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An Ice Cream Cake from 1937

It is a beautiful day on April 17th 1937. The International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers present a huge ice cream cake for president Roosevelt. The president is too busy doing presidential things, so his lucky secretary Mr. Marvin Mcintyre … Continue reading

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Star Trek is a Wild Ride!

What a great film! They finally found a villain who has a plan. I was expecting a gloomy suicidal maniac who wants to kill everyone including himself. But instead we were rewarded with scheming charismatic leader striving for a different … Continue reading

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Yeh Jawanee Hai Deewani

Naina is a medical student feeling trapped by her boring life. She studies all day and goes shopping for grocery items with her mother.  She eats dinner on time, while her her mother lectures her on living a good academic … Continue reading

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The real scoop on who invented ice cream

So who invented ice cream? The answer is that I don’t know. Some experts think that Marco Polo brought the recipe to Europe from his travels in China. Italian cooks got excited and came up with some methods for making … Continue reading

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Crossing English Channel by Air for the First Time!

This beautiful image captures the first time two men (Jean Blanchard and Dr. Jeffries) crossed the English channel by air to reach France. They were so excited about this trip that they over prepared. They carried all kinds of things … Continue reading

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The Duel

I was at the Lincoln memorial and seeing the great man sitting there like a marble God, I felt happy to be alive and immediately went to a restaurant and ate a pizza. I came home and thought about greatness. … Continue reading

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Steam Engine Almost Invented Two Thousand Years Ago!

Almost two thousand years ago, Heron, a Greek inventor in sunny city of Alexandria created something that could have changed our world forever. A hollow metallic sphere connected to pipes which pulled steam from a kettle of boiling water. Once … Continue reading

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Crunchy Tacos Challenge Our Traditional Ideas

Don’t judge a book by its cover they say. Look for inner beauty we are told when selecting a spouse, lover or tax consultant. But these wise words are turned upside down when we judge crunchy tacos. The beauty, strength … Continue reading

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Literal Art – It is what it is

I was at McDonald’s when I saw this beautiful picture of gigantic eggs. Due to the large size of the picture, we could really appreciate these grocery items. There really is no room for interpretation. There is nothing metaphorical going … Continue reading

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McDonald’s Getting Classy

I recently went there to have the green Shamrock shake which reminded me of pistachio. I discovered it is not and they describe it as smooth and creamy mint flavored, topped with whipped cream and a cherry. I decided to … Continue reading

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Minhaj Cooks Something THAT CAN BE EATEN!

Like all great legends this story also begins at Wegmans. I was in the vegetable section when I saw the most beautiful plant. Butternut Squash. It looked sturdy and had none of the complications of broccoli or the proud carrot. … Continue reading

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The blue stone

I was in PF Chang eating chicken dumplings when I noticed that the lady serving us wore a strange ring. Between two red saphires sat an opal which changed colors from blue to white to pink and sometimes even silver. … Continue reading

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Don’t Make Dramatic Statements

I am spontaneous when it comes to McDonald’s and turn sharply towards the drive-thru even if people in the car are shouting that they don’t want it. This morning I went there for hash browns but they had stopped serving … Continue reading

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Lincoln: Popcorn meets Greatness

Lincoln is a powerful film! Very different from the Hobbit because Lincoln was a tall man and operated in reality. It really does feel like a journey back into time with Daniel Day Lewis breathing as Lincoln may have breathed, … Continue reading

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Cast Away

I loved this film. Chuck Nolan a FEDEX manager has crashed on an unknown island and he doesn’t know what to do. He has to learn. He has no choice. He is thirsty. He is trying to open a coconut … Continue reading

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