Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Assorted Musings and Links

FYI - my erstwhile constituent, Pennypacker, happens to be my arch nemesis and our opinions re: Cuba are a touch different. Por ejemplo:

1. The greatest sandwich ever concocted.
2. Miami + Cuban influence = Cat's Pajamas (though that might be a bad analogy since no one in Miami sleeps. Or wears clothes.)
3. Ernest effing Hemingway lived there and he wrote some books while he was there ; For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea sound familiar?
4. Shitty music? I beg to differ sir. Salsa is sweaty, fleshy awesomeness, Changui emphasizes killer drum beats and The Cat Empire are so heavily influenced by the sounds they recorded Two Shoes in Havana.
5. Her

On an unrelated tip, the holiest of holies has been showing up all over lately. Pennypacker used it to rename Valentine's Day, I described how female marsupials have two, and then, yesterday I saw it in Safeway. "WHAT," you say? I know, imagine my surprise. I was minding my own business in the checkout line when I was blinded by screaming pink:


Va-jay-jay is the scientific term, right?

The higher-ups at Hearst Publications are getting bold. What's next, "Mr. Winky: What Don't Know About Your Man Hammer" on the April cover of Esquire?

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