abstract shots of the christmas tree by
christian ericson...
3 men in a sauna
Three men - a Doctor, an Investment Banker and a Programmer - were sitting naked in a sauna.
Suddenly there was a beeping sound. The Doctor pressed his forearm and the beep stopped. The others looked at him questioningly.
"That was my pager," he said. "I have a microchip under the skin of my arm."
A few minutes later a phone rang.
The Investment Banker fellow lifted his palm to his ear. When he finished, he
explained, "That was my mobile phone. I have a microchip in my hand."
The Programmer felt decidedly low tech and, not wanting to be outdone, he
decided he had to do something just as impressive. He stepped out of the
sauna and went to the bathroom. He returned with a piece of toilet paper
hanging from his behind. The others raised their eyebrows and stared at him.
The Programmer finally said, "Well, will you look at that. I'm getting a fax."
Our very own Magali, who spends half the year in Rio, got a write up in
"O Dia" online:
MAGALI, 40, CANTORA
Ela obteve visto de trabalho nos EUA com “habilidade específica em samba”, e faz sucesso por lá cantando de sambas antigos ao forró de Jackson do Pandeiro. Gravou na Big Apple um CD com pontos de umbanda e é compositora e puxadora da escola Samba New York. No Rio, canta e compõe nos blocos Quizomba, Monobloco e Empolga às 9. Amanhã, Magali estréia na folia carioca com o Empolga, no Teatro Odisséia.
translation:
She obtained a work visa in the USA for "specialized ability in samba", and has had success stateside singing everything from classic sambas to forrós by Jackson do Pandeiro. In the Big Apple, she recorded a CD with Umbanda invocations (that would be our
Orixás CD), and is the lead singer of Samba New York. In Rio, she composes and sings for the samba groups Quizomba, Monobloco, and Empolga às 9. Tomorrow, Magali stars in the samba party with Empolga, at the Odisséia Theatre.
the blogs of Charles "Core" Stevenson, A.K.A. "Coin-operated boy" (one of my Orkut.com "buddies"):
coin operated boy @ myspace.com
corezion @ stumbleupon
when in L.A., in Venice, check out the
Sacred Movement center... a very nice yoga place.
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