March 5. “Button, remember me telling you some time back how positive thinking is therapeutic?”
“Yes, I remember. But what about it?”
March 3. “Your street babies are gradually looking healthier, well-fed and happy.”
“Button, I noticed that too, especially Shabby and Sadhu.”
March 4. “Where were you for most of the day?”
“Button, I went to the office from where we all went out for lunch and, afterwards, went to see The Black Swan which my elder daughter and I wanted to watch.”
March 2. “Button, do you want to play that game we played earlier called—Name, Place, Animal, Thing?”
“We played it once earlier but with names of places.”
March 01. “Button, have you heard of the Ides of March?”
“No, never. What is the Ides of March?”
February 26. “Button, there is a saying in Bengali that goes—baro mashe tero parban—which, when translated into English, verbatim, means—thirteen festivals in twelve months—which actually means that, in India, thirteen festivals are celebrated in twelve months!”
“Why are you suddenly talking of festivals?”
February 25. “Button, so you’re not the only one who loves playing hide and seek!”
“Why do you say that? Is there someone else who I can play the game with?”
February 24. “Button, do you have any idea about some of the smallest countries in the world?”
“None, whatsoever. Can you please enlighten me?”