A few days back, a friend of mine had gone to take his pet dog to the clinic for a few shots. Later on, on the way inside to the clinic, he had run across a huge billboard which mentioned that something to the effect that their will be a luxury clinic opening up for pets. Imagine that. Isn’t this a site to see? I laughed so hard when I heard this news. When my laughter had died down and I was back in control of my senses, I asked him exactly what had happened at the clinic.
He told me that the pets will be given VIP treatment, and a lot of facilities will be provided to them that usually are not available at your regular neighbourhood pet clinics like an operation theatre, ICU, OPD and many other things to pamper your loved one. The pet will be treated like a king. The vet had looked at my buddy and said in a stern voice “Seems like you have never give your dog a proper bath and a hair cut. We will make him smell and look good real quick.” He was told that it will ONLY cost $ 300.
The guilt factor kicked in and the dog was handed over for its beauty treatment. The poor thing did not know what it was about to get into. First of, it was given a set of injections. It was whisked off into another room where it was given a hair cut and then a bath. This confused little dog didn’t know what was happening to it, but seemed to enjoy it. The vet helpers finally released him after 1 hour and 15 minutes. What was once a furry looking well fed dog was now looking like a starving, malnourished stray dog which had been picked up while coming up to the clinic. He was quickly taken home with his newly acquired look. After hearing all this, I thought that it is truly amazing how lucky these pets have it nowadays. They can get pampered, treated like a royalty and get some time off from their owners.
Some places are set up in such a way that an air-conditioned car picks up the pet, takes it to a 5 star place, where they get hair cut, bath, and manicure. Then they get to watch television or listen to radio while reclining in a soft comfortable cushion. They are fed freshly made delicacies All this is located inside a fully air-conditioned area. Plus they also have their own personal butler to take care of any needs that may arise.
People who have pets are usually very attached to them and the owners want the best they can provide for their pets. The pets are like a loved family member. I guess it is only normal that the pet owner don’t look at their pets as animals, but as fellow human beings. So don’t feel shy about pampering your pets and let them have the time of their life.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Live your dreams
The sky gods see that I’m finally gone
The moon and stars appear once more
I gently fall asleep under the moon light
Sail to distant shores
In my minds eye
I see distant lands
I travel far and wide
Life is but a journey
Dreaming those dreams
I’ve always dreamt
I let my mind run free
I enrich myself from the journey within
Live out your dreams
Don’t hold yourself back
Fill those sails with determination
Don’t listen to those dark whispers which want to hold you behind
The moon and stars appear once more
I gently fall asleep under the moon light
Sail to distant shores
In my minds eye
I see distant lands
I travel far and wide
Life is but a journey
Dreaming those dreams
I’ve always dreamt
I let my mind run free
I enrich myself from the journey within
Live out your dreams
Don’t hold yourself back
Fill those sails with determination
Don’t listen to those dark whispers which want to hold you behind
The entertainment magnet
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of PlayStation MOVE. All opinions are 100% mine.
It has always been difficult for us to spend time together as a family since everyone wanted to do their own thing. No matter how hard I tried, I simply could not figure out the magic formula which will bind the family together so that we can spend more time together as an unit. On day while I was browsing the net for a solution, I discovered the PlayStation Move which completely changed all of our lives. I simply had to order it and it arrived at our house soon. It was the magic formula which I had been looking for. It soon became an entertainment magnet as it drew all family members together. Every free weekend became a family game night session where each member tried to outdo the other and it became a really positive way to settle sibling rivalry. At one time I was a couch potato and now I am able to get a daily workout by running around the room as I play a few of their games.PlayStation Move is a motion controller system with sensors to detect the player's movements and translate them into gameplay. The primary remote is just about the size of the Nintendo Wii remote / attached MotionPlus combination. Where Move departs from the Wii is that while the Wii detects movement with its built-in accelerometers, pointing (with the sensor bar) or even detecting exact orientation (with the addition of MotionPlus), Move can be tracked precisely within real 3D space instead of just inferring relative movement based on your previous position. For gameplay, this means you'll be performing fewer of those cute little flicks Wii pros have become so fond of -- most gameplay motions require a full and complete movement on Move -- but it also means interesting things for augmented reality. Of course, for AR you need a camera, and lucky for Sony it has the PlayStation Eye already on the market. In fact, the Move system is partly based on what the Eye can detect of those cute colored balls at the end of each Move controller, which helps the PlayStation know how far away from the camera the controller is, and map, say, a tennis racket exactly to a user's hand.
Of all the titles available in the market, I guess my favorite will be Get Fit with Mel B is a comprehensive fitness program created by world-famous Spice Girl Mel B in partnership with leading health experts. It has helped me to trim down those excess pounds in a timely manner and I am assured that I am doing it correctly so that I do not injure myself. On an ending note, I would like to remind you to add the motion gaming exclusively to your existing PlayStation®3 for only $99 with the MOVE bundle package! This will ensure non stop enjoyment for you and your family. It is a great way to spend some quality time together with the family members without spending a fortune.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
….And that’s how it all this happened
This is one of those posts which just kind of got written on the spur of the moment. I had originally written a part of it as a comment for a status posted on Facebook sometime back. It was one of those situations where the odd/wacky status got my mind running and I just ran along with it.
The feather just doesn't do it anymore...So a whole chicken is needed. Initially, everything is working out well. The chicken is under control and it really doesn't know what's going on. As things quicken up, the poor chicken becomes mighty confused and disoriented. It starts to squawk and flap its wing to get away. It’s held tighter until the work and hand is done. Things slowly go out of hand and the noise increases to very high level.
You turn around very much irritated and a bit startled when the crowd manage to barge in. When all of them do manage to get in, they see feathers flying all over and a very nakkie chicken in her hand. They stare at all the feather flying around ask “What exactly are you doing?”.
The lady tries to explain that there is a cat hiding in the luggage spage just above the door and it is refusing to come down no matter what I do. I tried just about everything and nothing seems to work. I finally managed to get a real chicken, tied it to a stick and stuck it up there hoping that the cat would venture out and eventually come down. The cat did see the chicken and vice versa. The chicken on the stick got a bit agitated ….and that’s how it all this happened
The feather just doesn't do it anymore...So a whole chicken is needed. Initially, everything is working out well. The chicken is under control and it really doesn't know what's going on. As things quicken up, the poor chicken becomes mighty confused and disoriented. It starts to squawk and flap its wing to get away. It’s held tighter until the work and hand is done. Things slowly go out of hand and the noise increases to very high level.
You turn around very much irritated and a bit startled when the crowd manage to barge in. When all of them do manage to get in, they see feathers flying all over and a very nakkie chicken in her hand. They stare at all the feather flying around ask “What exactly are you doing?”.
The lady tries to explain that there is a cat hiding in the luggage spage just above the door and it is refusing to come down no matter what I do. I tried just about everything and nothing seems to work. I finally managed to get a real chicken, tied it to a stick and stuck it up there hoping that the cat would venture out and eventually come down. The cat did see the chicken and vice versa. The chicken on the stick got a bit agitated ….and that’s how it all this happened
Sunday, September 12, 2010
A dog’s day in paradise
A few days back, a friend of mine had gone to take his pet dog to the clinic for a few shots. Later on, on the way inside to the clinic, he had run across a huge billboard which mentioned that something to the effect that their will be a luxury clinic opening up for pets. Imagine that. Isn’t this a site to see? I laughed so hard when I heard this news. When my laughter had died down and I was back in control of my senses, I asked him exactly what had happened at the clinic.
He told me that the pets will be given VIP treatment, and a lot of facilities will be provided to them that usually are not available at your regular neighbourhood pet clinics like an operation theatre, ICU, OPD and many other things to pamper your loved one. The pet will be treated like a king. The vet had looked at my buddy and said in a stern voice “Seems like you have never give your dog a proper bath and a hair cut. We will make him smell and look good real quick.” He was told that it will ONLY cost $ 300.
The guilt factor kicked in and the dog was handed over for its beauty treatment. The poor thing did not know what it was about to get into. First of, it was given a set of injections. It was whisked off into another room where it was given a hair cut and then a bath. This confused little dog didn’t know what was happening to it, but seemed to enjoy it. The vet helpers finally released him after 1 hour and 15 minutes. What was once a furry looking well fed dog was now looking like a starving, malnourished stray dog which had been picked up while coming up to the clinic. He was quickly taken home with his newly acquired look. After hearing all this, I thought that it is truly amazing how lucky these pets have it nowadays. They can get pampered, treated like a royalty and get some time off from their owners.
Some places are set up in such a way that an air-conditioned car picks up the pet, takes it to a 5 star place, where they get hair cut, bath, and manicure. Then they get to watch television or listen to radio while reclining in a soft comfortable cushion. They are fed freshly made delicacies All this is located inside a fully air-conditioned area. Plus they also have their own personal butler to take care of any needs that may arise.
People who have pets are usually very attached to them and the owners want the best they can provide for their pets. The pets are like a loved family member. I guess it is only normal that the pet owner don’t look at their pets as animals, but as fellow human beings. So don’t feel shy about pampering your pets and let them have the time of their life.
He told me that the pets will be given VIP treatment, and a lot of facilities will be provided to them that usually are not available at your regular neighbourhood pet clinics like an operation theatre, ICU, OPD and many other things to pamper your loved one. The pet will be treated like a king. The vet had looked at my buddy and said in a stern voice “Seems like you have never give your dog a proper bath and a hair cut. We will make him smell and look good real quick.” He was told that it will ONLY cost $ 300.
The guilt factor kicked in and the dog was handed over for its beauty treatment. The poor thing did not know what it was about to get into. First of, it was given a set of injections. It was whisked off into another room where it was given a hair cut and then a bath. This confused little dog didn’t know what was happening to it, but seemed to enjoy it. The vet helpers finally released him after 1 hour and 15 minutes. What was once a furry looking well fed dog was now looking like a starving, malnourished stray dog which had been picked up while coming up to the clinic. He was quickly taken home with his newly acquired look. After hearing all this, I thought that it is truly amazing how lucky these pets have it nowadays. They can get pampered, treated like a royalty and get some time off from their owners.
Some places are set up in such a way that an air-conditioned car picks up the pet, takes it to a 5 star place, where they get hair cut, bath, and manicure. Then they get to watch television or listen to radio while reclining in a soft comfortable cushion. They are fed freshly made delicacies All this is located inside a fully air-conditioned area. Plus they also have their own personal butler to take care of any needs that may arise.
People who have pets are usually very attached to them and the owners want the best they can provide for their pets. The pets are like a loved family member. I guess it is only normal that the pet owner don’t look at their pets as animals, but as fellow human beings. So don’t feel shy about pampering your pets and let them have the time of their life.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
The periodic fable
The heaviest element known was recently discovered by physicist at yale’s research center. Tentatively named ‘administratium’, it has no protons or electrons and thus an atomic number of 0. But it does have one neutron, 125 assistant neutrons, 75 vice-neutrons, and 11 assistant vice-neutrons. These add up to an atomic mass of 312;particles cohere in the nucleus through a force that involves a continuous exchange of meson-loke particles, ‘moron’.
Lacking electrons, administratium is inert, but it does have a chemical signature: detection is straightforward as it impedes every reaction it comes in contact with. The discoverers say aminute amount of adminstratium caused a reaction to take over four days to end finally although, normally less than a second would have sufficed. Nor does administratium decay over its normal life of three years; it undergoes a reorganization in which assistant-neutrons, vice-neutrons exchange places and the atomic weight usually increases thereafter. Research also indicates that adminstratium occurs quite naturally in the atmosphere. Typically, the concentration occurs at nodal points like government agencies, large corporations, universities and hospitals.
Scientists caution that adminstratium is toxic at any level of concentration and will easily destroy other, productive reactions in its vicinity. Attempts are on to see how to rein in adminstratium and prevent irreversible damage, but till date the results are not promising.
Lacking electrons, administratium is inert, but it does have a chemical signature: detection is straightforward as it impedes every reaction it comes in contact with. The discoverers say aminute amount of adminstratium caused a reaction to take over four days to end finally although, normally less than a second would have sufficed. Nor does administratium decay over its normal life of three years; it undergoes a reorganization in which assistant-neutrons, vice-neutrons exchange places and the atomic weight usually increases thereafter. Research also indicates that adminstratium occurs quite naturally in the atmosphere. Typically, the concentration occurs at nodal points like government agencies, large corporations, universities and hospitals.
Scientists caution that adminstratium is toxic at any level of concentration and will easily destroy other, productive reactions in its vicinity. Attempts are on to see how to rein in adminstratium and prevent irreversible damage, but till date the results are not promising.
NMEDA
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of NMEDA. All opinions are 100% mine.
Before my aunt died of breast cancer, she had to endure the fact that she needed to use a wheelchair for more than a year. I was one of her "caregivers" and I know how difficult it was for her to move around, especially when she needed to get in the car. If we had known about NMEDA that difficulty could have been alleviated. It is never easy watching people suffer and become helpless.NMEDA is a non-profit trade association of mobility equipment dealers, driver rehabilitation specialists, and other professionals dedicated to broadening the opportunities for people with disabilities to drive or be transported in vehicles modified with mobility equipment. All members work together to improve transportation options of people with disabilities.
NMEDA was formed originally as an association of mobility equipment dealers in the state of Florida. In 1989 membership opened on a national level and the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association was established. The organization promotes and supports individual members engaged in the modification of quality transportation for people with disabilities. Membership has grown from 15 to more than 600 members with the bulk of the membership located in the United States and Canada.
We are lucky enough to have a dealer in the next town over. One of my clients got a Scion-the box shaped cars that look like washing machines and the other a Honda Pilot. NMEDA is great because it provides accessibility to both young and elderly people and allows them to regain independence after accidents.
NMEDA is a non-profit trade association; they educate consumers on buying products from a NMEDA qualified dealer.
NMEDA DOES NOT SELL ANYTHING: NMEDA is the only association that promotes safe driving and equipment for disabled people. They are non-profit and their members are required to adhere to the safety standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NMEDA dealers (members) are the ones who sell handicap vans and vehicle modifications for disabled people.
No two people with a disability are exactly the same. Beware of adapted wheelchair vehicles sold over the Internet or through catalogs. After a personalized “in-person” evaluation, you can be sure you are getting the right driving solution customized to your specific lifestyle and needs. If you need additional training or product refinements, your NMEDA dealer is there to help you.
NMEDA has Dealers AND Quality Assurance Program (QAP) dealers. The Quality Assurance Program (QAP) is the only nationally recognized accreditation program for the Adaptive Mobility Equipment Industry. It is based on the principle that in order to satisfy customers consistently, companies must have a systematic and documented approach to quality. Even if you don't have anyone affected with a disability, you should still check the NMEDA website and see if there are any locations near you. It can never hurt to stay informed.
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