Emotion(s)
Malapropisms, anyone?
This morning, Kymaia showed me the mirror on anger and managing my emotions ...
Fun
Of Pancakes. Corpses. And Ciphers.
Baby and Baba bear breakfast on yummy pancakes and talk about secret messages ...
Language
Keral or Kerala?
Language chauvinists don't care whether they are fighting against something that is a ...
Life
Ms May. Wodehouse. And a melancholy cup.
As I wait for a friend and sip my excellent coffee at this ...
Cringe
The Pappu media.
The Indian press seems to have lost all sense of proportionality, propriety, or ...
Biking
An ‘unofficial’ ride to Sinhgad.
I decide to go to Sinhgad for a high-altitude breakfast, and am joined ...
Nostalgia
Mistakes. And humans.
I reminisce about more innocent times when one's mistakes were recorded for posterity ...
Technology
Theseus. And his AI-powered ship.
A recent post about a teacher using AI to catch AI got me ...
Cringe
Sir(?) Ratan Tata.
It's been a while since I have been noticing people referring to Ratan ...
Art
Kymaia <> Aarti (Storytelling)
Kymaia learns about storytelling as part of a special series in which she ...
Storytelling
Kymaia <> Anita (Travel)
Kymaia learns about travel and travel writing as part of a special series ...
Leadership
Nirmala Sitharaman. Once again.
If there is a list of politicians whose voice, tone, and demeanour grates ...
Language
A sweet jasmine flower.
Kymaia sings a sweet, melodious Mandarin song about a Jasmine flower in preparation ...
Video
We want to learn German.
Kymaia asks me to record a message for my friends, Alisha and Abhiraj, ...
Culture
Indians and mythology.
Indians have such a rich tradition of storytelling to draw from that it ...
![Mr Baba: 'Would you like to take off the backpack now that you've been downstairs for like 30 minutes?'
Ms Kym-Kym: 'I like it like this. You should try it. It's very comfortable.'
Mr Baba: [Pulling on his backpack] 'Hmmm, you're right. That's rather snug.'
Ms Kym-Kym: 'Twinning! Yay!'
#LuckiestManAlive #BearFamily](https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/416920031_3373151642830342_6696851954454537274_n.webp?stp=dst-jpg&_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=ZMLmjPdSAEUAX8nnJex&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfB0olvUVmnenPKd2wCllMDehg5gzDgAbc4BDsGLqIm6pA&oe=65BA4561)
![Kym: 'Mr Baba, can I tell you something wierd? You can actually get tired from doing nothing!!'
Me: 'It is called boredom.'
Kym: 'Noooo. I mean, like physically tired.'
Me: 'One can get tired and sleepy due to boredom. I remember reading about it somewhere. Let's find out.'
[Some Googling later]
Me: 'It says here that "A new paper published in the journal Nature Communications finds that a part of the brain that is associated with motivation and pleasure - the nucleus accumbens - also can produce sleep. The new findings may explain why we have the tendency to fall asleep in the absence of motivating stimuli, i.e., when bored." Isnt it interesting?'
Kym: 'I already knew that. Why do you need to research things we already know?'
Me: [Finding a subject worth talking about now]: ' Ah well, that's what we'll talk of tomorrow on your morning run. It's very interesting the way science is done and our understanding of the universe is expanded.'
Kym: 'Can we talk of unicorns instead?'
Me: 'Sure. How do you know they exist? That's an interesting question too that you can use the scientific method to answer.'
Kym: 'Do they have to exist for us to talk about them? We can just pretend they do for an hour and have fun.'
Me: [Laughing] 'Yes, sure. We can do that too.'
#BabaBabyConversations #BearFamily #KymAndI](https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/416410840_383105434396466_2267910263456009774_n.webp?stp=dst-jpg&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=LIozs445JFcAX_48wGC&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfDQ2qbb0yO_wUmLj_L0ZxF61eDdwlIN-vyrd8GZe_pBMQ&oe=65BAFA57)
