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Life’s Absurdities

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June 4, 2025

A Little Deer and the Dust of Me

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu6 mins3
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 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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Part 3: Innovative Ways to Combat Overpopulation Without Conflict
  • Humor
March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

Part 3: Innovative Ways to Combat Overpopulation Without Conflict

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu10 mins2
Alright, humans, we’ve crammed the planet, wasted everything, and made robots take our jobs. Now what? Do…
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  • Life Lessons
March 6, 2025March 6, 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, 2025

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

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu6 mins2
Congrats, humans! You did it! While every other creature is struggling to survive, we’ve smashed every population…
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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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Me 2.0: The Perfect, Zen-Like Version of Me That Will Never Exist (But Nice to Dream About)
  • Daily Prompt
February 28, 2025February 28, 2025

Me 2.0: The Perfect, Zen-Like Version of Me That Will Never Exist (But Nice to Dream About)

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu4 mins2
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? If I…
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The Most Ambitious DIY Project: My 35-Year Meditation Journey
  • Daily Prompt
February 28, 2025February 28, 2025

The Most Ambitious DIY Project: My 35-Year Meditation Journey

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu9 mins0
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on. The Most Ambitious DIY Project: My 35-Year…
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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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  • Daily Prompt
February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

Dear Education System: Thanks for Nothing (Except Maybe Trauma and Pointless Facts)

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu7 mins2
What advice would you give to your teenage self? Ah, the age-old question. The one people love…
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404 Error: Perfect Drink Not Found. Please Insert More Optimism.
  • Humor
February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

404 Error: Perfect Drink Not Found. Please Insert More Optimism.

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu4 mins0
What’s my favorite drink? 404 Error: Favorite drink not found. Please try again later. Oh, classic. But…
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The Home That Became a Dream
  • Daily Prompt
February 11, 2025February 13, 2025

The Home That Became a Dream

Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu4 mins1
Write about your dream home. A few years ago, we moved from Scarborough to Waterloo. Like most…
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Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu

Brewer and Distiller

For years, I worked in the brewing industry—not to climb the corporate ladder but for the people I met and the life I lived along the way. Those moments shaped me and fuel the stories I tell today.


Recent Posts

  • A Flower That Only Bloomed OnceJune 5, 2025
  • A Little Deer and the Dust of MeJune 4, 2025
  • No Predator Needed—We’ve Got Brains!June 1, 2025
  • Faith You Didn’t Ask For, Straight to Your DoorMay 28, 2025
  • Planting Onions, Harvesting StoriesMay 22, 2025
  • Dear God, Never Mind: A Life in Three PrayersMay 19, 2025
  • Baldness, Backaches, and Other Highly Strategic Life DonationsMay 17, 2025
  • Glittering Mousetraps and Other Ways We Lie to OurselvesMay 13, 2025
  • These Beliefs Aren’t Mine, But They Live Here Rent-FreeMay 8, 2025
  • The Soft Loop That Outlives the Full BellyMay 3, 2025

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