Archive for March, 2008

What ever happened to Ziggy Marley?

…and Habanero is #…?

These jammies are weeeak. I put ketchup and hotsauce on them joints and go in.

Commentary: Courageous Obama poses challenge to America

Like many Americans I watched Sen. Barack Obama deliver his speech titled "A More Perfect Union."

I watched in a state of minor shock, not so much at the deftness with which he defused the sophomoric conflation of his call for national unity with the inflammatory rhetoric of the retired head pastor of his church — a conflation that would imply that we must each swallow whole the entirety of views expressed by our friends and associates.

It was not his repudiation of small thinking that struck me. It was the fact that here we had an American politician speaking with both candor and compassion about the proverbial elephant in our national living room.

Race is an issue that continues to confound this country. It is an undercurrent that paints our description, understanding and valuation of people in American society whether spoken or not. It is the subtext that places NBA star LeBron James and Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen on the cover of Vogue, in uncomfortable caricature of brute and ingA©nue. via

DAAner Song

Anybody who has been to Europe for an extended period of time on a budget will surely appreciate this.

In Terms of Chili, Cayenne is #5

Turn off the TV and get the Buns

NOTE: In preparation for the next post, we fully understand that the Habanero is a different classification of pepper. Now…

Exhibit A

(CNN) — What happens when people turn off the TV for three weeks? They turn to their spouses, newspapers and religion.

At least that’s what an educational TV show found in a novel experiment on a small island in South Korea, according to a report in the newspaper Don-A Ilbo on Tuesday. The study concluded that folks who turned off the tube reported having richer lives.

"My eyes used to be glued to the TV but now I look at my wife, and find her prettier than before," the village leader, Choi Dae-mun, told the newspaper. "I help her put skin pack on her face at nights. Life’s become more fun."

The "TV Off" study was hardly scientific. It looked at what happened when 28 residents from 10 households turned off the television in Darang Island.

At the onset of the experiment, a TV production crew taped sheets of paper that said "Banned" on TV screens. They also placed surveillance cameras to make sure participants didn’t sneak a peek at their favorite shows.

After the experiment ended three weeks later, residents found that they didn’t slide back to their old ways. They read more, prayed more and spent more time engaging in conversations with their spouses.

One resident told the newspaper that he spends his time reading stories with a neighbor’s grandson.

"My wife used to find it hard to read, but we studied together, which was all the better," said a resident who gave his name as Han to the newspaper. "With our eyes gone weak, we prefer children’s books."

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Then again.. I coulda told ya that watchin’ all that Celebrity Fit Club was killing your libido.

Quote of the Day

In response to another question, Mrs. Clinton said she was not sure if she would deliver a speech that was similar to Mr. Obamaa€™s.

a€oeI dona€™t know, I havena€™t read it, I have to think about it,a€A she said.

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Dubai first Arab city to join Earth Hour

Dubai city has joined the WWF- Earth Hour movement, as part of a global climate change initiative, which will see thousands of lights turned off all over the city at 8:00pm on Saturday March 29, in the largest voluntary power down in history.

Dubai is the first Arab city to declare its support for Earth Hour.

Earth Hour, which began in Sydney, Australia, in 2007, is now a worldwide environmental movement that will see millions of people turn off non-essential lighting. Earth Hour will roll through 14 time zones, starting in New Zealand and ending in the Pacific Time Zone. It will traverse more than 25 cities. [full article]

Quote of the day

"There’s no question that social networking platforms will be the basis for a great deal of innovation and business opportunity, what’s not clear yet is whether there will be one or two dominant players. It’s a very dynamic environment." [article]