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Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu

This blog is where I dump my brain. Like a suitcase that’s been zipped too long—thoughts spill out, wrinkled, awkward, and not always useful. No tips. No advice. No “live better” tricks. Just messy, raw thoughts—sometimes funny, sometimes not. Sometimes I don’t even get it. I don’t even want to call this writing. Real writers might take me to court. What I do is more like emotional spitting, random keyboard smashing, and letting my thoughts run wild like unsupervised toddlers in a grocery store—touching everything, breaking nothing important, but still making everyone uncomfortable. I do this because it helps me breathe. It’s like taking the trash out of my brain before the smell becomes permanent. It helps me talk to people without tripping over my own words. Writing clears the traffic jam in my head—horns, chaos, bad directions, all gone for a while. If you’re looking for deep lessons or motivation, you’re in the wrong place. I’m not your guide. I’m just a guy talking to himself in public and hoping someone finds it mildly interesting. This is the mess I call writing. Or not-writing. Whatever. Like a broken vending machine—it may not deliver what you asked for, but sometimes it still drops something weird and oddly perfect.
  • Life Lessons
June 4, 2025

A Little Deer and the Dust of Me

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu6 mins4
So, today, I almost blew my top. You know how in cartoons, steam shoots out of ears…
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  • Life's Absurdities
June 1, 2025June 1, 2025

No Predator Needed—We’ve Got Brains!

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu8 mins5
My coffee was doing its usual magic trick—the milk, sugar, and tiny bit of peace in my…
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  • Life Lessons
May 28, 2025

Faith You Didn’t Ask For, Straight to Your Door

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu7 mins1
When Belief Starts Sounding Like Spam You know those special salespeople? The ones who don’t need to…
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  • Life Lessons
May 22, 2025

Planting Onions, Harvesting Stories

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu8 mins5
This morning, while making coffee, I caught myself doing it again—staring out the window like it was…
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  • Life Lessons
May 19, 2025

Dear God, Never Mind: A Life in Three Prayers

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu8 mins4
Ever walk into a temple and think, “Wow, this is God’s giant suggestion box, but everyone’s suggesting…
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  • Daily Prompt
May 17, 2025

Baldness, Backaches, and Other Highly Strategic Life Donations

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu6 mins9
What sacrifices have you made in life? Okay, let’s talk about sacrifices—better known as “Oops, where did…
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  • Inner growth
May 13, 2025

Glittering Mousetraps and Other Ways We Lie to Ourselves

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu10 mins5
I know a person named Bradley—not his real name, of course; privacy is a charming little costume…
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  • Emotional Healing
May 8, 2025

These Beliefs Aren’t Mine, But They Live Here Rent-Free

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu7 mins8
It’s funny, isn’t it? When you stop and really look at all the stuff you call “yours”—the…
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  • Personal Reflection
May 3, 2025

The Soft Loop That Outlives the Full Belly

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu10 mins3
Okay, here we go. Pour yourself a cuppa, pull up a chair. Let’s talk about… well, me.…
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  • Life Reflection
April 27, 2025

Walking Through the Yellow Night

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu11 mins7
Some nights, my own skull is a dangerous place to linger. Thoughts circle, not like dogs, but…
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She Glowed. They Burned Her.The quiet cost of being Marie Curie.
  • Historical Reflections
April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

She Glowed. They Burned Her.The quiet cost of being Marie Curie.

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu19 mins6
You know her name, right? Marie Curie. Everyone does. You heard about her in school, maybe saw…
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A Map Made of Scars
  • Personal Stories / Recovery / Human Resilience
April 17, 2025December 28, 2025

A Map Made of Scars

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu14 mins12
She died on a cold Tuesday in Brantford. But she didn’t stay dead. A whisper brought her…
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  • Life Reflection
April 15, 2025

I Talked to a Wall. It Listened Better.

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu7 mins14
Some people write to share big ideas, like planting seeds for others. Some write to lift people…
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  • Philosophy & Life Reflections
April 15, 2025

Confidently Lost: How I Led a March into Nowhere

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu7 mins14
I walk. Step, step. It feels easy, like breathing. My feet know this path. Why? Because every…
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  • Politics, Satire, Economics
April 9, 2025

How to Accidentally Set Your Own Hair on Fire While Trying to Look Tough: A Tariff Story

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu11 mins12
Let’s clap. Slowly. Not because things are great. Oh, heavens no. Let’s clap because sometimes the world…
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  • Humor / Everyday Philosophy
April 6, 2025

Soap: The Slippery Liar That Lives in Your Bathroom

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu9 mins15
Yesterday at No Frills, I stood in front of a soap mountain so big it deserved its…
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  • Human Stories
April 5, 2025

A Smile That Survived the Fire

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu5 mins12
Today, I felt like I met someone carrying two whole worlds inside her. You could see them…
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  • Philosophy of Everyday Life
April 4, 2025

Is Your Sky Painted Too?

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu11 mins3
Smiling in the Spotlight: The Cruel Comedy of Our Lives Years ago, I stumbled upon a movie…
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  • Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis
April 2, 2025

Buried Voices in a Broken Land

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu10 mins4
In Myanmar, far north of the big city of Naypyidaw is the Sagaing Region. Life there felt…
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  • Humor
March 29, 2025

My Brain: The Unpaid Intern Writing My Life’s Comedy Script

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu4 mins7
What makes you laugh? Some people laugh at jokes. Me? I laugh at my life. Clearly, it’s…
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Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu

I brew beer for a living, but I brew thoughts for the soul. Since 1997, I’ve learned that life is a lot like a fermentation tank—bubbly, messy, and full of surprises. I write about the real people I meet and the simple lessons I learn along the way.


Recent Posts

  • Thank you For Being PatheticJune 29, 2026
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  • Same plot. Same tears. Same daughter. Always named Lily.May 19, 2026
  • The Grumpy Tenant’s Final Walk-ThroughApril 29, 2026
  • A Frozen Night and a Warm Heart: Why I Still Believe in PeopleJanuary 30, 2026
  • The Weight of a CrumbJanuary 4, 2026
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  • The Last Tear on the Cold AsphaltDecember 27, 2025

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