http://google.blogpico.com world at your feet... Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:49:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Once a landlord appointed a tutor for his son on a monthly salary of fifteen rupees plus a monthly stipend of another fifteen rupees for the tutor’s maintenance cost. The landlord’s son was very weak in mathematics, so the tutor would give him a lot of sums to do by ... http://google.blogpico.com/2008/08/05/doing-sums-for-the-teacher/ The great Vaishnava saint Parasara Bhattar was told the story of a hunter in the forest who had caught a rabbit. The hunter was about to kill it, but it kept circling around him and it finally placed its head at the hunter's feet. The hunter's heart melted, and rather ... http://google.blogpico.com/2008/08/05/surrender/ A woodcutter planned to go to the forest of Sundarban for collecting wood. Sundarban is full of wild animals, so an experienced person warned the woodcutter that it might be fatal if he enters the forest without being adequately armed. But the woodcutter retorted saying, “I would like to disprove the ... http://google.blogpico.com/2008/08/05/prudence-of-a-woodcutter/ There was once a doctor visiting a house to diagnose two patients, a rich housewife and her maidservant. The doctor said, "The maidservant's fever is 105, so there is some anxiety. I will give her some medicine. But the landlady of the house has practically no fever, ... http://google.blogpico.com/2008/08/05/increasing-the-fever/ A pious God-conscious brahmana once advised a drunkard, “Look here - for your own sake, give up wine. In the holy scriptures it is stated that one who takes wine will go to hell.” The drunkard replied, “But Suren Babu also takes wine!” The brahmana said, “He will also go to ... http://google.blogpico.com/2008/08/05/lively-hell/ Once upon a time there was a very cunning fox. He was craftier than all the rest. He would steal burfi, halava, sandesa, and other sweets from the sweet shop regularly. The shop owner saw his stock lessen everyday. “I’ll have to catch the thief,” he thought to himself. That night ... http://google.blogpico.com/2008/08/05/mithyachari/ Every morning some brahmanas would take their bath in the Ganges and offer their daily prescribed prayers to the Lord. All of them were taking their own copper vessels for offering water to the Lord. But through oversight, all the copper vessels invariably changed hands everyday. Finally an elderly ... http://google.blogpico.com/2008/08/05/the-fallacy-of-custom/ (ARA) - A thorough check of your vehicle's major systems is a good idea before the snow flies, and checking your tires, brakes and battery is a good start. But if you're like many drivers, you may not know enough to recognize a problem when you see one. For instance, do ... http://google.blogpico.com/2008/07/10/internet-provides-wealth-of-information-on-car-maintenance/ You can increase your IQ (intelligence quotient) in the next ten minutes. Throughout this site, there are many brain power exercises and techniques designed to help you long-term, but what if you need a quick brain fix right now? What if there is an important meeting coming up, or a crucial ... http://google.blogpico.com/2008/07/05/increase-your-iq-right-now/ Bhiwani (Haryana), June 23: Municipal Council Chairman Nand Lal Chawla, who was facing a no-trust move from his opponents, was on Monday killed in a broad daylight shooting incident here. Three unidentified men on a motorcycle stopped by as Chawla got out of his official car and was walking towards a ... http://google.blogpico.com/2008/06/23/bhiwani-municipal-council-chief-shot-dead/