random notes

one of the things i did a while back and had to stop was taking portuguese lessons. in LA i had a teacher who traveled to your home and taught privately the berlitz method. but for some reason we ended shortly after it got going. it was either lack of time or money or both. …

My buddy Edward posted on Facebook a link to some Senegalese kids doing a dance called Sabar. I wanted to share a related video of another dance being done at a gathering in Senegal called Jola

earlier today i was supposed to have a meeting with a singer. we were planning to put a few things on the grill and play some music for each other. unfortunately it didn’t happen as we had planned. they were bringing some seafood and i had some salads, wings, desert and beverages ready. once the …

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i wasnt sure which one pittsburgh steeler james harrison was, but the more i think about it, im going with ignorant. here is another link and of course the SNL sendup (my favorite)

i already posted this on facebook but it should be on here as well Embedded video from CNN Video

at least elizabeth hasselbeck had the good sense to steer clear of the fireworks. she has a newborn for God’s sake!!

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in light of the link to the program in the previous post (vanguard current), it seems strange to me what is going on around here. over the past year there have been a string of robberies of boutiques with the people (mainly young african american men in groups unfortunately) mainly stealing “designer” jeans (often caught …