Tuna is Fish for God's sake!

Its probable that I spend too much time in restaurants and fast food joints, that I get to see the weirdest characters imaginable.

I was at a Subway restaurant in Trumbull during the lunch rush. The employees were moving as fast as they could to get the line rollin but the line did not seem to move. There were some commotion going on at the check out point. Apparently, a customer had bought a Tuna sandwich and had not liked it. When the clerk asked her as to what the problem was, her answer was that it tasted like "Fish" and that she wanted her money back. Everyone in the line looked puzzled and looked sympathetically towards the clerk who looked even more baffled.

In one of my earlier blog, I mentioned a similar experience but I can assure you it wasn't the same customer. I just wonder if people are aware that TUNA is actually FISH and for their information FISH does taste like FISH!! Didn't Jessica Simpson have a similar issue?

Directions on your phone!

This is pretty neat! If you are ever lost on the road, get directions free (In the US) , by text messaging on your cell. Just dial DIR-ECT_IONS and say your destination at the voice prompt. I tried it today and think it's pretty cool. They do not provide services to certain cities but most of the major parts of the United States is covered. You receive the directions as a series text message in about a couple of minutes! Further information at: http://dialdirections.com/default.html

Blonde Jokes!

Guys its Monday and its been a hectic day at work. Here's some jokes for you! Hope you enjoy them!

Why did 18 Blondes go to a movie?

Because under 18 was not allowed.

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What do you do when a Blonde throws a hand grenade at you?

Pull the pin and throw it back.

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What do you do when a Blonde throws a pin at you?

Run like crazy....she's got a hand grenade in her mouth.

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How do you confuse a Blonde?

Ask her to find the four corners of a round table.

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How do Blondes confuse us?

By finding out the six corners of that round table.

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How do you make a Blonde laugh on Saturday?

Tell them a joke on Wednesday.

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Why do Blondes work seven days a week?

So you don't have to re-train them on Monday.

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Why can't a Blondes dial 911?

They cannot find the eleven on the phone

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What do smart Blondes and UFOs have in common?

You always hear about them but you never see them.

Success!!

Success, a simple word, but requiring much effort to achieve and is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day. Success is not easy. It is not easily acquired and requires a lot of hard work, quick thinking, desire and persistence. Every individual has a different opinion of its definition but as far as I’m concerned, it is merely the contentment of the heart by performing the chores and having the mind at ease. I came across various definitions of it from a few people I managed to talk to. Few of the business people that I asked said that, “Success was knowing your business provides a needed benefit to your customers” and that it “is knowing you are running your business; it isn't running you”. Some others mentioned that, “Success was knowing you controlled the wise use of your resources”. According to a father success was the smile on the child's face when he kissed his wife. Some mentioned that success was a peaceful sleep, knowing you have been fair and honest.

So what is your definition of success??

Cut throat make-up

Halloween being right around the corner, here's and interesting video I came across. Thought you guys would like it too.....

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Health Club Rip-Off

Fitness Edge, now called The Edge, is the local health club here in CT. I'd been a member since the year 2000. I started my membership with approx. $55/month. I liked the club so much that even had my family enroll and about seven of my friends.

Since I moved to a different city and due to my busy work schedule, I hadn't been to the gym for about three months. I called to cancel my membership in June 2006. They told me to write them a letter, which I did. I find out, that they canceled all the other accounts (my family's) but mine. Well, I called them again. They made me write another letter, which I did! During this time, due to competition with Planet Fitness, a much better club, The Edge reduced its fees to $9.99/month. And again, during this period, they still charged me $55 plus $30 (for God knows what) making it a total of $85 despite my regular plea to get me out of the membership!!!

I wrote a final letter this year in July, a certified mail so they could make no excuse that they hadn't heard from me. Everything was set. The automatic disappearance of $85 stopped from my account! I was relieved!

Well three months down the road, I get a bill from a collection agency stating that I still owed them $252, despite the fact that I had stayed current with my payment!! When questioned, they said I was still liable for 30 to 90 days of payment even after they received the letter! how ridiculous was that? According to them, it was all mentioned in the contract printed in fonts barely visible to human eye!

I joined the gym to lose a few pounds. But not attending the gym and dealing with the stress they bestow when you want to get out seemed a better remedy. I'm much leaner than when I joined The Edge! Despite the trouble, Id line to thank THE EDGE!

Illegitimate Offspring: The 10 Most Tenuously Connected Movie Sequels

So, you have to make a sequel, but the original cast wants no part of it. Also, the plot of the first film makes a sequel logically impossible. Are you going to let that stop you? Of course not!

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Love is Blind and Old

I read in the news (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7056672.stm) today that a man, 24 years of age had lost his wife aged 84 due to heart complications. They had just returned from their honeymoon in Brazil.

The women, Ms Volpes had rejected criticism over the age difference with the groom, who is the son of one of her best friend.

They were engaged for several years before they decided to tie the knot! Their love is said to have blossomed when the to be groom went to live with his future bride after his mother's death, when he was 15.

In this case, what do you think? Is love truly blind or it’s just some lovers who are?

Twisted Words!

This is weird, but interesting! This is a cool thing check it out.

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too
Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

They say only great minds can read this but everyone I met seem to be able to read this!

Facade of sheer pretense!

I was at a party at a friends’ place. It is customary for us, for a selected good friends: so they say, to have this gathering every once a year during this season, the time to celebrate “Dasain” to remind ourselves of our cultural heritage and a chance for the women to drop themselves into their traditional attire which always makes them look classy and gorgeous than ever.

According to the Evite, a popular online invitation growing ever more popular among us, my calculation was about fifty people whom I knew and hopefully vice versa. But I was dumbfounded to witness so many new faces but of course it’s always good to acquaint ourselves to new people especially at occasions as such. I tried getting introduced to as many people and there was one who kept me thinking. A fellow with a strong made up accent, unwilling to converse in his own native language and seemed to have distanced himself totally from his heritage as soon as he had set his foot in the American soil!

Don’t you despise people wearing the façade of sheer pretense, trying to emulate the western world with neither doing justice to each other. Something natural does wonders to the sense of hearing or seeing. But this was how things worked for him. Western world always seemed serene to us coming from the third world. Being able to speak English veiled with the sweet accent seemed even more appealing to the ears that was only accustomed to way of hearing that was always judgmental. But then, maybe, its just the way I think!

Beautiful Sunset!

I'm not a photographer but I take pride in this picture that I took some years ago in Chitwan, Nepal: the only vacation that I savor until today.

The serenity of the sunset was simply mind-boggling and had me sitting there until the sun simply vanished over the hill tops welcoming the blanket of pitch darkness that engulfed us into its arms. Nature Oh Nature!

What am I doing wrong?

Folks THIS APPEARED ON CRAIG'S LIST. I thought it would be interesting to share it with fellow bloggers. Mind you this isn't me....

What am I doing wrong?

Okay, I'm tired of beating around the bush. I'm a beautiful (spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I'm articulate and classy.
I'm not from New York. I'm looking to get married to a guy who makes at least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don't think I'm overreaching at all.

Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around 200 - 250. But that's where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won't get me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she's not as pretty as I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I get to her level?

Here are my questions specifically:

- Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars, restaurants, gyms

-What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won't hurt my feelings

-Is there an age range I should be targeting (I'm 25)?

- Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east side so plain? I've seen really 'plain jane' boring types who have nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I've seen drop dead gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What's the story there?

- Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investment banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they hang out? Where do the hedge fund guys hang out?

- How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for MARRIAGE ONLY

Please hold your insults - I'm putting myself out there in an honest way. Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I'm being up front about it. I wouldn't be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn't able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a nice home and hearth.

* it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or
other commercial interests

PostingID: 432279810

THE ANSWER
Dear Pers-431649184:
I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament.
Firstly, I'm not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here's how I see it.

Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a crappy business deal. Here's why. Cutting through all the B.S., what you suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring my money. Fine, simple. But here's the rub, your looks will fade and my money will likely continue into perpetuity...in fact, it is very likely that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won't be getting any more beautiful!

So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation accelerates! Let me explain, you're 25 now and will likely stay pretty hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!

So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy and hold...hence the rub...marriage. It doesn't make good business sense to "buy you" (which is what you're asking) so I'd rather lease. In case you think I'm being cruel, I would say the following. If my money were to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It's as simple as that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage.

Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So, I wonder why a girl as "articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful"
as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard to believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K hasn't found you, if not only for a tryout.

By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then we wouldn't need to have this difficult conversation.

With all that said, I must say you're going about it the right way.
Classic "pump and dump."
I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of lease, let me know.

Stupidity!

Just read the news today, that a man on a holiday to meet his parents here in Greenwich , CT was hit by a train, whilst his wife and daughter watched him get smashed! The story is sad but the reason he died was for a stupid cause!

His wife later explained that the man had jumped into the tracks to show her and his little daughter as to how crushed a penny would get once the train passed over it!! Why would you do such a thing? Why would you want to show your kids stupid life threatening tricks??

The wife told the media that while jumping into the tracks, he told her not to worry as he always did it as a kid!!

So my friends, BEWARE! As stupid as you might wanna get with friends, keep the kids out of it! Teach them the right thing!

Pet Lovers

I bought my girlfriend a Shih Tzu on her last birthday. It was more like buying me a gift using her birthday as an excuse! We both love dogs and we’ve enjoyed every moment of him being with us. It’s just a wonderful feeling to come home to unconditional love waiting for you. Even before I enter the house he knows I’m there. I can hear his excitement and feel his joy. Research shows that there’s a lot of benefit on owning a pet. Here are a few:

- Pets improve your mood
- Pets control Blood pressure better than dogs
- Pets encourage you to get out and exercise
- Pets Stave off loneliness and provide unconditional love
- Pets can reduce stress, sometimes more than people! [about.com]

Interesting facts indeed!

My Cousin Vinny

Of all the movies that I’ve watched, nothing makes me cracking like My Cousin Vinny!

Joe Pesci plays Vincent Gambini, an inexperienced lawyer of his cousin and has never been in a trial. Vinny goes out of his way to defend his clients and to add to his already ongoing problems, he is faced with a hardnosed judge and his motor mouth fiancée.

It’s quite probable that I’ve watched this movie a hundred times or more not missing out on any reruns and it’s hard for me not to say the dialogues out loud.

Shawshank Redemption, American History X, The Aviator and the Pursuit of Happiness and Jim Carey’s Ace Ventura are few other movies that just can’t resist watching.

If you haven’t watched these movies, I recommend you should and also share your favorite movies with me so I may not miss out on the masterpieces!

Fussy Customers

"Praise does wonders to the sense of hearing!"

Ever heard this saying? Well today I saw it happening.

I was at a restaurant with some friends enjoying our usual weekend dinner. Across our table sat two elderly couples who did not seem too happy with the food as well as with the service of the wait staff, whom I'm sure, was trying her best to please these fussy customers. Nothing seemed to work. They made an issue about the salmon they'd ordered which they said tasted too "fishy"!! The lettuce seemed too brown and not fresh in their salad. The coffee was too.....

The wait staff, Amanda, interrupted and told the fussy woman as to how lovely her earrings were!! To my amazement, the woman's tone and attitude changed abruptly. Apparently, those were the earrings that she had acquired in Kenya while on her honeymoon with her first husband and had always loved it. And at once, everything tasted good, the salmon wasn't fishy anymore, the salad was the best salad she had in years etc etc. She was even too generous with the tips!

Curious as we were asked Amanda whether she had really like the earrings!

"Hell No!" was her answer!

Well at least she had the situation under control!

Hats off to you girl!

Dentist-Phobia

Even while spending all those sleepless nights with all those excruciating pain, I was still reluctant to visit my dentist to get my wisdom tooth extracted. Was I worried that I wouldn’t be wise anymore? Of course not! I had heard stories that the pain after the extraction was even more agonizing. I knew, eventually, I had to get it out but I still waited, procrastinated, made excuse for one whole year!

Well this time the pain took its toll! The throbbing in my lower jaw rhymed harmoniously with my heartbeat unconsciously producing a melody to hurt me even more. I gave in and this time I had to have it out!

I took an appointment for Friday so as to bury myself in medication during the weekend if the pain got the better of me. Friday came and reluctant as I was, entered the dentist’s office. After the X-ray was taken, he informed me that there were too many infections. “God help me,” I told myself and was already thinking of taking the whole week off.

After injecting my gums with anesthesia, he had me wait a few minutes while letting me read the aftermath of wisdom tooth extractions: bleeding for 24 hours, swelling, extreme pain, damage to existing dental work, painful inflammation called dry socket, fractured jaw, numbness of the mouth that would not go away etc. Everything made me even more miserable!

Well the time came, the dentist leaned over my face along with his assistant, did something and the said, “We’re DONE”. That was it? Well I wasn’t expecting the extraction to be painful, what I was worried was the after effects. He wrote me the prescriptions and I zoomed out to the nearest pharmacy before the swelling started.

I drove home and dived into my sofa. It’d been an hour but there was still no pain. The tingly feeling in my lips was beginning to fade but still no pain!

Hey, it’s been a week now and still no pain! Guess I was lucky but those of you, who have the same dentist-phobia like I do, believe me, they’re worth a visit. I feel better than ever!

Horoscopes!

I'm a Scorpio and this is what popped up when I opened my customized iGoogle page!!

"You are quite careful about what you do with your time today, for you don't want to fritter it away on social activities that distract you from your true desires. Unfortunately, you might not want to hurt someone's feelings, which can incline you to just go along with the group. Try to gracefully let others know what you need, so you don't end up resenting them."
By Rick Levine
Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Surprisingly this is the exact circumstance that I underwent today! I wonder, perhaps or in fact there are millions of Scorpios in the world and so are people from different zodiacs, do we go through the same incidences every once in a while? I just wonder!

McDonalds - I'm hating it!

Having to take a flight to Kansas City from JFK really early in the morning, too early I would say: usually the time of the day when my eyes refuse to take a glimpse of the awakening sun and the time of day when my nose is unwilling to savor the aromatic magic of the leaves and grasses, my stomach hinted with a growl and what did it want? MacDonalds Breakfast Sandwich!!

I ordered a Sausage McMuffin and waited for about 15 minutes for my food to arrive. It was my longest anxious waits ever, ironically for a "Fast Food". Well, the girl walked up to me in her very slow strides as if for a second she forgot that her job was located within an airport and that people needed to catch a flight. Finally she got to me with her "no sense of urgency" walk of fame, with constant fiddling of the hair with her oh so long nails. Frustrated as I was, she leaned over and handed me my sandwich and said, "Sir, we are our of Sausage McMuffin so I got you a Bacon, Egg and Cheese Biscuit!!

Was she kiddin' me?? Was she telepathic to know whether the food that she brought me was digestible my picky appetite? What ever happened to employees asking their customers, "I'm sorry Sir, we're out of so and so. Would you like something else?" She had fifteen minutes to ................oh well.

I grabbed the bag out her hands and walked away fuming!

Foxy O'Reilley

Now let me know if you and I fall in the same page!

Its 8:21pm and here I am sitting in front of my computer. The TV's on in the other room and even though Bill O'Reilly's voice and his tone annoys me, I just cant help but pay attention to some baseless debates he involves other people into. I don't disagree that sometimes he comes up with hot interesting topics but while there are so many things going on in the world, is it necessary to talk about Britney Spears or even Paris Hilton and actually have people discuss it and share their opinions?

Fox News believes that the world news can be covered within 80 seconds covering news such as mayhem caused by monkeys in India or even the twin festival in China while not forgetting Anna Nicole Smith, whose name was mentioned, perhaps, with a little exaggeration, more than the entire population of the hungry and starving people in Africa and other third world countries.Fox news covers so less about the outside world focusing more on that one "hot topic" of the day that some day, I too would forget to locate the Americas and the other continents in the WORLD map!

But again its me!