Venezuela Dislikes Colombian Soap Opera

24 Jan

Why, you might ask? Well let me give you a little plot summary of the show, called “Chepe Fortuna.” Our story is partially based on the lives of two sisters, Colombia and Venezuela.  The character of Venezuela is a “blabbing, highly emotional secretary.” In one episode, Venezuela loses her pet dog, “Little Hugo” and calls a friend, asking what will become of her without Hugo. Her friends replies, “You will be free, Venezuela…Hugo is messing up everything in the house…he’s making you look bad.”

A local TV station was asked to pull the show off primetime, because it made the country of Venezuela look bad.  I don’t really get it. Oh, the leader of Venezuela is named Hugo Chavez and the countries have been in period of rocky relations because of ideological differences. Nah, still don’t get it.

My New Song Obsession

23 Jan

Nothing like a blast from the past. This song sounds like a soul ballad from the 1970s, but was actually recorded two years ago. “Moneygrabber” courtesy of Fitz and the Tantrums.

Amanda Palmer— “Map of Tasmania”

23 Jan

I just heard this song, and watched the music video. You should probably watch it right now. It’s about… unshaved pubic hair.  I think.

Secrets of San Francisco

22 Jan

During our recent trip to San Francisco, I sought (as is my habit) to take a step off the beaten path. I found a semi-hidden, secretive world in Chinatown.

Down one of the many alleys, we found the “Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory.” Inside, we spotted four women turning the freshly baked dough into various shapes of fortune cookies. They worked in silence.  The owner approached us quickly and suggested we buy something. He wouldn’t let us step further into the factory.

We opted for a bag of flat fortune cookies (also in chocolate and strawberry) for $3.50 and paid in cash. No tax. He stepped to an open container of flat cookies (really fresh) and scooped in a couple of handfulls into the plastic bag. It was a really strange place.

Love Hurts— Hickey Paralyzes Woman

22 Jan

Attention people all over the world. Next time you’re getting busy, be careful. The New Zealand Medical Journal reports that a 44-year-old woman suffered a small, but partially paralyzing, stroke after receiving a “love bite” from her partner.

The woman was watching TV when she and her partner began kissing. Shortly after the “love bite,” she lost feeling in her left arm and went to the doctor.

Doctors couldn’t determine what caused the stroke to the woman, until they noticed a small bruise close to a major artery in the neck. They now believe that the partner’s suction caused a blood clot that traveled to her neck. Thankfully, she is expected to make a full recovery.

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