Random Thoughts 14: I can see clearly now 2020 edition
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Don't forget to disconnect your outdoor hoses. If you have a hose full of water and we get a hard freeze, it won't be good.
We have several employees from India. They are very smart and super polite. Two of them are from Chennai (pop 4.4 mil), the fifth largest city. BTW they still have a caste system, and parents still pick out the spouse for their children. The first time they meet, they have to decide yea or nay -- one of our guys met with his bride-to-be for about an hour before they got engaged.
I've seen a couple of movies and such that depicted how there's a huge change between generations with this kind of stuff and that's also happened in other spots that have similar traditions.
Just kind of interesting how it happens as it's easy to get caught up in thinking it's an American thing to 'rebel'.
I know that one of our employees (woman) wants to marry another that works for us, but her father is dead against it because he is of a lower caste than her.
CycloneErik
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Typing with a bandaid on your fingertip is challenging
Middle finger tip on my left hand is still tender after the hematocrit blood test prior to donating blood last Friday. Now they use the little plunger thing to get the needle in the finger, and PRESS AND HOLD IT DOWN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS! Don't know why they have to do that instead of just poking it and getting their drop of blood. It hurts.
Thank you all for the birthday wishes. Spent the evening (well that one hour after the kids go down at least) looking at our annual insurance enrollment options. Living it up big.
Also found out that I have lost just shy of ten pounds so that was nice.
Also found out that I have lost just shy of ten pounds so that was nice.
My brother in law has been over there for work a few times, to Hyderabad which is around 10 mil people. He is left handed so he got made fun of especially when eating because a lot of people in the lower castes use that hand to wipe their butt.
Back when I was still gainfully employed, co-worker flew home to India for a "vacation" and returned several weeks later with his new wife. We didn't even know it was in the works. We thought he was a permanent bachelor (he was in his mid thirties). He had never met her in person, although they had skyped.
Wait until you're a senior...every birthday is preceeded by a month of Medicare supplemental plan junk mail. Oh well, we shred them & use them for fire starter all winter.
PS: Happy birthday, late. I forgot to post it earlier... ;(
PPS: Great start on the weight loss!
I can't decide if that makes the first "date" more or less stressful. I could see an argument for both sides.
Last time I gave blood (August) they still used the same finger poke device as usual. Just a quick stab and that's it.
Will admit that if that was done here, I probably would not be married to my wife. I seemed to date the hot messes early on. Loud and opinionated (basically a female version of myself), my wife isn’t. Some were so nuts that I they even scared me at times. I was also one that most didn’t want their parents to meet.
It certainly would be interesting if it were possible to go back and see who I would have been paired up with if we practiced this match making system here. I can pretty confidently say I wouldn't be with my wife either if for no other reason than simple logistics. I just don't see how our paths/families would have matched up.
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