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A Decade of ramblings

So it's been 10 years. I've shared my thoughts on what to give people as gifts, some recipes for your dining pleasure, how i think snaps instead of buttons is stupid on men's shirts, and some other random stuff. For those of you who've been along for the ride, thanks for reading, caring, and/or possibly enjoying! If you're new, welcome! Now go read another post before this one. Yep. I'm gonna get personal and I'm going to ramble. And this might be long. I grew up in St. Louis and the St. Louis metropolitan area. There isn't a big Indian population there, or at least there wasn't in the 90's. Most people in the suburbs, especially on the East side, had never interacted with, much less seen, anyone of South Asian descent. Most adults only knew of the Beatles exploration and subsequent bastardization of Indian culture. You gotta remember, Yoga wasn't prevalent in the Midwest at this point. So there I was, the brown kid on the block. The one