Bill Withers in 1971, playing "Ain't No Sunshine"

COMPANY POLICY REVISED

EFFECTIVE February 04, 2010
NEW OFFICE POLICY
Dress Code:
1) You are advised to come to work dressed according to your salary.
2) If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we will assume you are doing well financially
and therefore do not need a raise.
3) If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and
therefore you do not need a raise.
4) If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise.
Sick Days:
We will no longer accept a doctor's statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.
Personal Days:
Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year.
They are called Saturdays & Sundays.  
Bereavement Leave:
This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing  you can do for dead friends, relatives or co-workers. Every effort should be made to have non-employees attend the funeral arrangements in your place. In rare cases where employee involvement is necessary, the funeral should be scheduled in the late afternoon. We will be glad to allow you to work through your lunch hour and subsequently leave one hour early.
Bathroom Breaks:
Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet.
There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the stall
door will open, and a picture will be taken. After your second offense, your picture will be posted on the company bulletin board under the 'Chronic Offenders'
category. Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sectioned under the company's mental health policy.
Lunch Break:
* Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more, so that they can look healthy.
* Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure.
* Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast.

Thank you for your loyalty to our company. We are here to provide a positive employment experience. Therefore, all questions, comments, concerns, complaints,
frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, allegations, accusations, contemplations, consternation and input should be directed elsewhere.

Male Philosophy

When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. David Bissonette After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together. Sacha Guitry By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates Woman inspires us to great things, and prevents us from achieving them.   The great question... which I have not been able to answer... is, "What does a woman want?" I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me. 'Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.' 'There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage.' 'I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me, and the second one didn't.' Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming 1. Whenever you're wrong, admit it, 2. Whenever you're right, shut up. The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.... Nash You know what I did before I married? Anything I wanted to.   My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met. A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong. A man inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: 'Wife wanted'. Next day he received a hundred letters.\ They all said the same thing: 'You can have mine.' First Guy (proudly): 'My wife's an angel!' Second Guy: 'You're lucky, mine's still alive.'

Does god Exist .. or is it just a superstition?

Its a superstition.
Feeble constructs of a weak mind which cannot come to terms with reality. god is more like an excuse for everyone who believes in him....the so called god believers use the idea to explain everything which doesn't have an explanation...good or bad....everything bad in life is supposed to be a test from god....everything wrong happening in this world is gods will...every failure is "god has a better plan for me"....basically i think they don't have the guts to do the job themselves and hence leave it to something imaginary...yes i said it god is imaginary! if he was real why not one of the 6 billion humans in this world have (assuming the animals cant tell us even if they did see god)not seen him.

James said...

Man has the mind, body and the spirit. The body is a temporary abode, like a cup of chai where The spirit is the chai and the cup is the body. The mind is what we think with and the mind directs the body/spirit. The mind is the ATC Tower.
God is spirit!! We cant see him because we are in the body and we live in the physical realm.
We pass from the physical to the spiritual realm when we die and thats when you will see God!!

Top 10 Reasons to Believe Logic Over Religion

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for turning my tap water into alcohol and a never ending food basket, but I’m tired of all these people whining and telling me how to live my life. You do your thing, I do my thing, we’re all happy, but after reading that someone is paying Facebook to post a religious article titled “6 Reasons You Have To Believe In God”, I figured I’d grab my own cross and at least have fun while getting ready to be crucified for having an opinion.

in reference to: Daily Garlic » Blog Archive » Top 10 Reasons to Believe Logic Over Religion (view on Google Sidewiki)

Best Dad Ever!!!...Dad gives best gift to son!

This is an incredible story...and by far makes Dick Hoyt the best dad in the world award!

"I try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights to pay For their text messaging. Take them to swimsuit shoots. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck."

Read the article first and then watch the video

in reference to: Can World's Strongest Dad (view on Google Sidewiki)

Chennai's tryst with humble dosa

It's best when it's served straight from the pan and it could be thick, thin, soft or crisp. Today, the dosai or dosa comes in a world of varieties.

in reference to: Chennai's tryst with humble dosa (view on Google Sidewiki)

12 Things I Learned By 42 That I Wish I Knew At 22

My, how time flies. Seems just like yesterday that I was a 12 year old kid, going for long bike rides in Sherwood Forrest, the subdivision just around the corner from where I lived. Playing with William, Edward, and my little brother, climbing in the tree house, looking forward to Brent coming over to visit. Those were all good times and my only dread was finding out that we were having liver for supper.

By the time I was 22, I knew who I wanted to marry, was in the process of quitting college, going into debt, and thought that I would be a millionaire by the time I was 30 because I was so smart. Hey, it might take me until 35, but that was the top end. In reality, I was quite ignorant.

in reference to: 12 Things I Learned By 42 That I Wish I Knew At 22 (view on Google Sidewiki)

View From The Other Side Of The Fence

This is part of an ad campaign for the Calgary Zoo. Fantastic! Although it might be poorly received in San Francisco at the moment because of the tiger attack.

in reference to: View From The Other Side Of The Fence - DivineCaroline (view on Google Sidewiki)

Things They don't tell you (But Should)

A guide to life

in reference to: things (view on Google Sidewiki)

India has lost 'substantial' land to China: Official report

At a recent meeting held in Leh which was attended by officials from the Jammu and Kashmir government, Ministry of Home Affairs and Army, it was agreed that there was difference in the maps of various agencies and that there was lack of proper mapping of the area.

in reference to:

"At a recent meeting held in Leh which was attended by officials from the Jammu and Kashmir government, Ministry of Home Affairs and Army, it was agreed that there was difference in the maps of various agencies and that there was lack of proper mapping of the area."
- India has lost 'substantial' land to China: Official report - India - The Times of India (view on Google Sidewiki)

पोटोबा भाग १

मराठीब्लॉगविश्वावरील माझ्या मित्रामंडळींनी बनवलेले पाक कृतींचे मराठी इपुस्तक. तुम्ही स्वत: स्वयपाक करत असाल तर तुमच्यासाठी, नसेल तर बायकोला( काही केसेस मध्ये नव-याला ) प्रिंट मारुन द्या


रेसिपी आवडल्या तर त्यांना कळवा
http://sardesaies.blogspot.com/2010/01/blog-post.html

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3253207/EBook-Potoba-I.pdf

Completely stuck truck!!

Not sure why the driver of this truck tried this stunt. After 5 hrs of struggle he could not get out of this. It was eventually pulled out by Roadside Support

Chekkalu Recipe

Chekkalu is a popular snack of AndhraPradesh,India . And here is a simple recipe and pictures shared by my sis-in law Madhavi. Try and enjoy this snack with a cup of coffee.

Ingredients:

1. Rice flour – 1cup
2. Fried chana dal (putani) – 1/4cup
3. Chana dal (soaked for 30 min) – 1 tsp
4. Green chillies - 3
5. Salt to taste
6. Curry leaves – few
7. Ajwain – 1tsp
8. Butter – 1tsp

Method:
* Grind the green chillies into a fine paste.
* Grind the fried chana dal into a smooth powder.
* Mix all the above ingredients along with the green chilli paste into a thick dough by adding water.The consistency should be like shown in the picture below (not too watery).
* Make small round balls of the dough and press them on a greased plastic sheet with your fingers ,make small round sized puris(need not worry about the shape).
* Deep fry in oil on medium flame till golden brown.

in reference to: Chekkalu « Indian Vegetarian Recipes (view on Google Sidewiki)

Things you need to stop tweeting about

1. What you are eating
2. Social Media
3. The conference you are at
4. Twitter itself
5. Your workout
6. Your kid, dog, cat, goat, or whatever else
7. Speaking out of context
8. Dailybooth photos
9. Emotional breakthroughs
10. The number of followers you have

in reference to:

"Tweet This This was created by @oatmeal, and I can assure you I've never tweeted any of the above items.   <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-9809664566402222"; /* more sidebar 200x200, created 11/11/09 */ google_ad_slot = "8047802966"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; //-->"
- 10 things you need to stop tweeting about - The Oatmeal (view on Google Sidewiki)

The Many Menus of Mumbai

Restaurants offer a passage to Indian cuisines hard to find outside the country

in reference to:

"Restaurants offer a passage to Indian cuisines hard to find outside the country"
- Mumbai Restaurant Guide | By Stan Sesser - WSJ.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Moogha Gathi (Sprouted Moong Curry)

Mooga gaati is a dish with sprouted moong and coconut paste prepared in Goa. Its almost same as mooga randayi  but it has sweetish taste due to jaggery. There are many versions of gaati and this is one of them.

This dish is like a gravy. Not dry. Also when you let it sit in the pan you will not see any water colleting on top. So it is not too watery like dal. It is served as a side dish and it mainly prepared in almost all hindu households during Ganesh Festival as the meals are only veg.

Ingredients:
1 cup sprouted moong
1/2 cup coconut
5-6 curry leaves
2 green chilies
1 red chili
4-5 black pepper
1/2 tsp coriander seeds
A pinch turmeric
1/2 – 1 tsp jaggery
2 pieces of kokum
Oil
A pinch asafetida
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
Salt

Method:
Wash sprouted moong. Cook them in enough water.
Heat a little oil and add slitted green chilies. When they are fried, take out and add pepper, coriander seeds. Grind with coconut, turmeric, red and green chilies.
Add the paste to cooked moong, add jaggery, kokum, salt. Cook.
Heat oil. Add mustard seeds. When they start popping, add asafoetida and curry leaves. Pour the seasoning over the dish.
Serve hot as a side dish with rice and dal/gravy.

Serves : 2-3
Preparation time : 30mins

FRIENDS............Desi Style!

 

Friendship is not about "I m sorry "  its about "abbe  teri  galti hai "
Friendship is not about "I m there for u  "  its about "kahan marr gaya saale  "
Friendship is not about "I understand "  its about "sab teri wajah se hua manhus"
Friendship is not about "I care for u  "  its about "kamino tumhe chhod ke kahan jaunga "
Friendship is not about "I m happy for ur success "its about "chal party de saale"
Friendship is not about "I love that girl"  its about "saalo izzat se dekho tumhari bhabhi hain "
Friendship is not about "R u coming for outing tomorrow " its about " nautanki nahi, hum kal bahar ja rahe hai "
Friendship is not about "Get well soon " its about " Itna piyega toh yehi hoga"
Friendship is not about "All the best for ur career" its about " bahut hua, abhi toh switch mar saale"

Did you know??

MOPED is the short term  for 'Motorized Pedaling'. POP MUSIC is 'Popular Music'  shortened. BUS is the short term for 'Omnibus' that means  everybody. FORTNIGHT comes from 'Fourteen Nights' (Two  Weeks). DRAWING ROOM was actually a 'withdrawing room'  where people withdrew after Dinner. Later the prefix 'with' was  dropped. NEWS refers to information from Four directions N,  E, W and S. AG-MARK, which some products bear, stems from  'Agricultural Marketing'. JOURNAL is a diary that tells  about 'Journey for a day' during each Day's business. QUEUE  comes from 'Queen's Quest'.. Long back a long row of people as  waiting to see the Queen. Someone made the comment Queen's  Quest. TIPS come from 'To Insure Prompt Service'. In olden  days to get Prompt service from servants in an inn, travelers used  to drop coins in a Box on which was written 'To Insure Prompt  Service'. This gave rise to the custom of Tips. JEEP is a  vehicle with unique Gear system. It was invented during World War  II (1939-1945). It was named 'General Purpose Vehicle (GP)'.GP  was changed into JEEP later.

Serves him right…