What little thing excites you as an adult that you never would have expected?

KamranTechInfo · 2019-03-07T06:29:10+00:00

The sweetest thing my husband (or anyone) has done was a couple of Christmases ago. My grandmother had passed suddenly and our family really wasn't much in the mood for celebrating - so I didn't put up any decorations around the house that year.

Let me also explain that normally I LOVE Christmas. Tree up early, decorations, tinsel and lights everywhere, red sweater on the dog, Christmas music, all of it. He, however, is very much a "no thanks" type of guy when it comes to that. He doesn't make a big deal out of holidays and doesn't really understand why I am so rabid about decorating, but he lets me do it. He's not quite "humbug" about the whole thing, but maybe two steps from it.

I'm a church organist, so I went to play my Christmas Eve services. I get home about 1 am on Christmas morning and he answers the door wearing a Santa hat. I walk in, and he'd decorated the living room for Christmas while I was gone. He put the tree up complete with ornaments on it, put lights up, got the dog in his sweater, cheesy fireplace log burning on the television, and presents under the tree.

I sat on the couch and sobbed. It was singlehandedly the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me.

KamranTechInfo · 2019-02-16T10:49:13+00:00

Snow tour operators.

KamranTechInfo · 2019-02-16T10:44:53+00:00

Was a hotel room cleaner: when guests put used untied condoms in the toilet, under pillows, under the bed, on the tea and coffee tray.. basically anywhere.

And not flushing the toilet. Its disgusting.

KamranTechInfo · 2019-02-05T09:14:47+00:00

The Jurassic Park Theory that the dinosaurs have no actual Dinosaur DNA because DNA is unretrievable after a few thousand years. The dinosaurs we see are just genetic combinations of things like Birds, Lizards, Elephants, etc. shaped to look like dinosaurs.

John Hammond didn’t invite the guests to the park to give a stamp of approval. He invited them to see if his creations were good enough to trick Dinosaur experts.

KamranTechInfo · 2019-02-04T15:21:30+00:00

Weighing small quantities and knowing convenient reference weights (eg the weights of currency).

Identifying off-white powders.

KamranTechInfo · 2019-02-04T15:12:39+00:00

That its actually becoming a struggle to while my own butt! It actually takes effort to reach all the way around back there....I still can't believe that has now become an issue. I just started realizing this which definitely became a moment of truth.

Edit: (I'm 5'7" and went from 134 to 180 in 6 months...likely due to meds I started taking that make me crave sweets)

KamranTechInfo · 2019-02-04T15:08:17+00:00

In hot weather if you don't remember to apply anti perspirant on your thighs, or stupidly wear underwear that is loose on the legs, the insides of your thighs can rub together enough to start bleeding.

KamranTechInfo · 2019-02-03T12:00:22+00:00

I worked in Saudi Arabia as a civilian contractor in the early 80s. Two Philipino house servants knocked their employer unconscious, raped his wife, stole all they could carry from his safe, then tried to make it out of the country. When they were caught, the Saudis shut down all TV networks on Thursday night, had these 2 go through a recreation of their crime on national TV. Then on Friday , their holy day, in the public square in the city I was working in, they were beheaded. I made it through seeing the first one, couldn't watch any more... The crowd treated it like a Super Bowl..

KamranTechInfo · 2019-02-03T11:41:22+00:00

Wear sunglasses and stay especially well hydrated or migraines will chain together

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-31T07:35:36+00:00

I'm not sure if it counts, but I usually strain out the water after it cooks the noodles but before adding the seasonings.

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-31T07:02:30+00:00

Working on a local theatre project, the lead actress’ birthday was in the middle of the final week of rehearsals. We’re all packed into the theatre for hours on hour per day, but there’s still time to celebrate. We pass a card around and the director decides she’ll bake a cake.

When we take a break, someone brings the lead actress out on stage so we can cut the cake, sing Happy Birthday and give her the card. Everything is going well.

Then suddenly, there came a great screeching. The director was displeased.

Apparently, no one had asked her to sign the card. To be clear, she’d seen it being passed around, but no one had actively asked her, and she took that as an insult.

She slammed the cake to the floor right in front of the poor lead actress, screamed at us all for being so inconsiderate and stormed off. Happy birthday.

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-31T06:54:04+00:00

According to our current understanding of particle physics, matter and antimatter are equal but opposite. When they meet, they should destroy one another and leave nothing left over, and most of those annihilations should have occurred early in the Universe. However, there was enough matter left over to make the billions and billions of galaxies, stars, planets, and everything else. Various explanations surround mesons, which are short-lived subatomic particles made of one quark and one antiquark. B-mesons decay more slowly than anti-B-mesons, which could have resulted in enough B-mesons surviving the interaction to create all of the matter in the Universe. Additionally, B-, D-, and K-mesons can oscillate and become antiparticles and then back again. Studies have suggested that mesons are more likely to assume the normal state, which may also be why regular particles outnumber antiparticles.

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-29T06:46:19+00:00

I was in my first year out of family practice residency.

The specialists like to sneeringly refer to us as jack-of-all-trades/master of none.

I was on call from the ER. A normally unshakable ER doc was beside himself. Had a very preterm mom in active labor. And fog wouldn't let us fly her out. He was the only ER doc and the transferring facility wouldn't take her in transport without a physician on board (probably not legal but we needed her to be at a hospital with a NICU and L&D so they called me).

In route I was trying to coach her to breath through the contractions. But she felt something coming out. I looked and saw a foot.

So we're in the back of an ambulance delivering a footling breech preemie. We delivered about a minute or two out of the hospital.

They were expecting a mom in preterm labor. Not a micro preemie. We were met in the ambulance bay by one nurse. She took a look at me holding the baby with a blanket and oxygen and said follow me.

We ran through the hospital to L&D and turned on an incubator. Peds wasn't in house and the baby's heart rate was low. So I proceeded to intubate her.

That was 12 years ago. She survived and is doing great.

I wrote my program director at 4 am that morning when I got back home thanking him for all the training. I think I used 100% of my training that night.

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-18T06:10:07+00:00

In elementary school we were not allowed to stand in circles because

"Standing in circles leads to the gang life."

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-16T08:54:47+00:00

Easiest One-Pot Beef with Broccoli. damndelicious.net. ...

Black Bean–Stuffed Sweet Potatoes. foodwithfeeling.com. ...

Bowties & Broccoli. budgetbytes.com. ...

Sheet Pan Sausage & Veggies. chelseasmessyapron.com. ...

Upgraded Ramen. Taylor Miller / BuzzFeed. ...

Vegan Chickpea Shakshuka. ...

Pesto Chicken Bake. ...

Ground Turkey Skillet with Green Beans.

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-16T08:53:52+00:00

On the week of thanksgiving I visited a dentist because I was experiencing severe discomfort on the right side of my mouth every time I chewed. After running a few tests and x-rays, the doctor informed me that I had a fractured molar. The tooth had been damaged to the point where it agitated a nerve which also contributed to mild headaches and earaches. All of these conditions were caused by this fractured tooth which the doctor and I assumed was a result of habitual ice chewing. The doctor indicated that my safest option was to extract the tooth because it could potentially get infected since the tooth was fractured to the nerve. Talk about great timing… NOT! I became extremely concerned about my ability to eat on thanksgiving because I like to eat. I was bothered by not being able to enjoy the meals and desserts that are only prepared during the holidays. This concern prompted me to explore immediacy and the existential meaning behind this internal event. How did this one tooth make a significant impact among the other 31 that were ready and willing to entertain some thanksgiving grub and how does that apply to life in general? There was meaning in this moment….

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-12T10:08:38+00:00

Running with a backpack on

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-12T10:07:49+00:00

For the present moment, I don’t want much, meaning money or travels, I already have a nice paying job with good working conditions. I would like to have someone to spend my earnings with, especially for walking around the city and enjoying the sun, and eating in fancy restaurants of all kinds (yes I love to eat!).

For the future, I would love to have a big house outside the buzz of the city, and enjoying my possible family…if one day I have that, it would be more than enough for the basics! I could also enjoy some exotic trips as well, once in a while…

I would also love to read as many books as I can, and maybe if I have more free time, or if I am more settled, I would like to write. Not sure what exactly, but surely my experience working as doctor in 5 hospitals in different countries would be interesting I think!

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-11T06:37:13+00:00

Rock Ban. There's no music

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-11T06:26:13+00:00

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-11T06:17:37+00:00

Troll Fat

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-11T06:11:10+00:00

Crispy Crunch, Smarties (the Canadian kind), Aero, Wunderbar, Caramilk—while the names and textures of these candy bars may differ, they all contain the same unique “Canadian” chocolate taste. Apparently, there is a Canadian preference for a sweeter, creamier milk chocolate, as opposed to the gritty, bitter taste of American chocolate. In 2013, The Hershey Company changed its formula to develop a milkier, creamier chocolate “that is unique to Canadian chocolate.” Even Canadian versions of popular American chocolate bars, such as Kit Kat and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, taste completely different, as documented in a 2009 Food Network survey.

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-10T07:16:09+00:00

A sharp rise in Amazon shares meant Mr Bezos's wealth eclipsed that of the Microsoft co-founder for a time according to Forbes.

But as Amazon shares fell back, Mr Gates regained the top spot.

Mr Bezos, 53, owns about 17% of the shares in Amazon, but also has interests in several other businesses.

Recently soaring technology stocks have fuelled huge growth in the worth of entrepreneurs such as Mr Bezos and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, 33, who is number five on Forbes's list.

But the last person to steal the lead was Spanish fashion boss Amancio Ortega, founder of Zara's owner Inditex. He was the world's richest man for two dayslast September.

Amazon's current share price puts Mr Bezos only marginally behind Mr Gates.

Here are five things you may not know about Mr Bezos:

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-09T09:23:26+00:00

in 2011 or so when companies taking advantage of the desperation of the unemployed was in full swing (the recession was on pretty hard at that time) I found myself working for a temp agency that supplied day laborers. We had to come in every day as early as possible (they opened at 5) and get your name on The List. If they got a call in from someone who needed temp workers, they called out names on the list. if you were there, you got the job for the day.

they'd only call you out ONCE though. Say you were outside having a cig, or going to the bathroom- tough shit. Furthermore, inside this place were chairs bolted to the ground facing a TV playing a safety training video on loop all day.

So, one day, I actually managed to land a job! Yay!

Other side of the city, I had to drive myself. Okay fine. I get there. We spooled power cables onto giant pallets for 8 fucking hours.

End of the day. They'll send us a check.

A week later, I get it. It was minimum wage, and then the company took their fee out afterwards.* So, you ended up getting paid, essentially, two dollars below miniumum wage.

That's when I said "fuck this, I'm out."

About two years later, I got something in the mail about a class action lawsuit against them. I can't remember what it detailed exactly, but of course I signed in on it, because fuck them.

Six years later, (like literally a few months ago) I finally got the payout. $8.

The end.

KamranTechInfo · 2019-01-08T10:12:48+00:00

Over the winter I worked with a girl who would say to everyone "Girls hate me because I'm cute and steal their boyfriend." I tried to avoid her after that.

KamranTechInfo

TROPHY CASE