OK, this update is due, so I am jamming it in:

• I finally bought a new notebook – it is a IBM Thinkpad T30 Model 92A. Muchos gracias to all the people involved who helped with the final decision and acquisition.
• My home is now fully wifi’d. I can wirelessly connect to the home LAN and from there to the Internet from anywhere in the compound or building. Very useful, given the fact that my new notebook has built-in wireless networking. My dream of being able to sit in the garden, working on my notebook while connected to the Internet has finally come true. And
• Close on the heels of sister-in-law Arati announcement of a second bun in the oven , we decided that Judo needed company – resulting in our adoption of his son Nicky. The pup quickly took over the house – some photos here.

• Shubha and I had a little holiday/honeymoon in Goa at the tail end of my Goa talk tour. Unfortunately I cannot let out too much, except that we ate and drank like the world was coming to an end, saw lots of sunsets on the beach, and had a great time. Some selected (read “censored”) photos here.