatic music of South India. A variant played in Punjab and known as gharha as is a part of Punjabi folk traditions. Its analogue in Rajasthan is known as the madga and pani mataqa ("water jug").

The ghatam is one of the most ancient percussion instruments of South India. It is a clay pot with narrow mouth. From the mouth, it slants outwards to form a ridge. Made mainly of clay backed with brass or copper filings with a small amount of iron filings, the size of the ghatam varies according to its pitch. The pitch can be slightly altered by the application of plasticine clay or water.[SUP][1][/SUP]
Although the ghatam is the same shape as an ordinary Indian domestic clay pot, it is made specifically to be played as an instrument. The tone of the pot must be good and the walls should be of even thickness to produce an even tone.
Ghatams are mostly manufactured in Manamadurai, a place near Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Though this instrument is manufactured in other places like Chennai and Bangalore, too, Manamadurai ghatams have special tonal quality. It is believed that the mud is of special quality. The Manamadurai ghaṭam is a heavy, thick pot with tiny shards of brass mixed into the clay. This type of ghaṭam is harder to play but produces a sharp metallic ringing sound which is favored by some players.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghatam
 
Looks like cough and cold spread faster than Love and happiness! :(

When you are down with fever, sore throat, cough and cold life is bad enough.

Add to that late night travel, reaching the destination past midnight and home past 1 A.M!:yawn:

To top all these my P.C. is yet to be connected to the internet in the new home (for the next few months!)

So regular daily posting will be resumed tomorrow.

Do you wonder why I can't do it now with the P.C I am using now?

1. The screen looks like sky after sunset! :(

I am NOT able to increase to brightness!.

2. The size of these letters are meant for Ants and Aunties!!! :(

I am not able increase their size!!! :(

Familiarity may breed contempt.

Not being familiar with the P.C available breeds vexation!

So :wave: till tomorrow - either yours or mine! :rolleyes:
 
So I haver managed to re enter during your (Indian) morning after all! :cool:

Hope to be able to catch with the regular posts (as usual) after supper!

Eat breakfast like a KING!

Eat lunch like a PRINCE!!!

Eat supper like a PAUPER!!!

Nothing helps one to stay healthy as this formula! :hungry:
 
"எல்லாரும் ஒரு தபா ஜோரா கையைத் தட்டுங்க!" :clap2:

இது மோடி மஸ்தானின் ஸ்டாண்டர்ட் டயலாக்! :blabla:

"கையைத் தட்ட வேறே ஆள் இல்லாட்டா

கையை ஜோரா நானே தட்டிக்குவேனே!" :rolleyes:

இது பேடி பிஸ்தாவின் ஸ்டாண்டர்ட் டயலாக்! :blah:

யார் கையைத் தட்டினா என்ன? சௌண்ட் இருந்தால் போதும்! :horn:
 
I am glad that The Land Of Kids (???) still has a lot of respect for an old lady! :)

Almost everyone who walked past me while boarding the late night flight yesterday

offered to help me with my luggage - which were just a small hand bag and a laptop sling bag!
 
Attitude and Fortitude.

Life does not depend on your aptitude;
Life depends fully on your true attitude!

You may live in any particular longitude;
You may live in an unfriendly latitude;

Blood pressure may depend on altitude;
A person’s happiness in real magnitude,

The forlornness measured in amplitude,
The degree and depth of your solitude,

The unwritten bonds of your servitude,
To persons who know not any gratitude,

Calls for you to fortify your fortitude,
And a change in your life’s attitude!

P.S.

I just witnessed the effect of altitude in person's life and day to day activities

when he keeps remembering that he is living one mile above the sea level!!! :fear:

Living one mile above sea level is NOT the same as falling head long one mile down!
 
Just for fun


Never ever say, “Pack up!”
Not even to a kit of make-up!

It may lead to your lock-up!
It is time for you to wake up;

To the kind of solid back-up
Some things can rake-up!

(just for fun for the men on the run!) :bolt:
 
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The height of fashion OR the bottom of fashion??? :yuck:

When wearing those stylish shoes they are fashion icons.

When bare footed they are called as beggars! :(

I was shocked to see a vest which can ONLY be called as 'Indran KaNNu' since it had 1000 holes in it, priced at 2000 Rs!

I bet it must have been cast away by a homeless beggar - since it was also very dirty!!!
 
Lucifer vs A Loafer.

Life has only a weird offer,
For those who willingly suffer;

To their problems, people refer,
To change them, they would prefer;

Ideas are always sure to differ,
One must create one’s own buffer;

Turbulence is due in any transfer,
Wise people do meet and confer;

Which will be by far much safer,
Than go on to indefinitely defer;

Who would one prefer, a Lucifer?
Or an idle, lazy unfocused loafer?
 
Wearing a crown is a big responsibility. :drama:

Rulers of the countries have a constant supply of problems to be solved.

The Beauty Queens get a leaf of raw spinach and a glass of lemon juice to keep their body and soul together. They may even eat cotton balls dipped in tomato ketchup to quieten the group of mice racing inside the stomach!

The outsiders see only the glory and glitter that go with the crown. But the inside story may be entirely different and painful.

Reaching high level is difficult,. Staying there without rolling down is even more difficult.

So DO NOT envy the people in Power or in possession of immense riches .

They know best where their shoes they wear bite! :tsk:
 
தவத்தில் வெல்லலாம்



கல்லை மலை மேலே ஏற்றுவது கடினம்,
கல் நழுவிக் கீழே விழுவது எளிது;
உலகில் எல்லா முயற்சிகளும் இங்ஙனமே,
உயர்வது கடினம், நழுவுதல் எளிது.

ஆத்ம தரிசனத்தை விரும்புகின்றவர்,
தவம், தியானம் செய்வது வழக்கம்;
ஆத்மத் தேடலில் பலவிதமான,
தடங்கல்கள் நாடி வருவதும் வழக்கம்!

தடைபட்ட யோகம் என்ன ஆகும்?
தடுக்கப்பட்ட இடத்திலேயே நிற்குமா?
முழுவதும் நழுவிக் கீழே விழுந்து விடுமா?
குழப்புகின்ற கேள்விதான் என்றுமே!

கண்ணன் என்ன சொன்னான் பார்போம்.
பண்ணின தவம் என்றுமே வீணாகாது;
விட்ட இடத்திலிருந்தே மீண்டும் ஒருவர்,
தொட்டுத் தவத்தைத் தொடரலாம் என்றான்.

தடைபட்ட தவத்தினர் மீண்டும், மீண்டும்
தவமுடையோர் இல்லத்திலேயே வந்து
தவறாமல் பிறப்பார்! தடைபட்ட தனது
தவத்தைத் தொடர்ந்து, முடிவில் வெல்லுவார்.

பாதிக் கிணறு தாண்டினால், எவரும்
நீரில் விழுந்து விடுவார் நிச்சயமாக;
பாதி யோகத்தில் தடைபட்டவரோ எனில்,
மீதியைத் தொடருவார், மீண்டும் பிறந்து!

அரைகுறை முயற்சியேதான் என்றாலும்,
அதுவும் ஒருவருடைய சாதனையே.
விடாமல் தொடர்ந்தால் வெற்றி நிச்சயம்,
விமலன் அருட்பார்வை கிடைப்பதாலே!

வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
 விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி
 
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UNINTERRUPTED EFFORTS.

It is very difficult to transport a rock uphill, but it is very easy to let it roll downhill.

The same is true of all human pursuits. Going uphill or making a progress is very difficult. But falling off from the height thus attained is very easy.

People who wish to evolve spiritually, spend their live in Dhyaanam, Dhaaranaa and tapas. It is the unwritten rule that anything good is bound to meet with infinite resistance and hardships. What will happen to the man whose yoga saadanaa is interrupted in the middle?

Will he be able to resume from the cut off point or will he have to start from the scrape once again?

It is a very difficult question to be answered. Let us see how Lord Krishna replies to this question!

The spiritual saadhanaa – whether complete or incomplete – will never go in total waste. The person can pick up the thread from where he left and continue to progress further.

The saadakaa will invariably be born in a family of yogis – in atmosphere conducive to his spiritual advancement. He will keep resuming and continuing his spiritual saadhanaa till he succeeds in his efforts.

If we can’t clear a well or ditch in a single leap, we are sure to fall in it. But it is not the case with the spiritual progress. Even half successful attempts remain useful and do not get nullified, even if they are disturbed.

Even an incomplete saadhanaa is still a saadhanaa. It just gets transferred to the next birth of the person as the opening balance of his new account. With the grace of God and his sincere efforts, he is sure to succeed in his efforts.

https://visalramani.wordpress.com/about/தலைவனும்-நாமும்/தவத்தில்-வெல்லலாம்/
 
The home garden has a plant bearing orange sized lemons and a tree bearing oranges bigger than those lemons.

The supply seems to be inexhaustible. So happy days of lemon juice drinking which hold a promise of better health!
 
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Rhythm and Rhyme.

The root of a poem is its rhyme,
As sweet as a silver bell’s chime!

Now it looks like a very bad time,
Since poems are not worth a dime!

Is it because of a different clime?
But poem without rhyme is a crime!

It burns our inside like caustic lime;
It feels as ugly as the sticking grime!

Words with neither rhythm nor rhyme,
May pass for poems, but are mime!

It may take us a very very longtime,
To read good poetry in our lifetime!

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"படிப்பது ராமாயணம்
இடிப்பது பெருமாள் கோவில்!"
இது அரதப் பழசு! :yawn:

"சொல்வது சங்கரன் பேரை!
செய்வது கிங்கரன் வேலை!"
இது ரொம்பப் புதுசு! :thumb:
 
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Space Management is as important as Time Management.

"There is a place for everything and everything is in its place!" :)

"A stitch in time saves nine in danger!"

When we lack these two virtues we seem to live in a railway platform

and we are always facing the various deadlines looming ahead of us! :clock:
 
53. For Want Of a Nail



For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.

For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the battle was lost.

For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

This rhyme contains a series of events following one another in a logically progressive manner! The causes and effects are listed in an amazingly impressive manner to the children.

The child is taught that a seemingly unimportant event or a thoughtless action may end up in creating very serious problems later in life!

The references to the horses, the riders and kingdom etc indicate the English origin of the rhyme. Most of the English Kings did not leave anything to chance.

King Edward III commanded obligatory practice of archery on all holidays and Sundays. This was to make sure that his archers remained in good shape!

Benjamin Franklin included a version of this rhyme in his Poor Richards Almanack.

During the World War II, this verse was framed and hung on the wall of the Anglo American Supply Head Quarters in London, England.

Visalakshi Ramani

https://visalakshiramani.wordpress.com/articles/xii-nursery-rhymes/8-for-want-of-a-nail/
 

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