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Recommend this dealer? Yes Purchased a vehicle from this dealer? Yes
The staff (Dereck and Alex) I worked with over the two week period from initial contact to driving away in the vehicle were outstanding.
They work with me to ensure I had the car I liked, with the options I
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Recommend this dealer? Yes Purchased a vehicle from this dealer? Yes
After my search for the right car I can strongly recommend this dealership and in particular the Sales representative, Dereck P. Derek's professional attitude, knowledge of the vehicle and non-forceful, patient approach made my decision much easier. I received a great service throughout and with the...
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Recommend this dealer? Yes Purchased a vehicle from this dealer? Yes
We called-in with questions which were thoroughly answered by Christopher. He has 11+ years experience there and owns both new & old (100k mi) models so especially informative duribg test drive. He arranged. financing and we drove away with our dream car the same day! I called twice after the sale a...
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Recommend this dealer? No Purchased a vehicle from this dealer? No
Scheduled test drive 0f the 535i GT via the internet/email.
Vehicle was delivered one day late, not informed by Internet sales rep until I requested info.
Rep said would reschedule test drive, have never heard from him again.
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Echoes of our past, an exhibition of works of 14 top Nigerian artists produced between 1972 and 2013 will open today at Quintessence Gallery, Ikoyi, Lagos, by 11am. The exhibits include works by Ben Enwonwu, Ben Osawe, Kunle Filani, Sam Ovraiti, Mike Omoighe, Olotu Oderinde, Nsikak Essien and Zinno Orara. Others are James Cudjoe, Ogwu Emenike, Hamid Ibrahim, Ajopa Eze ...Read More »
Jonathan again?
Barring any change, President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to formally declare his intention to contest a second term on November 11. The announcement last Friday by the Chairman of the Presidential Declaration Committee, Dr. Haliru Bello, has been long-awaited. President Jonathan's interest to remain in Aso Rock had never been in doubt. The question has always been when would he ...Read More »
Ekiti: Nigeria's democracy on critical support
Truth has indeed triumph (sic) in Ekiti. Shame on people who are paid to image launder for people with impeccable moral and intellectual credentials. The people have spoken. Period and shut up please". That was the insulting and gloating text message sent to me by a reader who was reacting to my short take, last week, on the Ekiti polls ...Read More »
Whose jinx? (My World Cup diary, 11)
Engage any soccer-crazy Nigerian in a discussion on the Brazil 2014 World Cup, he or she would recount jinxes that the Super Eagles have broken in this series. Before Wednesday's 3-2 loss to Argentina, these pundits would tell you that the Eagles are the only team not to have conceded a goal after two years. You would be told that ...Read More »
I started life learning from my weaver mum, says renowned artist Jimoh Buraimoh
Jimoh Buraimoh is in many ways like the Biblical prophet who is without honour in his land. In Nigeria, his homeland, very little is known about Buraimoh and his achievements. But in the US, he has successfully etched his name in gold in the city of Atlanta, US. Though a successful hotelier in Osogbo, Osun State, Buraimoh made his marks ...Read More »
I started business washing clothes for neighours
The life of Chief (Mrs.) Yetunde Babajide can no doubt serve as an inspiration to many young jobless Nigerians. The product of a not-so-rich parent, young Yetunde set out for Lagos from her Ikire, Osun State base after acquiring her National Certificate of Education (NCE) certificate, hoping to get a white collar job. But after several long fruitless searches for ...Read More »
I spend my spare time reading or counselling young businessmen
Oluwatomisin Omojuwa graduated with a first class honours in Economics from the Obafemi Awolowo University, lle-Ife, Osun State in1989. While many may marvel at his brilliant exploit, but Tomi, as he is known to many, attributes the performance to his upbringing. According to him, living with an uncle who was a school principal helped in molding him into an excellent ...Read More »
Chopras: Fix immigration 'slippery ladder'
When we came to U.S., we were able to grab onto a high rung. Not so for today's newcomers. Despite the heated differences over immigration reform, everyone can agree on one thing: Nobody comes to America to get poorer. The two of us speak from experience. During medical school back in India, our gaze was fixed firmly on America. The ...Read More »
Again, the Akpabio jinx manifests
The nation was served a yellow card by the Jonah Jang faction of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) penultimate Friday after the re-election of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State as the forum's chairman. In a move considered by many political observers as an ominous sign for the 2015 general elections, the governors loyal to Jang turned the rule of democracy on ...Read More »
Terrorism, poverty and the democracy agenda
In Addis Ababa this week the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegh and current Head of the African Union accused the International Criminal Court of Justice of racial bias in the prosecution of errant world leaders and pointedly stated that the AU is not well disposed to the prosecution of the current president of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta and the Vice President ...Read More »

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The Angel World Summit – London
The Angel World Summit will bring together the world's leading Angel experts for an incredible day designed to bring you closer to the Angels. This is a great opportunity to deepen your connection with the Angels, receive the latest Angelic guidance and meet a wonderful community of like-minded people. The day includes in-depth workshops with Diana Cooper, Kyle Gray and Radleigh Valentine in which you will experience powerful guided meditations, group exercises and live angel readings. Plus there will be special video message from Doreen Virtue!
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I swear, if one more chick makes me flipadoodoo one more time, I'm going to put my cocktimus primethrough her fucking eye socket.
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I'm pretty driven, intelligent and creative with a bit of an adventurous streak. I like smart women that bring some initiative and confidence to the table. I don't like negativity, so if you complain about your life all the time, do something about it. I don't look my age, so consequently I end up dating women much younger than me. I'm a combination of an intellectual romantic with a creative and dangerous side! I'm a very private person, and I'm not willing to reveal everything about my life online. I am looking for someone to laugh with, hang out with, be spontaneous with, and have fun with! I want someone who I can connect with on an intimate level, but I believe this to be slow process of discovering each other, not something to be rushed into. I feel there has to be a mutual physical attraction for there to be good chemistry between two people. I am a hopeless romantic and I believe that love is an intesification of life. I even have a tattoo that embodies that philosophy! The perfect woman for me, is someone I can never resist.
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God is Our Great Defender
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A mighty fortress is our God!
"God is the defender of all and He can defeat any evil. I am completely, 100 percent convinced of this truth," writes Beth Guckenberger. "But because we live in a world that is broken and hurting, and is filled with broken and hurting people, sometimes very bad things happen. When those bad things happen, and not every ending feels like it turns out happy, we have a choice."
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Sheik Papercraft by studioofmmWatch
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AWESOME!!! you truly are a master of paper!! hahaha
awesome! you truly are a master of paper! hahaha
i LOVE this one.
They put in a lot of effort to make Shiek look good in that game.... and it has really paid off. Looks like you put in a lot of effort too! Fantastic job, I love this kind of thing!
I must admit, Loving the hands, makes me want to go back and play OoT! It's so true to that
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That's dank! ^^ XD I wanna cosplay shiek sometime. ^^ wish I had a printer so I could make one. XD But I've made the cow bobble head with papercraft. T,T Till my friend sat on it..
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Sterling Hotel Dallas, Dallas
- Select guestrooms
Renovation work will only be conducted during business hours. Every effort will be made to minimize noise and disturbance.
- Free WiFi and free parking
- Airport within 5 mi/8 km: Dallas, TX (DAL-Love Field)
Main amenities
- 363 guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Outdoor pool
- Breakfast available
- 2 outdoor tennis courts
- 24-hour business center
- Limo/town car service
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
- Arcade/game room
What's around
- University of Dallas (3.1 mi / 5 km)
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (3.4 mi / 5.4 km)
- American Airlines Center (5.3 mi / 8.5 km)
- Irving Convention Center (5.5 mi / 8.9 km)
- Frontiers of Flight Museum (4.6 mi / 7.5 km)
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Hotel Info: 020 3027 9803from £89
- Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Smoking
- Standard Room, 1 King Bed
- Honeymoon Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub
- Room, 1 Double Bed, Accessible
- Suite, Jetted Tub
- Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Smoking
- Standard Room, 2 Double Beds
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 363 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 12 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-3 AM
- Check-out time is Noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum guest age is 21
- Minimum check-in age is 21
Travelling with others
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
- Accessible parking
Other information
- Caters to adults only
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- Breakfast daily (surcharge)
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- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Outdoor pool
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Outdoor tennis courts 2
- Spa tub
- Personal motorized watercraft on site nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Tennis on site
- Arcade/game room
- Billiards or pool table
- 24-hour business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 14
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- Conference space size (feet) - 28,000
- Conference space size (meters) - 2601
- Conference center
- 24-hour front desk
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 1973
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
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- Television in lobby
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- Free toiletries
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Category Archives: Weird
"I'm First!" – "No, I'm First!"
The world's first head transplant will be performed within the next 2 years. Or it has already been performed this past February. Oh, what to believe?! The answer, as always… Snopes. The "news" story at the second link is a hoax. No head transplants have been done yet. Darn. I kinda wanted to believe, especially since they said it was successful.
It seems Paul Horner is a name that has appeared in a number of unrelated hoaxes. My sympathy to any real Paul Horners there might be out there. You know there must be a few.
Short and Silly
… and disturbing
I actually think Mozart might have liked it.
My Weird Brain
I dreamed a cartoon last night (probably early this morning actually) and quite a good one and I'm disappointed that it doesn't really exist. Of course I don't remember much now but it had animals and robots. They were like two "races" and there were "good" and "bad" characters among both. I remember some kind of encounter between a large black bird and a flying robot. The bird was "bad" (or maybe just mischievous?) The whole thing had sort of a Hanna Barbera feel to it, which makes sense because that's mostly what I grew up watching. It's been years though, so why did I dream that this morning? Brains are weird.
World's Silliest Shoes?
I put a question mark in the title because I know that if I declare something "The Silliest" it will be only a short time until I see something even sillier because that's just the way things work. But these… Wow. I saw the shoes in the last two photos on Facebook. Those are hideous and creepy and… and… Well… words fail me.
But what about the others? I think the snake shoes are the most wearable but of course I wouldn't wear them.
I like these shoes much better (second photo also first seen on Facebook) though I probably wouldn't wear those either, only because of the likelihood that I would take two steps and do a face-plant.
Wait! What?
OMG! Just when you think the Internet can't get any crazier someone invents blue waffles. I first saw this image on Facebook.
This made my day, it did. It's always nice to have a really good laugh first thing in the morning.
Actually, it's possible that some organic waffles might be blue, if they were made with organic blue corn, but then some organic waffles are just regular waffle color. It has nothing whatever to do with "bleaching agents in Roundup".
What this meme is really all about is to get you to Google "blue waffles" and take my advice when I tell you that you really DO NOT want to do that. (At least not at work)
Bizarre Things
I saw on Facebook this morning that Betty White had died. No, put away the tissues; Betty White is alive and well. Sheesh! I think someone needs to start an official Celebrity Life Status site. Sort of like the one for Abe Vigoda but for all celebrities. And by the way, when Abe Vigoda does really die will anyone believe it?
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Oh here's a good one: The Ice Bucket Challenge is a Satanic Ritual. And Oprah is Satan. Or something like that. I don't even know what to say about this, folks, except that it's really, really effed up. Someone please go dump a bucket – no, a trash can – full of ice over Selena Owens' head. Maybe the ritual will reboot her brain.
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Ah… perhaps it wasn't the dryer that ate all the missing socks. And speaking of socks. Well at least there's one place in the world where appropriate dress is still required.
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99 bottles of… No, wait! They're cans.
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How Lame! She's Talking About the Weather Again
Yes, I know but seriously? This weather is amazing. It is the middle of July and it's currently 63°F and last night one of our local meteorologists said that the temperature "might not make it up to 70°" today. Rain and a high of 69° in Oklahoma in July. It's not unprecedented. I can remember one 4th of July cookout when we were all wearing sweaters or flannel shirts (or wishing we had brought one to wear) but still, on those rare occasions when we get summer weather like this it always feels amazing. (BTW, why does "meteorologist" not mean "one who studies meteors"?)
Aside from the unusual weather we're having today, this summer has not been really hot hot, which is nice, but the other side of this nice weather is that every time we've had a pleasant summer it has been followed by a miserable winter. I would rather deal with a hot summer and a not too bad winter than have a cool summer and a horrible winter.
In other news, we picked our first tomato yesterday. I'm planning a big dinner salad with chicken and feta cheese tonight. It's the kind of meal I normally plan for hot days. Tonight I should be serving soup of chili. But I have the tomato and I don't want to wait. We're not expecting another 90 degree day until next week.
Actual Grammar Nazis
Okay, this is creepy. I proudly admit that I am what some people might call a "grammar nazi" (though I prefer "grammar nanny" or even "persnickety old bat") but it bothers me that, apparently, actual Nazis care about grammar. It does sort of make sense but… but… Darn it, I don't know how I want to end that sentence. It's just creepy. That's all.
Stairway To…?
It's a stairway to another dimension. It must be.
Actually, looking closely at the bricks, it looks like there might have once been another door there. Now, how to explain those other four doors?
From There I Fixed It
That Was Weird
When I was little my grandmother had a green parakeet (budgie) named Mike. In fact, he was a few months older than I was. He could say a few words but mostly stopped talking in his later years. He died when we were eight years old, which is more or less a normal lifespan for a parakeet.
Now here's the weird thing. Last night I dreamed that Mike was still alive, right now in 2014 at more than 50 years of age, and he had grown very large, about the size of a chicken. There was some kind of gathering and I took Mike out of his cage to show him off. I carried him on my shoulder but held on to him so he wouldn't fly away. I kept trying to get someone to take a picture of us but everyone was either too busy or they said they would do it but wanted me to do something for them first. I was going to have to leave soon and was running out of time to have the picture taken. And then I woke up and it was my pillow that I was holding.
At first I a little disappointed but then I thought, "Thank goodness! An over-sized parakeet is the last thing I need!"
Protect the Children!
This is a top contender for the title of Silliest Warning Label Ever. This is the back of a card of 7/8 inch Dill brand buttons.
"Not a toy. Not intended for use by children under 14." Seriously? I mean… Seriously?! I sort of get the "This is not a toy," part. I can see some mentally challenged, trailer trash type of mom thinking, "Oh, these pretty buttons would be a fun toy for my 2-year old." (I'm not sure such a person would bother to read the label anyway but whatever.) But the "under 14″ part is what I don't get. The first time I sewed on a button I was 7 years old. Seven. Perhaps seven is a bit early but if a child reaches the age of 14 without ever having sewn on a button… well, bless her (or his) little heart.
I also played with buttons from my grandmother's button jar when I was only five. It's a miracle I survived childhood.
This 'n' That
We have temporarily and partially remedied our PC problem. It's nice to be using a full sized screen and keyboard again but there is one thing I really liked and miss about using the Surface: I could look down at the screen. I never understood why computer screens are always raised so high up but since I got bifocals (actually I think what I have are called "progressive lenses") it has become a slightly horrible situation. When we read books we don't hold them up at or above eye level; when we write on a piece of paper we don't tack it up on the wall at eye level; so why must our computer screens be so high? Why?! Maybe that's one more reason why laptops are becoming so popular. Oh well, I guess the up-side is that it prevents me from wasting hours and hours in front of the computer.
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Back in the 70's we were encouraged to be "colorblind". Well, someone has taken that old-fashioned idea to heart and perhaps demonstrated why that's not necessarily always a good thing. Behold, the white Lt. Uhura. (One of several items in the post; scroll down)
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I can't remember if I linked to this before or not. The Amazon Milk Frog. Wow. Isn't he a cutie? Such an interesting color scheme for a frog. Here's more about the Amazon Milk Frog.
I have a lot of bookmarks. I need to do a bookmark dump sometime soon. But not this morning.
OMG! I have just found the absolute greatest treasure on the Internet, ever! The Useless Web. I rather like Staggering Beauty, though it's not really beautiful at all.
Color Names
Charles linked to this list of Bizarre Interior Paint Color Names. I don't think most of these are bizarre at all. I like imaginative color names. "Mayonnaise" strikes me as a little icky. Not that mayonnaise is icky but naming a paint color that brings up the mental image of smearing actual mayo on one's walls.
But I quite like some of the names on the list. Spirit Whisper – I'm not sure the color really goes with the name but then, I'm not sure what color Spirit Whisper should be. Phantom Mist – lovely, evocative name and the color seems about right for it. I probably wouldn't paint my walls that color though. I like Obstinate Orange – the name that is. I like the color but I think it might be a bit much to put on the wall. Lavender Secret – one of my favorite names on the list but the color is kind of blah. Cheerful Whisper is a nice name but the color doesn't look cheerful at all.
Now if you want to talk about weird color names you gotta look at nail polish. And there are lists galore:
The 25 Most Depressing Nail Polish Color Names
Unfeminist Color Names
Hilarious Nail Polish Colors
And there's much more. There is a list of "Raunchiest Nail Polish Color Names" that I refuse to link to. I've never seen any of those in local stores. I think they might be illegal in Oklahoma. (Joking. I think) There's even a blog: Stupid Nail Polish Names
I had to look and see what I have in my collection. I don't pay a lot of attention to the names. Maybe I should so I don't buy something embarrassing. Most seem pretty tame. I have colors like Fire Opal, Copper Glamor, White Diamond, and Virtual Violet. One of the more imaginative ones is Poetic, a bright pink. The weirdest I have are Solid Rock, weird mainly because it's a very delicate pale pink which does not make me think of rock of any kind, and Feelin' Hot, a peach frost, not a "hot" color at all. Oh, and there's Pumping Iron, a silver metallic. I actually don't paint my nails all that often I would love to keep them painted all the time but I hate waiting around for polish to dry.
Artistic Chaos
I see Web addresses on the backs of cars all the time. I ignore most of them but last week I saw themadhouseartists.com and the words The Grand Lake Artistic Chaos Foundation on a minivan driving through The Nearby Small Town. You know I had to check that out.
So after looking at the website I'm still not entirely clear about what kind of place it is or if it's something to go and see. They sell a few things online, including books, they have art workshops and dance classes, and there are some pictures of various animals on the website, but it doesn't look like there's anything intended for simply curious tourist/spectator kind of people such as myself. There was an "open house" on June 15th. It doesn't look like they have updated the website since then. Anyway… sort of interesting.
Disturbing Pictures
Top 10 Truly Weird Medical Problems. I suppose you'd have to call it "morbid curiosity" but I'm always interested in this sort of thing. Unfortunately, I find this list frustrating. There is no information about the maladies on the list and the links that are provided are not helpful either. Perhaps I could do some googling but I'm a teensy bit paranoid about there possibly being some record of me searching for weird stuff. Maybe I'll just go directly to Wikipedia.
It's Okay, They're Designer Pants
I don't know how things were at your high school but at mine one of the top social sins was to wear jeans an inch too short. Jeans were supposed to almost touch the ground and if they were long enough that you walked on them that was okay too. Pants that were even a little bit too short were "high water pants" and if you wore them you were sure to be asked, "Are you waiting for a flood?" several dozen times that day.
Now, apparently, too short pants have become okay. Well, at least they are okay if they cost over $900. Maybe it's just part of the Rise of the Nerds.
Let's Go Play
Here's a collection of artful and perhaps scary play ground equipment. Some of those look like they were designed by the kids themselves.
So I thought I'd search Flickr for "weird playground equipment". I didn't see anything that really stood out for me so I tried just "playground equipment". I still didn't see anything that was really weird weird but I like this thing. I guess it's sort of weird isn't it? (I think my weirdness threshold is probably way out there.)
But the weirdest thing I found wasn't playground equipment, it was this sign. (no embed code provided) I guess Canadian toddlers are more advanced? Or maybe the lawyers are more advanced. Or less advanced. Or something.
Is it weird to dream about people you've never met? Anyone else ever dream about people you only know on the Internet? Anyway, this was several nights ago but I'm just now getting around to telling it. I wish I could remember more but there's just this one weird thing I remember. Jaquandor needed something. I can't remember what it was. It wasn't a thing it was something you measure out an amount of, like sugar, milk, or something like that but it wasn't a food type of thing. It was something really important. Darn, I wish I could remember what it was. I'm thinking it was something that doesn't really exist. Like most of my dreams, it was probably science fiction. But anyway, Jaquandor was looking for this stuff, whatever it was, and I told him that Steph had some and I was going to tell him or show him where she lives (which in real life I do not know) but then… I can't remember what happened next. Stupid, weird brain.


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1 Tbls nutritional yeast
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GREEN BAY, WI - 2009: Ted Thompson of the Green Bay Packers poses for his 2009 NFL headshot at photo day in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by NFL Photos)
Seven years ago in the NFL Draft, Packers general manager Ted Thompson "reached" on a relatively unknown safety that ended up having a pretty good career. He's hoping the same happens with a similar pick Saturday.
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James Hackman's and Glenn Thompson's Two Notch Road will attempt to end a seven-race losing streak, but will have his work cut out for him in Sunday's Grade 3 Oceanport Stakes at Monmouth Park.
The 1 1/16-mile turf race will be the dark bay gelding's fourth stakes start of 2013. The 6-year-old stakes winner placed a solid third in the Grade 2 Monmouth Stakes at the Oceanport, N.J. track on June 9. Two Notch Road is the 10th choice in the field of 11 horses, is 20/1 on the morning line, and will break from post position no. 9. Jockey Shannon Uske gets the return call on the Virginia-bred son of Partner's Hero.
This will be Two Notch Road's 15th trip postward. The Glenn Thompson charge's last victory came in an allowance race at Monmouth Park on June 6, 2010. All three of Two Notch Road's wins have been at Monmouth Park. The gelding last worked on July 14, breezing a half-mile in 49.80.
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As someone who has worked in some part of the customer service industry most of my adult life, I have seen and heard some remarkable things. I have had people cry when I was able to solve a seemingly insurmountable problem for them and the sheer joy of telling one of my employees about a rave review one of our customers gave them.
Most customers are neither good nor bad. They come in, get what they want, and leave. Another large percentage are a joy. They smile, say thank you and please, display common courtesy, manners, and respect.
Unfortunately, there is a growing instance of the customers from hell. I would still say they are a very minor part of the public, but I think their ranks are growing. Their negative impact on our lives is so great it tricks us into thinking there are more of them than there truly are.
I am not talking about the mildly unpleasant, but those who are so negative in biblical proportions. They are mean and rude just because they can be, or because they don't know how else to act. It is as if someone, somewhere told these dementors it is alright to act this way, that the rules of common courtesy don't apply to them.
What I would like to know is who was the idiot who told people that giving voice to your dark self ever got you anywhere?
Think about a retail job you have ever worked. Did someone screaming at you, complaining, and questioning your parentage and competence make you want to help them more? Did a litany of course language and insults spur you on to give your best?
I didn't think so.
And how many of you ever worked somewhere where the expectation from management was that you take such treatment with a smile, because the customer is always right?
It's just one more symptom of a society that encourages shifting the responsibility for our own shortcomings onto everyone else. We fix the blame instead of the problem.
Next time you are out there and your service is a little slow, look around and see how many people that waitress has to deal with in addition to you. When you are in line notice how hard that singular clerk is working before unloading your own frustrations on her. BUt if you really want to improve customer service across the board, tell that worker's manager what a great job they are doing. Positivity is contagious. When others see the good ones being recognized, they will want the same.
It isn't always someone else's fault. Sometimes responsibility is no father away than tyhe nearest mirror.