So there I was early morning at a regional airport in Florida waiting at the gate for the boarding to start on one of those tiny planes to take me to Atlanta. Eventually, the lady at the counter came on the PA system and announced pre-boarding. As always, anybody who needed a little extra time to board was invited to pre-board.
And the entire gate area got up in unison from their seats and started slowly shuffling towards the boarding door – walkers and wheel chairs in tow.
And there I was …. sitting all alone … waiting for my turn…
🙂

With nothing better to do on a lazy Sunday afternoon, I decided to accompany Sharmila to the Walmart store where she needed to pick up something. Now, I have not been to a Walmart store in ages – so was not sure what to expect. But once there, I quickly commented to her that “Walmart must the #2 place (Niagara Falls being #1) for all the Indian diaspora to congregate on a Sunday afternoon”. 🙂

With an air of authority that can come only with years of experience, she informed me that Walmart is #3. Evidently, Costco is #2 🙂

I would not be surprised if we find a couple of call centers near the back offices of Walmart (or Costco) outlets one of these days 🙂

Every kiss might begin with a “Kay” but it does not have to end with a “Why” 🙂

Remember the story of me getting my eyes checked? Well, I went to pick them up today. And by the way, this is how hideous I look like now.
On my way from the airport, I dropped by the store and asked if I can pick up my glasses even though I do not have the receipt. She said that I do not need any receipt. Now, some of you may know that I run an Identity and Fraud business. Naturally, that instinct kicked in. As she was adjusting the glasses on my nose, I asked her – “Are you not afraid of Fraud? What if somebody else came and picked up my glasses”?
The sharp young Iranian lady born near the Caspian Sea retorted – “And do what? Wear them himself and lose ability to see or search the world for another person who has the same number as your glasses in both eyes”?
Man, she completely nailed me. So, I kind of gave a stupid grin and agreed.
Half way to office from the store, I suddenly realized something and almost turned the car around to fight her back but thought the better of it. “What if he took the glasses out and sold the frames”? is what I wanted to counter her 🙂

Is this where they get the supplies to put out a fire? (Chicago O’Hare Skyclub)

After my previous search, just to see what is the state of human curiosity, I typed in “Why is”. The first two most commonly searched phrases was a little more reassuring. But #5 commonly searched question is “Why is Caillou bald”?? And what is up with all these Stanley Cup questions?

I wanted to find out how old the earth is. I started googling and wrote out “how old is”. The top 10 commonly-searched phrases offered by Google put a dampener on my assumptions of intellectual curiosity of human kind. Come on. Mimi Faust? Stanley Cup? Chief Keef? Hunter Hayes????

It is raining again in Atlanta. I think it is high time that we all changed our names and started build our arks. And if your name is Noah, you may skip straight to the ark-building part 🙂 Personally, I am keeping  a “No vacancy” sign ready to be put up when those two pesky little mosquitoes show up 🙂