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Unpleasant Stay

Unpleasant Stay

by | 20 Sep 2025

I was looking for a simple and reasonably priced hotel in Wildwood since we planned to spend most of our time outside the room anyway. The Pink Champagne Motel came up as the second most affordable option, and I liked that the room included a small kitchenette. The...

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When Thoughts Aren’t Private

by | 17 Sep 2025

I just watched the first episode (“Joan Is Awful”) of the seventh season of Black Mirror on Netflix. It was incredibly dark. The story follows how a poor, everyday family falls victim to corporate greed. The premise was chillingly simple: you pay more money for the...

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The Curious Case of Children’s Motrin Costs

The Curious Case of Children’s Motrin Costs

by | 25 Jun 2024

I recently needed to purchase Children’s Motrin, which I had bought from Walmart a few days ago for $7.68. However, since Walmart is a bit far from my location, I decided to compare prices online at Rite Aid and CVS. To my surprise, Rite Aid listed it for $8.79, while...

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ইংরেজিতে না প্লিজ

সাধারণত বাংলাদেশের পাবলিক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়গুলোতে বাংলায় পড়ানো হয়। সেখানে ইংলিশের চর্চা নেই বললেই চলে। কিন্তু এসব প্রতিষ্ঠান থেকে ব্যাচেলর বা মাস্টার্স ডিগ্রি নিয়েই অনেক বাংলাদেশী মনে করে তারা যেহেতু সর্বোচ্চ ডিগ্রি নিয়ে ফেলেছে এখন অবশ্যই ইংরেজিতে লেখার যোগ্যতা অর্জন করে...
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Obnoxious Driver

Around noon on Saturday 13 July 2019 I was driving towards Queens, NYC on Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) and little before exit 23 (still in Brooklyn) I was trying to go to the right lane but a car came too fast and too close to mine in the right lane, so I went...
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Silent Treatment

We have a comedian at our workplace. One day, during the beginning of my carrier in this place, I asked him if I could check my e-mail from my work computer. He responded, “Go crazy, just keep the pants on”. I didn’t laugh, so he said it again. I just smiled and went...
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No Visa Required

All of a sudden my wife decided to visit her parents in Bangladesh. She would take our little one with her. This is his first visit to Bangladesh, so his passport needs Bangladeshi visa. Fortunately, Bangladesh government provides “No Visa Required” (NVR) stamp on the...
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দলাদলি

দলাদলি এবং বিভক্তি নিয়ে বাংলাদেশী বা মুসলমানদের সম্পর্কে যা বলা হয় তা মনে হয় সত্যি নয় কারন এক ইহুদী লোকের কাছ থেকে আমি এই কৌতুকটা শুনেছি – দুই ইহুদী এক হলে নাকি তিন দল করে। দুইজন আলাদা আলাদাভাবে দুই দল এবং দুইজন একত্রে আর এক দল...
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