Happy New Year Like all my previous new year's eve's, this one also was ushered in nonchalant fashion. But this year starts a very new chapter of parenthood for me and my wife. I am expecting this to be one of our most fullfilling years.

Ok, I am on a roll.. so here is another link and another entry into this 'recently so dormant' blog of mine. http://www.deeshaa.org/2005/12/24/monkeys-running-the-circus/ Antanu Dey comments on the Cash for Questions Scam

As the year end approaches... Its time for those next year predictions. Here are some from AMR. http://www.amrresearch.com/Content/View.asp?pmillid=19052 * 2005 has been a great year for Google PR. See how many news items you can digg up here and here.

Will Mumbai get new Taxi System? Sucheta Dalal talks about it.

Favorite Columnists Varsha Bhosle She has been missing in action since a long time. Her writing carried a fire which I have not seen in most of the other contemporary journos. She has been missing in action of a long time. Harsha Bhogle. A very eloquent speaker and a commentator, writes equally well. He is the ‘Dravid’ of cricket commentators. Tavleen Singh She needs no introduction. A favorite of many generations TVR Shenoy I have been following his writing since my childhood. Dad used to bring home ‘The Week’ and I would gladly start reading this magazine from TVR’s regular column. Shobha De A very direct, controversial author and a columnist. I used to read her column regularly in Sunday Mid Day and some other papers & magazines. But the only novel I have read from her stable of published material is Speedpost. Prem Panicker Prem probably has the most widely followed cricketing blogs in the world.