Hector Zazou

I was just listening to a song from this album named "Indiana Moon (with Lisa Germano)". What an interesting song. I wonder if the entire album is as eclectic as this song.

If you go here, you can listen to a :30 preview of the song on Last.FM.

The International Rules of Manhood

I got these from a friend today. Most seem to be true.

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- Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella.

- It is OK for a man to cry ONLY under the following circumstances: (a) when a heroic dog dies to save its master; (b) after wrecking his boss's car; or (c) one hour, twelve minutes, thirty-seven seconds into "The Crying Game."

- Any man who brings a camera to a bachelor party may be legally killed and eaten by his buddies.

- Unless he murdered someone in your family, you must bail a friend out of jail within twelve hours.

- If you've known a guy for more than twenty-four hours, his sister is off limits forever unless you actually marry her.

- Moaning about the brand of free beer in a buddy's fridge is forbidden. However, complain at will if the temperature is unsuitable.

- No man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for another man. In fact, even remembering his buddy's birthday is strictly optional. At that point, he must celebrate at a bar of the birthday boy's choice.

- On a road trip, the strongest bladder determines pit stops, not the weakest.

- When stumbling upon other guys watching a sporting event, you may ask the score of the game in progress, but you may never ask who's playing.

- It is permissible to drink a fruity alcohol drink only when you're sunning on a tropical beach, it's delivered by a gorgeous woman, and it's free.

- Only in situations of moral and/or physical peril are you allowed to kick another guy.

- Friends don't let friends wear Speedos. Ever. Issue closed.

- If a man's fly is down, that's his problem; you didn't see anything.

- Women who claim they "love to watch sports" must be treated as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game and the ability to drink as much as the other sports watchers.

- A man in the company of an extremely attractive woman must remain sober enough to fight.

- Never hesitate to reach for the last beer or the last slice of pizza, but not both. That's just greedy.

- Never join your girlfriend or wife in discussing a friend of yours.

- It is acceptable for you to drive her car. It is not acceptable for her to drive yours.

- Thou shalt not buy a car in the colors of brown, pink, lime green, orange, or sky blue.

- The woman who replies to the question "What do you want for Christmas?" with "If you loved me, you'd know what I want!" gets a PS3. End of story.

- There is no reason for guys to watch ice skating or men's gymnastics. Ever.

Karma +1

While I was out at lunch today, I stopped an accident from happening. I was in a parking lot and two cars were backing out of a space at the same time. I was driving down the row in my car - having just come from lunch. The cars backing out were moving quite slowly, so I thought that one would probably see the other, but they kept getting closer and closer, so I eventually blew my horn to warn of the impending collision.

By the way, I love the horn on my Mini. It's not one of those whiny horns like so many foreign cars get, it has a good 'old American horn that is nice and loud.

Anyway, I blew my horn and the cars stopped. I was maybe 25 feet away from the scene. One of the drivers then leaned on his horn and drove off. He probably thought that the other car blew the horn at him. Crisis averted. I hope they appreciate my good will.

Great game!

We may have lost but we were in it until the very last by forcing overtime. Can't believe Gano missed two field goals. And it didn't start raining till we reached the car. Now if we can just get through traffic to home.

Redskins vs Cowboys

Redskins vs Cowboys today at FedEx Field:
Pam and I stopped at Sheetz for some breakfast before heading down to the game and who else should we see at Sheetz but two Cowboys fans. And ... Wouldn't you know it ... We pulled out of the parking lot at exactly the same time.

Traffic on the DC beltway was unexpectedly perfect today. Hardly any stop and go, so as a result the Cowbys car and our car (the Redskins car - the true fans) jockeyed back and forth (in a friendly manner) to see who could get to the stadium first.

Pam and I joked that if one of us got a speeding ticket, it could be an "Ineligible Man Down Field" or if we saw an accident it could be an "Injured Player on the Field". We were however hoping there would be no "Unnecessary Roughness" calls against either of us.

Unfortunately, we lost track of them in the rush to the various parking lots, so we will never know. But, I think the Redskins are gonna win this game. One can only dream.

GO REDSKINS!!!

Namibia

Reading an article in TRVL magazine this morning, I learned that Namibia is one of the world's LEAST populated countries. Wide open spaces allow for amazing natural phenomenon and many wild animals. Given this and the affable population makes it one of Africa's most beautiful and friendly places to visit.

What Did Van Learn Today? ... Circumnavigation

From a book I am reading entitled "Around the World Sailing Guide":


I WISH I had that much time to travel ... To spend as much time as I pleased ... And not a care in the world.

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