Do people have the sense to know when not to use cell phones?

It is common knowledge that cell phones have become an important part of our life. I consider it the ultimate time-saving device--it allows you to save time by multi-tasking in ways you never before dreamed possible. It is an important part of life, yet it has also turned into a nuisance at times. They are a good communication tool and it has helped us all out under certain situations especially when we are stuck on the road and no genuine help is in site. At other times, it should not be used at all at certain places.

Besides the irritating marketing calls, one thing which still baffles me is and absurd is why is that children are given cell-phones at an early age? We managed without them for such a long time and without so many other so-called useful 'necessities'. Why should children need phones at school as surely they are there to be educated? By letting them have the cell phones with them while they are attending classes seems a little silly. Many children misuse the phone facility instead of using it for its basic contact purpose.

The other thing about cell phones is that some people do not have the common sense to know when and where not to use them. I had gone to this really important company meeting sometime back. The branch manager was making his usual company performance speech. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. In the middle of the meeting, someone's cell phone began ringing loudly. After the person dug it out of their pocket or holder or wherever they had kept it, they shut it off. At this point you could hear several people there quickly shutting their phones off also after realizing how many stares it drew. People are just so accustomed to having them that they don't even think about where to put it in a silent/vibrate mode or simply turning it off. Cell phones don't belong in office meetings, weddings, places of worship, funerals, courtrooms, clinics, hospitals, driving a vehicle and there are many more places they should not be used as certain management rules prohibit its use. In addition to the above mentioned inappropriate moments, there are times when I just don't want to be reached.


A person’s life will not end if they shut off their cell phones. One must remember that we have lived without these modern conveniences for hundreds of years and a short denial of use will not hurt us. Tell me, is it really that much of an inconvenience to turn your phone off and let your phone take it as a missed call in certain situations? Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I usually shut off my cell phone when it is not use. When I have to leave it on, I put it in the silent mode and at other times vibrate mode only. The cell phone is meant for emergencies. If I am not able to answer the phone right away due to circumstances beyond my control, I usually call back when possible. If it is a true emergency they will call back or leave a message. Sometimes I wonder if people have become so rude or are they simply not thinking.

I do understand that most people's lives are kind of hectic these days and a lot of things do happen in their life, but people should learn to slow down every once in awhile! Show some respect for others in situations where it is due and it is just not appropriate for your phone to be going off under certain situations. Not only will your life not end if you shut your phone off for a few hours, but the world will still be there when you get back to it. Like when someone is calling someone me while they are sitting on the toilet? Eeeeew. There are some things I just don't need to know.


On an ending note, I would like to mention once more that even though cell phones have their benefits, yet they also have several drawbacks some of which I mentioned above. Finally, remember not to walk through stores isles while using Bluetooth headphones. You will just look like a crazy person talking to yourself and probably the security people will end up following you around. Remember to use the vibrate mode in your cell phone. You’ll just love it and probably become addicted to it.

Expecting mothers can also look good

I guess everyone desires to look as beautiful as possible. I guess it is one of our inner desires to look the very best all the time. But this is not always possible. Sometimes for expecting mothers it simply becomes very difficult to look good and have that fresh look when they step out of the house to go someplace. Plus, one never knows if the beauty product will actually suit them during this transition time.

One must remember that for women who are pregnant, finding beauty products that are safe for both mother and fetus is essential. Beaute de Maman is a unique line of health and beauty products developed by a board-certified obstetrician to treat problems specifically related to the physiological and hormonal changes experienced by women during pregnancy. In fact, Beaute de Maman products are so good and have such a good reputation that they have made it into the hands of such Hollywood celebrity moms-to-be including actresses Penelope Ann Miller, Salli Richardson-Whitfield (“Eureka”), Chyler Leigh (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and Jennifer Blanc. Brooke Mueller Sheen, wife of actor Charlie Sheen, as well as Jane Hajduk, who is married to actor Tim Allen, and The Insider’s celebrity correspondent Victoria Recano, can also be counted among expectant Hollywood moms who have been seen and heard referencing various products in the Beauté de Maman line.

Buying a product that is not only safe for the expecting mother but also for the unborn child should be the first priority of any person. This way the person who is using these beauty products will be assured that not only will they look good when they want to, but also that the baby that they are carrying is safe from all the harmful chemicals, etc. So, if you are an expecting mother or know someone who is one what are you waiting for? order now.

Cooking from scratch

By now you all must have guessed that food is one of the things in life which I am simply crazy about. Most of the stuff we eat at home is home cooked stuff. It is so much healthier, cheaper and yummier! It does take more time to prepare, but in the end, all the hard work is worth it! When I read the food labels on the food products, I realized that there are so many preservatives in the already prepared food and meals that I was really worried about what is going into my body. I like knowing exactly what goes into my food and how much preservatives and sodium is in there.

The stuff we eat at my place is usually extremely easy to cook up in a jiffy and economical. We have become really health conscious also recently. As in all Indian cooking, we use a lot of spices to make the food as tasty as possible. We have minimized the amount of salt and oil to bare minimum and we constantly experiment with different spices to see which combination we like best. When I am in a rush and want something on the plate quick I usually end up eating boiled potatoes and yogurt with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Otherwise, it is a full meal.

Sometimes when I am in the mood I like to whip up a few time consuming dishes, but this leads to a total chaos in the kitchen. The kitchen ends up looking like a war zone and I end up thinking thoughts like maybe the army’s elite forces should be called in to help me clear out this mess which I have gotten myself into. But, I end up saving loads of money which I usually end up using for some household expenditure or when the movie mania hits me, and then I am off to the movies.

Home made dosas; aloo parathas with yogurt and aachar (pickles), and Aloo puri with yogurt and aachar (pickles) are a few of my favorites. I eat these items very rarely since they are a bit on the oily side. I try to avoid outside food as much as possible since I am able to make most simple items at home at half the price and it is much healthier. I usually end up adding a lot of salad items to make it as nutritious as possible. Sure, it might not taste as delicious as the restaurant stuff, but I am satisfied with the end result and the food digest quickly. Under certain circumstances outside food just simply cannot be avoided. But, these are rare occasions and on these occasions we usually have tons of fun. So, how often do you all cook from scratch and is it too much of a hassle?

Web designing for idiots

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difference of opinion

With the passage of time I have noticed that the older generations (parents and grandparents) will invariably have much different opinion of most things then we do. Whenever a discussion arises there will always be some sort of differences in the opinions. But some how my parents’ and grandparents’ opinions will be some what same most of the times, but the younger generation (like mine) will be entirely different at times. Because of this I noticed that our elders are not ready to take advice from the younger ones even though we are usually correct most of the times but instead they argue with their opinions though it’s wrong in some cases.

After giving it some thought I think it’s very natural that there will always be some generation gap will exist. The older generation tends to speak out of their personal experiences gathered over a period of time while the younger lot will speak of new things and new ways and this tends to disorient their thinking. There should be understanding between the two and also there should be acceptance to some extent between the both generations. The youngsters should think that what elders are saying, and accept the information if its right and also elders should not think that they are always right, they should also accept some changes that always occur with the passage of time, as nothing is forever in life, it keeps changing and we should have that spirit, that makes life easy and compatible.

I think that what is called a 'generation gap' should not mean that one generation is right while the other is wrong. What really matters here is that though times do change over a period of time, previous ideas and thinking cannot apply to today's set of problems. But, this previous knowledge can be used as a foundation stone to build up newer knowledge data base to solve the current set of problems. Age indeed gives us more knowledge. However, because of the contrast of things right now from how they were back then, I think the older ones 'miss' the things they've had in their yesteryears while the new generation now can't appreciate how things were before because they haven't actually lived it.

In the end, I think generation gap only exists if a person stops learning and absorbing in new ideas and insists on sticking to his/her generation in terms of ideas and thinking. This is why there are arguments. Nothing in life is static and life constantly provides new opportunities to learn and adapt out thinking no matter how old we are. One must also remember that the brain is like a sponge which is constantly trying to find new data to process and once we stop learning we tend to stagnate and stop growing mentally. Once this happens differences will start cropping up leading to tensions between different groups of people. I think one solution to lessen the generation gap would be to talk out the problem areas with the elders and if possible have them interact more with the outside world. This might change their thinking once they adapt to newer ideas.

Is it a blessing or a curse?

I have had my own laptop computer now for almost two years now. Prior to that I had to rely on the public computers at the cyber cafe where one would get extremely fast broadband internet access speed (extreme sarcasm there) or if I knew I absolutely positively needed more time to do everything that same day would opt to go to my buddy’s house all the way across town where he had a really fast net connection, but that would require too much travel time and usually turned out to much of a hassle.

Thinking back to my pre-computer days it just seems I got more done than these days. I guess since I knew my time was limited I had to focus on usually one big major project for the day...then I went home and maybe did my cleaning, other "things". Also, by not having a computer, it forced me to get out of the house everyday, no matter what the weather or how I felt.

Ever since I had my own computer and I really discovered the freedom my own computer offers. I can do what I want and when I want to do it. If I get some sudden "inspiration" to something I can do it any old time I please, even if it is in the night when the clock strikes midnight .I don't have to wait until the next day to go out and use a computer at a public place like I once did anymore and be at the mercy of others.

As great as all this is sounds, my problem now suddenly is I don't have the time to do everything on the computer I would like to do after I come back home from work. Even though the night before I make a listing of things to do which I want to do on the computer, like write articles for one of the paid sites which I belong to, paid reviews for another site, etc. I sometimes feel really stretched out...and frustrated at this sudden inexplicable shortage of time. Also, since I do have my own computer, I'm plain not going out as much as I used to, at least not everyday...it was like when I didn't have a computer it was a good excuse if anything to get out of the house....now it's like I to alternate my outdoor and indoor thing a lot nowadays.....one day out to do shopping, next day stay home and finally the weekends for the mall excursions. My working hours have definitely changed...if I thought I was a night owl before now I'm a REAL night owl. Hoot Hoot. I have some major house reconstruction things pending for some time which I would like to do, but keep putting them off to work in front of the computer instead...I no longer read the same way I used to previously since the last thing I want to do after long hours of doing online work for my articles is read some more stuff in the form of newspapers and magazines. And it seems like at times I am not able to call my friends as often as I used to since I am most of the time stuck in front of the computer working.

Computers are definitely a good thing, but at the same time I think for a lot of us, they are a bad thing if people let get control of their lives. It seems like I did fine for several years without a computer in my house and never really thought about it much. However, when I was introduced to computers well let's just say it got a lot harder to get some things done. Lol. It seems like people tend to spend a lot of time on the computer and aren't too interested in spending time doing those other tasks that we need to get done. I find it a lot harder to tear myself away from the computer when I don't have limited access to a computer. I'm trying to work harder at budgeting my time on the computer and sometimes I do succeed and at other times I don’t.

On an ending note, I would like to say that since I work from home and also do a lot of online stuff I really don’t have much of a choice. But proper time management might be the solution which I am looking for. Looking over your daily schedule and life in general how would you answer the following questions: How has your life changed by having your own computer at home? How have you influenced by it? Has it made your life easier now than before it entered your life? Do you let chores go by since you rather be in front of the computer?