It happens to all of us...
You're driving along
just minding your own business,
when all of a sudden -
without any warning -
this dick in a truck
pulls out right in front of you...

Ha!

... to an airport near you.

following that one discussion we had elsewhere, i'd just like to comment that this would certainly take care of that hair on your arse, ha ha!

but seriously, i suggest it be used on islamists, for example, anybody of faith or not that disagrees with me, anybody who has harmed me or disturbed my harmony in any way. yes, i'm opinionated and almost always right. but you knew that! i'm also adorable, generous, splendid overall and the best friend you could ever have. :-D

ha!
 

MODIS image from NASA's Aqua satellite taken Sunday 20 December 2009 showing the Middle Atlantic States after the Saturday snowstorm blanketed the region.
 

Perhaps this has to do with the powerful high pressure blocking over the Atlantic and resulting northerlies bringing cold air and moisture from over the North Sea. But I'm not a meteorologian (or meteorologician?)

Maybe even the the Gulfstream figures into this. Do note that we are in the negative NAO index.

Satellite photo taken yesterday, Thursday 07.I.10

Thank you to kW and gP! And belatedly to sW!
 

and immediate escapism to watch and enjoy Pedro Almodóvar's latest film, Broken Embraces. The man is still a genius and Penélope Cruz a goddess.

Do go enjoy this film and please don't leave your chair until the last credit rolls by. Miguel Poveda sings the song A Ciegas and you must hear it. In fact, listen to it now, here.

I would suggest NOT reading a synopsis of the film before going to see it.
 

something worth remembering.

source: Ashleigh Brilliant.
 

Gott nytt år! / Godt nytt år!

May this New Year bring all love, friendship, prosperity, happiness, good health, great times, many brilliant surprises and opportunities to reach at least some of your most cherished goals.

We have seven hours to go. But the champagne shall start flowing in exactly four minutes!

Cheers!

Sacrificium by Cecilia Bartoli.

«"The age of the castratos was one of the most dazzling and remarkable in European music history. Seldom has there ever been such a complete fusion of sensuousness and splendor, form and content, poetry and music, and, above all, such a perfection of vocal virtuosity, as was achieved in the glory days of the Baroque era. The legendary art of the castratos continues to exert its fascination even today, and despite the great human sacrifice it exacted, a new assessment of this extraordinary period is surely justified." - Cecilia Bartoli
Cecilia Bartoli uncovers the extraordinary and cruel world of the `Castrati' and sings the glorious music they inspired. The all-new album consists almost entirely of world-premiere recordings of some of the most virtuosic music ever written for the human voice. The arias on the album are drawn from the works of Nicola Porpora (1686-1768), Antonio Caldara (c. 1670-1736), Francesco Araia (1709-1770), Carl Heinrich Graun (c. 1703-1759), Leonardo Leo (1694-1744), Leonardo Vinci (1696-1730), Riccardo Brosc hi (c. 1658-1756) and Geminiano Giacomello (c. 1692- 1740).

After extensive research Bartoli has produced not only a new recording, but also a comprehensive study of the castrati and their time period through two lavishly produced and illustrated articles included in the deluxe package.

Sacrificium marks the first collaboration of Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini, and Bartoli since their Grammy® Award-winning The Vivaldi Album ten years ago. This deluxe package is a hardback book (12 x 14 cm) including 2 CDs of music including 11 world-premiere recordings. The extensive booklet includes two essays on the castrati: "Evviva il coltellino!" ("Long live the the little knife") & "Castrato Compendium" (a 108-page "A-Z" of the castrati). The entire project features lavish illustrations and photos throughout along with an additional 44-page libretto.
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Mano Suave by Yasmin Levy.

«Yasmin Levy is an Israeli singer who performs Ladino music with a modern twist, an infusion of flamenco in particular. Born 23 December 1975, in Jerusalem, Levy learned about Ladino music and culture from her father, Yitzhak Levy, a researcher of Ladino, the Judeo-Spanish language of the Sephardic Jewish communities who were driven from Spain in the late 15th century.»

I hate heat. Everybody knows this. One may run round naked and still bloody sweat. In cold weather one layers up and happy days. But here we go anyway-- a week at the glorious Bahia Beach Resort & Golf Club at Río Grande, Puerto Rico.

Walking towards the house.

i reckon that's the house over yonder...

The house isn't crooked. I'd just had a few Silver Margaritas...

The neighbours.

Looking at bedroom balcony and towards neighbouring house.

View from balcony towards the neighbouring house.