Rainbow Plant

Sophie's rainbow plant has been upgraded to having it's own flowerpot. I believe rainbow plants can thrive outside, but we decided to enjoy it inside...

and delight in seeing a real rainbow outside, power lines and all.

Delicious Meets Atrocious

Yesterday, Sophie and I went to a "healthy" food service restaurant for dinner, "where delicious meets nutritious."  Once again it was disappointingly less than mediocre.  I'm not one to write a complaint letter unless I feel it warrants it.  But, I felt justified to do so in this case, especially with the poor quality of food I've consistently received.  I know some people would just give up and go somewhere else.  End of story.  However, I really wanted to like this place based on their "better-for-you" approach to eating healthy concept, appealing to people like me interested in integrating a fast-casual restaurant with food that's not only delicious but nutritious.  

My email was titled, "polite complaint" and explained why I was disappointed and why I will not be coming back.  Mind you I do not write these type of letters so that I can in exchange receive either a refund or a free meal.  I mean, for what reason would I want a voucher if the food isn't good?  Or even a refund, especially because Sophie and I ate most of the food.  It almost didn't matter that the food was atrocious as Sophie and I were voraciously hungry and we needed some nourishment.  My conversation with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) indicated that this isn't a normal reaction from most dissatisfied customers.

Nevertheless, the COO said they took my email very serious and are in the process of implementing some changes.  He later wrote an email outlining all the "actions" they are going to put in place at the store level, copied everyone relevant on his team, including me and still offered a free meal to me and my family.  

I guess I'm becoming more like my hubby, just because it's free doesn't mean I want it.  Now if the food was really good and this was just an isolated incident, I might consider it.

Tax Day

I caught a quick glimpse of the TODAY show and 

Did you know...

Abraham Lincoln was the first President to implement the very first income tax in the United States to fund the Civial War.

You should keep all supporting tax documents for 3 years for auditing purposes.  However, it's also recommended to keep important financial documents for 6 years, like W-2's, 1099's, bank statements, etc.

70% of taxpayers actually receive a refund check from the IRS.

Who Knew?

Meet Joe Smuckatelly

I carry my camera with me at all times.  I am not a photographer nor is it my hobby.  I just like taking pictures of anything that strikes my fancy. 

This is a picture of a guy in the light green SUV, I'll name Joe Smuckatelly with the broken arm, who deliberately blocked me as I was trying to get out of  McDonalds.  I've grown quite fond of their iced hazlenut coffee at McD.  I go there about once or twice a week.  Thank goodness I'm not a Molly Mormon, otherwise I'll never get to heaven.  

Anyway, I found the whole thing to be quite humorous as I always try and find humor in everything, good and bad.  The guy in the car behind was laughing as I was clicking away with my camera.  Of course, Mr. Smuckatelly dared not look in my direction....I knew that peripheral vision was good for something.  When the light turned green, Mr. Smuckatelly sped off as if he had a fire to put out and the guy behind was a gentleman and allowed me to get out, with a smile on his face.  

Let's See How It Goes

Well, let's see if I can pick up where I left off.  I have a couple of friends that use this blog site and so I thought I'd give it a whirl.  I still have a lot to learn and so my posts will be minimal to start.