So, And Thus...

Toilet Humor

Very funny!

(h/t John C.)

Chicago Bears

Ein Oso and I were in Chicago this past Memorial Day weekend. What a fun time! Even had some Chicago stuffed pizza at Giordano's. Mmmmmmmmmmmm...

We hung out with old friends and made some great new ones too!

Can't wait to see you guys again!!!

(Dan, Dan, Chip, Jamie, Joe, Joey, Kyle, Matt, Matt, Paul, Paul, Rick, Will, Beyonce, Shakira, Basia, Charo, Stevie, Dale...)

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Birthdays!

Happy Birthday to...
Donna !
Val !
Kylie !

Music and Wine

Some Rolling Stones with your wine, Sir? - Yahoo! News

LONDON (AFP) - Music can influence the taste of wine, according to a new study Wednesday which suggests which songs go well with which types of wine.

Heavy rock music like Jimi Hendrix or The Rolling Stones is a good accompaniment to a Cabernet Sauvignon, while opera buffs might prefer a 2006 Syrah, said the study by psychologists at a British university.

The research, in collaboration with a Chilean wine producer, indicates that different types of music stimulate different parts of the brain, and prime us to taste wines in a corresponding way.

So, does this explain why bad margaritas go down so easily in a loud, disco-drenched bar? Yea, those $1 margaritas way back when at The Break were pretty bad, but we drank them down silly.

I do believe that music can change perceptions in almost anything. Life is nothing without music. I also believe that Chileans know what they're talking about.

By the way... in the same article, the researchers list what songs should go well with different wines. Take a look at Chardonnay. That researcher must be gay!

Cabernet Sauvignon: "All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix; "Honky Tonk Woman" by The Rolling Stones; "Live and Let Die" by Paul Macartney; "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who.

- Chardonnay: "Atomic" by Blondie; "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams; "What's Love Got to do With It" by Tina Turner; "Spinning Around" by Kylie Minogue.

- Syrah: Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" as sung by Luciano Pavarotti; "Orinoco Flow" by Enya; "Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis; "Canon" by Johann Pachelbel.

- Merlot: "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding; "Easy" by Lionel Ritchie; "Over The Rainbow" by Eva Cassidy; "Heartbeats" by Jose Gonzalez.

The New Fragrance By Mariah Carey..

Army Of Lovers - Israelism

For Pete: So you can enjoy your Passover.

(see, I told you this was real!)

I forgot to tell you....

... that there's evidence that a big belly might be an indicator of Alzheimer's later in life. Article here.

Notice the categories I chose to characterize this. My fave is "random thoughts".

53 Ways

I am posting this article from Oprah, just for the "camp factor". My favorite sub-category in this article is "Wake Up Gorgeous". Evokes images of a 50s musical or TV show in which someone (a blond woman with perfect hair and teeth of course) wakes up with a smile, energetically throws off the blankets and dances around the bedroom.

Sub-category runners-up:

• Do the flip
• Curl for Drama (of COURSE I'd like this one!)
• Pop, you're finished!
• Go for Drama (...and this one too)
• Make Your Fingers Look Graceful

... and for the record, I was NOT reading Oprah.com! CNN had a link to this article.

Excuse me now, I'm going to go and try to figure out how to make my fingers look graceful.

Analyzing Your Taste Buds (or Choosing a Wine for your Tongue!)

photo: Billy CP Law

I read an interesting article in The Washington Post which explains how our taste buds influence the way we experience wine.  Tim Hanni, a wine consultant from California can analyze tongues to determine which of four catagories a taster falls under and can make wine suggestions tailored to each taster category.  The four different "types" of tasters are:

Tolerant - these tasters have "fewer taste buds and tends to prefer ripe, concentrated wines"
Sensitive - "usually likes more-balanced wines without strong tannins"
Hypersensitive - "tend toward delicate, slightly sweeter wines"
Sweet - "are also hypersensitive" but have "little interest in learning to like drier wines"

The link above gives more information about the science of tasting but if you are just curious to find out which category your taste buds fall under, just check out the BUDOMETER!

*no animals were given any alcohol that did not fall into their specific taste category for this post

Peep Show

A Peep's gotta do what a Peep's gotta do.