http://hobbesdutt.com/blog Vignettes From A Quotidian Life Tue, 15 May 2012 02:31:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SongsFromTheWood/~3/mL9nX1Cb2yg/ http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/maya-meets-the-redwoods-again/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 02:31:37 +0000 Dinesh Dutt http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/?p=1295 We took Maya hiking among the redwoods of Wunderlich Park this past Saturday. THERE was a child went forth every day, And the first object he look&#8217;d upon, that object he became, And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day, Or for many years or stretching ...<p class="read-more"><a href="http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/maya-meets-the-redwoods-again/">>>Read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SongsFromTheWood/~4/mL9nX1Cb2yg" height="1" width="1"/> http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/maya-meets-the-redwoods-again/feed/ 0 http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/maya-meets-the-redwoods-again/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SongsFromTheWood/~3/b_VqNTvuI4M/ http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/opinion/ideas-wont-keep/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 03:58:12 +0000 Dinesh Dutt http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/?p=1281 Our integrity, our desire to walk our talk, faces the strongest assault when it is not us but the ones we love who have to pay for the consequences of our choices. Recently, the world has been captivated by a blind man, a man who has shown how courageous one can be in the face ...<p class="read-more"><a href="http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/opinion/ideas-wont-keep/">>>Read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SongsFromTheWood/~4/b_VqNTvuI4M" height="1" width="1"/> http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/opinion/ideas-wont-keep/feed/ 0 http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/opinion/ideas-wont-keep/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SongsFromTheWood/~3/5rnnjy-1zuc/ http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/maya-hits-the-slopes/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 07:03:36 +0000 Dinesh Dutt http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/?p=1262 Early last month, we fulfilled one of Shanthala’s dreams, getting Maya to ski. Shanthala has wanted to take Maya skiing for a long time. I consider skiing, especially downhill skiing as something of a luxury, at least in our case. The amount of resources consumed in acquiring and maintaining that skill seems decadent in an ...<p class="read-more"><a href="http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/maya-hits-the-slopes/">>>Read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SongsFromTheWood/~4/5rnnjy-1zuc" height="1" width="1"/> http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/maya-hits-the-slopes/feed/ 0 http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/maya-hits-the-slopes/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SongsFromTheWood/~3/GhOeUrMFFHI/ http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/the-aftermath-of-a-decision/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 07:34:25 +0000 Dinesh Dutt http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/?p=1248 Buyer’s remorse. Sour grapes. Rationalization. Self-justification. How do we feel after we’ve made a decision that was hard and came with significant consequences ? I recently quit a reputed startup, choosing what I want to work on over a substantial sum of money. Now that decision is behind me, a few weeks have gone by, ...<p class="read-more"><a href="http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/the-aftermath-of-a-decision/">>>Read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SongsFromTheWood/~4/GhOeUrMFFHI" height="1" width="1"/> http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/the-aftermath-of-a-decision/feed/ 0 http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/the-aftermath-of-a-decision/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SongsFromTheWood/~3/i_uhuqct5Uw/ http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/children-and-nature-a-growing-disconnect/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:10:30 +0000 Dinesh Dutt http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/?p=1229 This past weekend was a scorcher. It nearly broke some records. Maya and I went up to the city to spend the weekend. With the nanny away on Friday, I decided that I’d have an easier time managing Maya in the city. Maya can do a lot more in the city compared to our suburban ...<p class="read-more"><a href="http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/children-and-nature-a-growing-disconnect/">>>Read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SongsFromTheWood/~4/i_uhuqct5Uw" height="1" width="1"/> http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/children-and-nature-a-growing-disconnect/feed/ 1 http://hobbesdutt.com/blog/this-is-us/children-and-nature-a-growing-disconnect/