The Little Joys of Life

I love watching kids sleep. When adults sleep they snore, they talk, they grumble, they rumble, they growl, they scowl. But kids will sleep quietly and innocently. It's not sleeping so much as recharging their batteries for an assault of mischief and naughtiness. I love it.

How I'd Like To Spend Sunday Mornings...

I like to wake up early on weekends. I feel that wasting any part of a weekend is a terrible idea so I'd love to wake up really early, around 4 am. This is also the time of the day when we breathe through both nostrils so maybe I'm taking in more oxygen. (See (g) ) I love taking a long walk. The roads are silent, the lights are off in most houses and the dogs are too bored to make a sound. A long walk at 4 am on a winter morning can put me in a trance.

I love to follow this up with a nice and heavy breakfast of scrambled, eggs, sausages, baked beans on toast and some nice strong coffee with milk (not burnt a la Starbucks). The breakfast experience is further enhanced by a bunch of Sunday Editions of the leading dailies. Ideally, I'd have breakfast by a balcony facing the sea. A cool breeze blowing accompanied by the relaxing repetitive laughter of the waves.

The only correct way to enhance the end the morning is to listen to Guru Dutt and Hemant Kumar songs on a good audiophile stereo.

There are few better ways to enjoy life.