There was something in the air today. It had rained last night and Delhi looked bright and clear, the kind it usually looks during early spring. My brother drove me to work today with the latest song from Strings playing in a continuous loop, his car cruising comfortably at a little over 60 kmph. It was perfect beginning to the first week of the new year.

Thinking random thoughts, sitting in the navigator seat, I almost forgot about work and its associated bag of woes. I forgot about my boss who bends over to accomodate every whim of the client, I forgot the whole bunch of nincomcoops in the client's workforce who I have to deal with daily, I forgot about the mismatch in our firm's global and indian policies.......oh well what the heck. I had the vast expanse of tree-lined Macadams, the comfy interiors of my bro's new Elantra, my hyperactive mind, and Strings for company. For a brief moment, I was at peace.