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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.
The Invisible Lives on Our Plates
  • Ethics
March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

The Invisible Lives on Our Plates

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu10 mins11
We eat meat every day without thinking much. A piece of chicken, some beef, maybe lamb or…
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Andrew Jackson: The Man Who Treated America Like a Rental Car with No Insurance
  • History
March 25, 2025March 25, 2025

Andrew Jackson: The Man Who Treated America Like a Rental Car with No Insurance

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu8 mins0
Heroes or Just Good at PR? – Part 4: Andrew JacksonThe Man Who Treated America Like a…
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Christopher Columbus: The Man Who Got Famous for Getting Lost
  • History
March 24, 2025March 24, 2025

Christopher Columbus: The Man Who Got Famous for Getting Lost

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu6 mins1
Heroes or Just Good at PR? – Part 3: The Man Who Discovered What Was Never Lost…
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  • Life Lessons
March 23, 2025

The Silent Shame of Owning a Tesla in 2025

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu5 mins0
Let me say something wild: I bought my Tesla just to save money. Shocking, isn’t it? Nope,…
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Thomas Edison: The Man Who Invented Everything (Except the Truth)
  • History
March 23, 2025March 23, 2025

Thomas Edison: The Man Who Invented Everything (Except the Truth)

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu6 mins3
Heroes or Just Good at PR? – Part 2: Thomas Edison Thomas Edison is that guy schools…
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  • History
March 22, 2025

Churchill Unmasked: Hero or History’s Favorite Actor?

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu7 mins2
Heroes or Just Good at PR? – Part 1: Winston Churchill You know him. The guy whose…
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Made in [Birth Year] – Best Before [Already Expired]
  • Humor
March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

Made in [Birth Year] – Best Before [Already Expired]

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu5 mins3
Daily writing prompt What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? Some people get…
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  • Personal Blog
March 19, 2025

Foggy Mirror – I swear I know who I am, but it’s just not clear right now.

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu3 mins2
Every morning, I stand in front of the mirror like a confused time traveler, wondering how I…
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  • Life's Absurdities
March 19, 2025

Why I Retired From Arguing (and Started Talking to My Coffee)

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu5 mins3
I used to think winning arguments made me smart. I believed if I had the best facts…
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  • Life Lessons
March 18, 2025

The 49 Day Mirror

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu8 mins4
A few days ago, I stumbled across a YouTube video about something called The Tibetan Book of…
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  • Life Lessons
March 14, 2025

The God I Fear, the God I Doubt, the God I Seek

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu7 mins6
It all began with a comment on one of the best blogs I follow. We engaged in…
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  • Life Lessons
March 13, 2025

The Weight of Silence: A Confrontation With the Self

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu7 mins3
Silence is never truly silent. I once believed silence was nothingness, a mere absence of sound. But…
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  • Humor
March 9, 2025March 9, 2025

Quantum Mechanics: The Universe’s Dumbest Get-Rich-Quick Scheme

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu6 mins0
Quantum mechanics is weird. Really weird. It says tiny particles can be in two places at once,…
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Part 3: Innovative Ways to Combat Overpopulation Without Conflict
  • Humor
March 7, 2025December 24, 2025

Part 3: Innovative Ways to Combat Overpopulation Without Conflict

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu6 mins2
Alright, humans. We have crammed the planet full, wasted all the resources, and made robots take our…
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  • Life Lessons
March 6, 2025December 24, 2025

Part 2: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (Oh, Just Everything.)

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu5 mins0
Welcome back, fellow humans. In Part 1, we threw a party for overpopulation. Now, let’s admire the…
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  • Education
March 5, 2025December 24, 2025

Overpopulation: The Greatest Trend of Our Time! (Because Who Needs Space, Water, or Sanity?) Part 1

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu6 mins2
​Congrats, humans. We did it. We won the game. If the goal was to pack this planet…
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  • Life Lessons
March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

How to Turn Your Very Normal Life Into a Historical Epic

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu6 mins1
History is just a fancy way of saying, “someone wrote things down in an interesting way.” A…
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  • Life Lessons
March 3, 2025

Polar Bears, Frozen Beer, and Open Car Doors: A Conversation with a Stranger on the Train

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu11 mins2
A few days ago, I took the GO train from Kitchener to Union Station for work. Now,…
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  • Life Lessons
February 25, 2025

Awkward Silence: Because Saying Nothing Has Never Been This Painfully Loud

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu7 mins2
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? Oh,…
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  • Life Reflection
February 20, 2025

Part-Time Jobs, Full-Time Struggles: The Untold Sacrifices of International Students

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu9 mins0
The Great Migration: Dreams, Deadlines, and Double-Double Dilemmas Welcome to Canada—the land of maple syrup, endless part-time…
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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
  • Childhood Innocence is a Mental IllnessJune 27, 2026
  • Situational BelieverJune 22, 2026
  • The Banyan TreeJune 11, 2026
  • 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
  • Introducing the SmartRock: Now With 0 FeaturesJanuary 2, 2026
  • The Last Tear on the Cold AsphaltDecember 27, 2025

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