Azharuddin Ismail, who played young Salim in the Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire,” sat in his modest Mumbai home Thursday after returning from the U.S. (Arko Datta/Reuters)
Archive for February, 2009
Slumdog Millionaire back in the Slums
February 27, 2009Weird News Sightings
February 25, 2009While going through my daily morning ritual, I came upon the following three news articles that made me questioned how desperate the world has gotten.
First up, the “Pay What You Want” restaurant in Montreal. This story struck me as being innovative way to survive in the current economic crisis. Desperate times calls for desperate measures and this restaurateur is definitely trying something out-of-the-box in order to entice more customers. How this venture will turn out is anyone’s guess, but with the tourism industry dropping sharply in Quebec and no Formula One Grand Prix in Montreal this summer, things doesn’t look any better.
Just south of the border from our first story is a little café in New England that’s also trying something out of the norm. This topless coffee shop has raised the ire of many residents of a small central Maine town. The Grand View Topless Coffee Shop opened its doors on Monday with a sign outside that says “Over 18 only.” Another says, “No cameras, no touching, cash only.” ‘ Nuff Said.
Lastly, is a story about a sudden $1.13 billion dollar windfall for a Swedish woman that left as quickly as it came. What would you do when you discover over $1 billion dollar in your bank account one day?
Cell Phone Reunion
February 10, 2009Like those arrogant, egotistical people you meet in high school reunions, the iPhone gets what it deserves for being a complete bastard when all the other phones and bluetooth teams up.
I wanna be like mommy…
February 5, 2009What would you do if you receive this child’s homework assignment?
And the very next day, her mom send you this note:
I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer.
I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week before the blizzard hit. I told her we sold out every single shovel we had, and then I found one more in the back room, and that several people were fighting over who would get it. Her picture doesn’t show me dancing around a pole. It’s supposed to be me selling the last snow shovel we had at Home Depot.
From now on I will remember to check her homework more thoroughly before she turns it in.
Ah, how I love a child’s innocence.
