tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118192422024-03-20T22:23:34.041-04:00Dew Moon Drop| Blog | Run | Read | Paint | Cook | Travel |Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.comBlogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-59303418116023896272024-02-25T19:20:00.052-05:002024-03-12T22:50:26.301-04:00Dubai in DecemberSpent a few days around the New Years in Dubai. This was our first visit.Before Day 1, I was apprehensive of dress code - both weather wise & culturally. Turns out I was mistaken. It turned out to be mid-way between India & US - midway in every way. In December, the temps were 18C to 22C; very pleasant, never cold or hot. And the general crowd was touristy, well-groomed, dressed in the Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0Dubai - United Arab Emirates25.2048493 55.2707828-3.1053845361788461 20.1145328 53.515083136178845 90.4270328tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-51330117350844470612024-01-13T19:29:00.093-05:002024-02-05T12:57:31.660-05:00Waterfalls & Trails of GerogiaI managed to visited numerous Waterfalls & Trails of Georgia in 2023. For comparison, all State Parks have an entrance fee, something that's not up North. But in the South, we can visit all year round without freezing off, atleast when not slippery. Here are my notes on 7 of these places.(1) Amicalola Falls & TrailsThere are 3 major overlook points for Amicalola. If with family, its Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-25027865038783630382023-12-14T13:09:00.005-05:002024-02-05T12:58:36.067-05:00Run and Fitness Report 20232023 Running has been interesting, every month. I finally let go of my mental Minnesota weather calendar. I experienced Spring running. Summer was not as hot & humid as last year. And Fall was crisp but not too chilly.I got 474 miles of Running this year. Pretty pretty close to the miles total from last year, but 5-8 miles more than last year. June & July were hot but not too hot.SepPrithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-79142972309528628682023-12-10T13:17:00.007-05:002024-02-16T12:13:48.970-05:00Movies beheld in 2023 We saw some movies in theater and a lot of movies on TV. But this list is only about the ones that stick on the mind.Generally, a lot of hit films can only be watched in theaters. On TV or phone screen, in the middle of daily life struggles, they loose their magic or we don't have the patience to gobble a mammoth. Like Sholay, Kantara, RRR and everything in between.TULUCircus - Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-20455153315421759482023-12-02T15:04:00.011-05:002024-02-16T16:15:06.410-05:00Shows on TV & OTT 2023In Indian landscape, there is so much good work happening in multiple OTT channels, but each has such limited audience. OTT has its Pros & Cons. More opportunities for family & friends to see varied movies & shows together. Often they are ad free. I consider Binge watching as a con. I prefer shows be lined across days or weeks to savor them.Farzi (Prime)Made by my favorite Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-12601239062175973462023-12-01T22:45:00.001-05:002023-12-08T16:05:41.315-05:00Books to end 2023 I read a bunch of books in the beginning of the year. And after a scare, in the mid-year health checkup, rest of the year was spent reading up on pre-diabetes. I ordered all possible ones in the library. Of all, the most useful one was Obesity Code - in explanation of cause and offering solution with all reasoning.Sourdough - by Robin SloanIts about a software engineer in Robotics arm Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-19055404200723836492023-09-30T21:15:00.011-04:002024-01-18T16:08:49.863-05:00Georgia more of itNow that I have completed 2 years in Georgia, it does feels like home. I have familiar favorite driving routes, favorite stores for particular items, and familiar strangers who are almost friends.My initial experience posts are here and here.Exploring the waterfalls of the state one by one. Every trail I went to and peeped at the woods, it reminded me of Hunger Games movie. Turns out, woods of Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-73638083290555694352023-09-23T22:07:00.093-04:002023-10-18T14:06:34.756-04:00Vibha Atlanta Dream Mile 2023 - Atlanta - 10K - Race Recap I ran the Vibha Atlanta Dream Mile 2023 10K race on 17-Sep-2023 Sunday morning.Races are such rejuvenating experience. This race was well organized and a pleasant experience. It was a drizzly week and this Sunday morning was cloudy, dark, maybe 66F and very very light drizzle for some patches. Summer running outfit & shoes sufficed for this weather.This race covered all type - 5K, Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-4416251407742280502023-07-01T22:33:00.006-04:002023-10-27T15:23:47.092-04:00Books that started 2023 So far, this year has been dominated by watching OTT & Movies. Lots were pumped out every week, it feels like. But I did manage to squeeze in a few books. Lessons in Chemistry - by Bonnie GarmusPeppy writing style even on some very very serious events. Began the year with this one. Later found out they are making a movie too. I doubt the movie will be able to capture some of Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-72529507079325829442023-06-17T23:07:00.016-04:002023-08-25T15:00:32.707-04:00Puerto Rico Trip 2023The very first week of Summer, we went for a week long Puerto Rico trip. The very first thing to hit us is how much like coastal India it was. I repeatedly said it for the first few days. Eyes wide open.Beautiful island state. Great local people. Here is a bulletized itenary of the trip.We arrived late Monday night. The night drive on PR-66 from Airport to Luquillo was a Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-38538764570482469522023-06-16T23:03:00.007-04:002023-08-25T15:01:03.376-04:00Puerto Rico - FoodsThe first week of June this summer, we went to Puerto Rico. In this post I will tackle the crucial topic of food.Morning temps were in 80s and after 10am it was 90F-100F. And every movement was lazy.One afternoon tour of Old San Juan and we indulged in street side slushies in Old San Juan cobbled streets.Our first stay was in AirBnB in Luquillo, the East side of PR. So the first order of Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-7970511354436507282023-06-15T21:36:00.118-04:002023-08-25T15:01:18.178-04:00Puerto Rico - vegetation and coastal parallels with IndiaThe very first week of Summer, we went for a week long Puerto Rico trip. Beautiful island state. Great local people.The very first thing to hit us is how much like coastal India it was. I said it for the first few days. Morning temps were in 80s and after 10am it was 90F-100F. And every movement was lazy.Old San Juan could totally be mistaken for Pondicherry. Colorful buildings and cobbled Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-80425852265875869112023-05-20T14:42:00.044-04:002023-10-20T14:20:40.372-04:00Dipping My Toes in Video Gaming WorldI have been watching the gaming world as an outsider, all my life. My wide-eyed moment was in 2011 when I saw a Games store in mall and big posters about Gaming awards. I was stunned - so gaming is a parallel world - like cinema, TV and so on !Now that my kids are full on into it, I was very curious. I mean, my kids played games like their peers. At one point, as any parent, I considered Gaming Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-78532509017544644192023-04-22T20:37:00.089-04:002023-10-27T14:33:03.731-04:00Jubilee on PrimeJust wrapped up soaking in Jubilee show on Amazon Prime. And am still not out of it. I don't know what I will see next, cause I don't want to leave this zone yet. Makes me crave for Dev Anand, Gurudutt and even some of the 60s-70s tragic ending Kannada dramas of Manjula & Aarthi. Plotlines used the elements of folklore and scattered it around the stories. Even the starting Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-8910485376951441612022-12-31T13:34:00.028-05:002023-08-04T12:49:24.252-04:00Run Report 20222022 was purely Georgia miles with a few in Dallas for Thankgiving week. I added some walks in my regime just to be able to go out. In December 2021, we moved to a new home. So my run routine changed again. The route around my neighborhood was a mountain. A torture which nearly tempted me with run-retirement. So I made the expensive decision to keep my hobby alive. I decided to burn my Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-23964678884429924662022-12-12T21:45:00.068-05:002023-07-06T15:53:58.614-04:00Rest of the Read Books of 2022My notes on reading experience July onwards. The books I read before July in this year 2022 are here.My immediate next step is I need to memorize the spelling of my new favorite author Sylvain Neuvel. I read 4 books by him in 2 months. First 2 books of 2 trilogy. Last books of both are not in library yet. Most of the books this year brought me personal comfort & peace; answered thePrithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-56859080483632030572022-12-05T21:54:00.031-05:002024-02-25T19:08:03.062-05:002022 Banquet of MoviesNew generation of movie makers are gems, in all language. They have varied plots. And most of the conflict conclusions are with so sabya-vyavahar, its inspiring - as compared to alpha macho-male ways of resolving conflicts which are dangerous actions to replicate in real life.One of the tricks which helped increase our family viewing, was to merge profiles. So many OTT apps, so many show/films Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-28122357711979146612022-12-03T13:49:00.007-05:002024-02-25T19:06:19.480-05:00TV Shows & OTT 2022Once upon a time, say 1985 or so, we would hire a VCR Player and a few VHS tapes of latest movies and nostalgia Kannada movies. This would be for some bank & school holidays long weekend. Then all bank expats would gather around in one house have a communal movie marathon. Even late nights, which was fun for us kids.Now the entire process is with OTT. When everyone began with Netflix, it was Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-40133107375721303802022-10-27T21:46:00.032-04:002023-10-18T13:13:16.926-04:00Alpharetta Women's Half Marathon 2022 - Race Recap I signed up for Alpharetta Women's Half Marathon immediately after last years (2021) race. This year it was on 23-Oct-2021 Sunday starting at 7:30 am. Not as dark as last year, but colder than last year. This week was some unseasonal cold blast through the country.Start point is in Avalon Mall, which is an open outdoor mall. Parking was in the usual mall places. Route Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-55622180527783056202022-09-25T18:14:00.003-04:002023-09-27T18:31:43.884-04:00IISc Memory Refresh I worked at ERNET for 3 years and each month was filled with rich experiences. IISc campus and ECE department were my mother-ship for that duration.Begining with an exhaustive joining interview with Vinay and SVR Ananad which invovled actual programming. Interacting Prof Anurag Kumar while building VoGram prototype and during renovations. All my ERNET interactions with Prof Malati Hegde, Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-38317419551284280952022-08-21T14:13:00.001-04:002022-11-18T14:23:47.239-05:00 Sylvain Neuvel novels - Themis Files & Take Them To Stars seriesMy immediate next step is I need to memorize the spelling of my new favorite author Sylvain Neuvel. I read 4 books by him in 2 months. First 2 books of 2 trilogy. Last books of both are not in library yet. Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1) by Sylvain NeuvelSci-fi yes. Existing, additive - no - Based on the book blub comparing with Martian & all.This fascinating first novel is toldPrithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-17895782473299559912022-06-17T16:37:00.009-04:002023-10-18T16:42:23.724-04:00Read List of First Half of 2022Here is what I read in the first half of this year 2022.I went through a lot of YA books - the non-fantasy ones. They are my way to slide into reading current authors as compared to classics or established authors. They are categorized YA, but I wouldn't let high-schoolers read some of it. College pass-out, new job folks could make sense from these.American as Paneer Pie - by Supriya KelkarA Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-27496989160306195332022-03-01T20:05:00.006-05:002023-10-27T13:43:46.130-04:00Joys of Minnesota When I landed in Minnesota and lived on borrowed chunks of time, I would compare stuff with India, as that was my only point of reference. With time, the novelty wore off, but these things still stuck in mind.Library system - now this is across USA, but I will comment as a MN user.Its unbelievable how many things are free ! Books. Magazine even. DVDs of movies & TV shows, and Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-80772676303688778622022-02-01T19:05:00.007-05:002022-11-07T15:34:01.801-05:00Peachy GeorgiaMore on Georgia after the initial experience after we moved.Atmospheric pressure in Georgia is different from Minnesota. A pleasent surprise in the first week. Food was boiling hot in 1-minute-Microwave. Any kind of microwave; anywhere. And then the food stayed hot outside microwave. My Tea water boiled up even before I could leave the table. In MN, I could leave the kettle for boil & could Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11819242.post-90546278205895418232021-12-31T21:50:00.032-05:002023-01-16T20:31:41.475-05:00Running Report for 2021I got in my miles this year in Minnesota & Georgia this year. There are 14 miles in Jan-21 but it doesn't show up in the Garmin report. Garmin doesn't show mileage by calendar year. These 443 miles are less than 2020 mileage but in line with my past many years.State park walks in Utah during Spring Break don't count as running; but it is part of my fitness Prithi Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05481971999238634869noreply@blogger.com0