Weekly Notes 49/2025
Welcome to the last month of the year. 2025 seems to be getting over quickly. Work for me has been hectic. I have been busy. I think it will be until the end of the year. Hopefully, next month will be better.
Character: Manjunath KA
A friend from my school days. A friend whom I can call at 3 AM.
Ride to Kuvempu’s Kuppalli
I wanted to go on a long ride at least twice a year. I was not even thinking of really long rides, just a decent three or four day ride. Last year, we could ride to Gokarna in WN-05/2024 and to Valparai in WN-40/2024. But this year’s beginning was very painful due to radiculopathy. It was so bad that I...
Weekly Notes 48/2025
I am in Kuppalli, the home of poet Kuvempu. We rode today and reached this evening. We are visiting the memorial of Kuvempu (Kavishaila) and Poornachandra Tejaswi here. Over the weekend, we are riding to Agumbe, Karkala, Kudremukha, and back to Bengaluru by Sunday night.
Weekly Notes 47/2025
Bangalore has suddenly turned very cold, apparently due to a cold wave. It’s been at least 4 to 5 degrees colder in the early mornings. I had a bit of a temperature, a cold, and a sore throat most of the week, thanks to the weather and Uma. School kids are super spreaders....
Weekend ride to Kurubarahalli
I have not ridden a motorcycle for than a couple of kilometers since my neck pain started. Now, I don’t have pain. But I wanted to take a test ride with a heavier helmet before I go on my planned long ride. Also, I have not taken Yamaha on a long ride. And...
Weekly Notes 28/2025
Uma started school this week at Earth School. We walk to school every day. It’s about 500 meters, but it takes us at least half an hour to cover that distance. Everything on the way has to be observed by her every day. Taking time to write out an idea or observation forces...
