So, I land in Charlotte this weekend and I jump in a cab not realizing how far away my hotel is from the airport. As we're driving, I realize that I'm getting charged 50 cents for every 1/5 mile....or $2.50 a mile. I continue to watch as the meter skyrockets when I notice another thing that gets me even more frustrated.
The cab is a hybrid. The guy is averaging 46 miles per gallon. SO, with that being the case, I realize that I'm paying this dude $115 PER GALLON. Gas in Charlotte is $3.46 a gallon. You do the math.
I got out at my hotel. Paid the guy $63. Found out later that a guy at the same showcase as me paid $35 to rent a car for the day. I guess I need to plan better next time.
According to a new survey (Business Cornwall), two thirds of us have stolen office supplies at work. And it costs companies $3.2 billion a year. Post-It notes are the most-stolen item, followed by tape, scissors . . . and toilet paper. Copier paper, USB memory sticks, notepads, pens, and staplers are also on the list.
1.) Post-It notes
2.) Tape
3.) Scissors
4.) Toilet paper
5.) Copier paper
6.) USB memory sticks
7.) Notepads.
8.) Pens
9.) Staplers
10.) Highlighters
What have you taken, if anything? I've made copies at work but never stolen paper. Other than that, I can't say any of these products have ended up at my house. People are so "entitled" these days. It makes me ill.
The Social Security Administration released their annual list of the most-popular baby names, and for the first time since 1948, Michael is NOT in the top five. It finished number six and was bumped out by . . . Mason.
--The popularity of Mason is probably thanks to Kourtney Kardashian, since that's what she named her baby boy. Here are the ten most popular names for BOYS.
1.) Jacob. (--This is the 13th straight year Jacob has been #1. So, my son has about a billion kids around his age that respond to his name.) 2.) Mason.
3.) William.
4.) Jayden.
5.) Noah.
6.) Michael.
7.) Ethan.
8.) Alexander.
9.) Aiden.
10.) Daniel.
--The boys' names that saw the biggest jump in popularity were Brantley . . . which moved up 416 spots in the rankings . . . and Iker, Maximiliano, and Zaiden.
--The biggest DROP in popularity among boys' names was for Brett, which fell 119 spots. Jamarion, Shaun, and Jaydon also plunged more than 100 spots. Notice, Dayton didn't make the top 10 AGAIN this year (or ever).
--Here are the ten most popular names for GIRLS . . .
1.) Sophia. (--Up from #2 last year.) 2.) Isabella.
3.) Emma.
4.) Olivia.
5.) Ava. 6.) Emily.
7.) Abigail.
8.) Madison.
9.) Mia.
10.) Chloe.
--The girls' names outside the top 10 that had the biggest increase in popularity were Briella, Angelique, Aria, and Mila.
--Brisa fell the most in the girls' rankings, followed by Dana, Desiree, and Denise.
The Avengers killed it at the box-office this weekend. It opened with a record $200.3 million. Way bigger than the previous record of $169.2 million for the debut of last year's Harry Potter finale. Add another $441.5 million overseas, where it opened last week and The Avengers' worldwide total stands at $641.8 million.
I did NOT see The Avengers this weekend. Instead, I took my daughter Kylee to see The Hunger Games for the second time.
Justin Bieber's video for "Boyfriend" debuts on MTV tonight at 6:50. He really looks old compared to the last album he released! Check out video "teasers" here.
The hottest app in the world right now is called "Ugly Meter". It scans your face and tells you how ugly you are on a scale of 1 to 10. It analyzes your face's symmetry, proportions and overall bone structure to come up with the score. So, no matter how you do your hair, make-up, do you wear glasses or don't you - none of it matters.
It sells for 99 cents in the app stores and so far it's made over $500,000. Crazy. And why so negative. Why not the "Hotness Meter?" Why do you have to call me ugly?
This is amazing to watch. I don't know how it's even possible but they claim nobody was killed - or even seriously hurt. Watch it and tell me how that's even possible.
The internet has transformed the way we do business, listen to music, keep track of our friends. It's pretty cool, but it's also one of the biggest time wasters EVER in the history of man.
Here's one example: the website SmileyCentral.com has 10,000 emoticon smileys for you to browse and download. 10,000! Seriously?
The only thing I can thing of that would be more of a waste of time would be reading my blog each week.
