The First Post

piquant

/peekont/

• adjective 1 having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavour. 2 pleasantly stimulating or exciting.

— DERIVATIVES piquancy noun piquantly adverb.

— ORIGIN French, ‘stinging, pricking’.

From the Oxford English Dictionary

My love of small, tasty morsels was developed during my childhood in India from the delectable treats prepared by my loving grandmothers for snacking. Over the years, my definition of small, tasty morsels has diverged from strictly culinary to other avenues. A voracious reader, I devour bite-sized essays, trivia, news items and research summary with gusto. Somehow, during the course of my pint-sized readings and ruminations, it hit me to pen a few of my own. Naturally, a few realistic thoughts occurred to me regarding the publishing of my mini-ecrits. Publishing for media that would require me to commit and polish every piece didn't appeal to my haphazard nature so I opted instead for the blog: the glorious vehicle for cyber ranters everywhere.

The content of this blog will mainly feature bits and pieces of science ranging from biology to chemistry to physics. Occasionally, I may litter these pieces with biting (and hopefully witty) commentaries on things/people that enrage me. In any case, I hope that my writings will amuse and/or tingle the intellect of any inter-web trawler who chances upon it. If for whatever reason, my writings fail to pique or stimulate the reader, please do comment.