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Geneva Diaries #4

Randomness and The Black Swan Servitus  8/12/09 Natalie Portman as The Black Swan: Dear Purnima, Wow, Talk about a random event – I just found this email in my spam box.  It is the first and only time that an email from you has been dumped there. Totally fascinating that you should relate Black SwanContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #4”

Geneva Diaries #2

Musee d’Ethnographie -Geneve 7/20/09 Bonsoir Purnima, Excusez-moi de vous écrire si tard, mais nous avons regardé toute la soirée l’investiture d’Obama.  C’est un moment historique:  Vous l’avez regardé ? CNN has had live coverage of all the events since about 4:30 this afternoon. We even ate in front of the TV to be able toContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #2”

Geneva Diaries #1

Roger’s Early Letters, The Indus Valley Civilization and an American Story 12/8/08 Dear Roger, Thank you so much,I am sure its because of my very special french teacher! I hope I am able to keep it up. I also eagerly look forward to meeting V and learning sushi from him. Thanks for contacting him with myContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #1”

Geneva Diaries #67*

A Dedication, Wheatley, Mirko, Divorce Anniversary 3/21/15 Re sending A dedication- March 21st, 2015! Dear Roger, sorry for the numerous emails but I’m resending with the correct anniversary date. In all my passion and fury I mixed up the date! Dear Roger, You are my friend and confidant, and at this point, I need youContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #67*”

Geneva Diaries #64*

Kadambari, Kashmir, Hamlet, Haider On Sat, Jan 31, 2015, Roger Stevenson wrote: Dear Purnima, That’s great that you are going to do another trip to California via Geneva, but your choice of dates is terrible as far as getting together in the Bay Area. We are going to Paris in March and will be thereContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #64*”

Geneva Diaries #62*

Burnes and The Great Game, Goa, Gauguin, Dalrymple and Afghanistan 12/2/14 Dear Roger, I’m finally back in Delhi after all my adventures. Goa was glorious, I love weather, the semi rural atmosphere, the palm trees of course and the balmy beaches, like Gauguin I’m afraid I’m headed for a tropical dreamland. I am seriously thinkingContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #62*”

Geneva Diaries #60*

Cartier-Bresson, The Lunchbox,  Greek Philosophers, English Adventurers and Awesome GF’s! On Thu, Mar 20, 2014, Roger wrote:Dear Purnima, And I can’t believe it either.  It has been a week and a half since we had our little stroll through the Latin Quarter. I hope you had a good flight home and that you didn’t haveContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #60*”

Geneva Diaries #59*

Privacy, Cyberspace, Human Error, T&C, Scrapping, Morality in Virtual Space Time On Monday, September 9, 2013, Roger wrote: Dear Purnima, Are you still transfixed with pins to a board, like a beautiful butterfly specimen in a natural history museum?  That is somehow an image that I can’t quite reconcile with my still-vivid memories of FrenchContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #59*”

Geneva Diaries #57*

Tiger Cave, Chimeras, Merchant of Venice, Blood, Biometrics, Technology, Genetics The Tiger Cave above from Mahabalipuram, India is meant to depict “yeli” a cross between a lion and a tiger but I see a chimera, a cross of multifold tusked and horned beasts, the perfect setting for our grand theatre!  5/27/12 Dear Purnima,  It’s beenContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #57*”

Geneva Diaries #56*

Vernacular Bible – Language for the People, Dussehra Ramayana, Emojis – Multimedia, Le Loi Pour Les Nuls  10/21/12 Purr-Gate-(s)Tory Contined… Dear Roger, How wonderful to get two emails from you back to back! So, you have not forgotten me, that feels so good…even though you may have forgotten my birthday. But your fabulously vivid emails reContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #56*”