Chez Moi

You know when someone you have known practically all their lives is suddenly taking an interest in a totally new ‘hobby’, there has got to be a Reason. Right? Usually it is a girl. I mean, there’s a girl at the bottom of most things in life, where guys are concerned and vice versa, I agree.

But this time, I was astonished, astounded, amazed and a couple of other fancy words starting with a. Why? Said person is none other than my lazy ass brother. So what’s he done now, you ask. Well, he has gone and decided to take part in the Silicon Valley Marathon! And, here’s the big, he is doing it to raise money for charity.

Strike me down with a feather! My baby bwother is all growed up!

Okay enough silly-billyisms (to quote my son). When I first heard of this latest endeavour of the brother’s, I was skeptical to say the least. 26 frigging miles is no joke! And to get trained fit and ready in 6-ish months before the Event struck me as something maha difficult - def not for the likes of me. Which is why you wouldn’t find me doing it. But what I am doing is something equally good - am feeling all saintly about it now cos I am sponsoring some of hubby’s hard earned dosh towards this good cause.

His aim is to raise $2300 towards ASHA, the charity that tries to “bring hope through education” in India. The money is tax deductible in the US of A. But if you live elsewhere in the world, I hope you will not let that pesky detail stop you from giving anyway. It is for a good cause - some poor child in India is going to learn to read and write thanks to the change we can spare. So please do dig deep and donate. If you have any questions about anything concerning this, do drop him a line at teamasha AT arvindashok DOT com and am sure he’ll be more than happy to answer your queries.

Edited to add: That noob in the piccie is the sibling. If you are as puzzled as me why he runs barefoot, the explanation is here!