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HAPPY BIRTHDAY EL MARVELOSO!!!!!!

El Marveloso is celebrating a major milestone - his *0th Birthday!!

Since I cannot be with you to celebrate this year (sorry), instead I give you cake!  Enjoy!

Here is an Oso waiting to party and to have cake...

What is cuter than an oso?  Hello Kitty!!!

What does every party need???  DORA!!!

You should party until the COWS come home!!!

And after all this partying - how will you feel?

Happy Birthday again!  I love you!!!!!! - La Magnifica

Turn ON all Electronic Devices?

An interesting development. I have always thought there was something fishy about having to turn off all electronic devices when taking off in a plane. How in the world would my little iPod or a cell phone potentially be dangerous? And if it truly were dangerous, doncha think that the airline staff, not to mention the FAA, would be a little more stringent in enforcing the "shutoff"?

And as we know, cell phones were used in abundance on the planes that eventually crashed on 9/11. And it certainly wasn't the cell phones that made those planes crash.

Lo and behold, Delta announced that they are going to offer wi-fi service on its US flights. Unless I am missing something, it seems as if, when a buck can be made, cell phones and computers apparently are not a hazard in flight anymore!

 

Macworld | Pioneer develops 400GB optical disc

Pioneer has developed an optical disc that can hold up to 400GB of data easily surpassing previously announced prototypes.

Macworld | Pioneer develops 400GB optical disc

Wow.

Gay brains structured like those of the opposite sex

Brain scans have provided the most compelling evidence yet that being gay or straight is a biologically fixed trait.The scans reveal that in gay people, key structures of the brain governing emotion, mood, anxiety and aggressiveness resemble those in straight people of the opposite sex.

Gay brains structured like those of the opposite sex - sex - 16 June 2008 - New Scientist

Apparently, I'm the only one who hasn't blogged about this. So here it is.

What is that most important thing about this study? It proves that homosexuality isn't a choice.

This also helps to explain why gay men and women get along so well.

Baby Born With Second Penis On Back

Baby Born With Second Penis On Back (PHOTO) - Living on The Huffington Post

Well - Same-Sex Couples Offer Insight Into Gender and Marriage - NYTimes.com

A growing body of evidence shows that same-sex couples have a great deal to teach everyone else about marriage and relationships. Most studies show surprisingly few differences between committed gay couples and committed straight couples, but the differences that do emerge have shed light on the kinds of conflicts that can endanger heterosexual relationships.

Well - Same-Sex Couples Offer Insight Into Gender and Marriage - NYTimes.com

Ein Oso sent me this link. Interesting. I never really though about it before. Take a read...

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.

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Interesting article

NASA's top-10 views of Earth

Photos: NASA's top-10 views of Earth | CNET News.com

To celebrate the beauty of our planet on Earth Day, NASA released its ten favorite photos taken by astronauts on the International Space Station.

Incredible.

Happy Earth Day!

Let's save the world! Go Green!