Thursday, March 28, 2013

Music To Eat By

I finally received my disabled bus pass in the mail.  It now costs me $14 a month instead of $75!  With that in mind, I took the bus out for a trial run today.

First off, given my new situation of not being employed, I have a lot of time on my hands on a daily basis.  I have been getting out of the house every day, and embarking on a journey, whether it is just to the Farmer's Market (and the Grove), or it's to Baja Fresh for a salad. 

Speaking of Baja Fresh, I have a pet peeve.  Why is it that a lot of "Mexican" eateries play "salsa" music instead of traditional Mexican music?  There is a vast difference from say, Celia Cruz and Ana Barbara.

I found myself today in Westwood, having started out going to the beach in Santa Monica, but stopping after traffic made me realize I would not get there until 5 p.m.  So, I walked around and found this Mexican restaurant, and went in for a late lunch.

I ordered soup and salad.






I didn't like either of them too much.  The salsa for the chips was better tasting. 

However, the music playing was salsa, and not Mexican.  Sheesh.

Ana Barbara - No Se Que Voy a Hacer



Celia Cruz - Bemba Colora


Wednesday, March 27, 2013

"Why Am I The One"

More FUN ...

Cold, Dead Hand - You Decide, Funny Or Die?



I had to post this video from Funny or Die.  A lot of you may have already seen it, or heard about it.  But the reaction from Fox News is even more hysterical than the video itself!  (Courtesy of Crooks and Liars)



Greg Gutfeld:

“He is the most pathetic tool on the face of the earth. And I hope his career is dead, and he ends up sleeping in a car the way his life began. This video only made me want to go out and only buy a gun. He thinks this is biting satire and going after rural America and a dead man. Let’s talk about Charlton Heston. Charlton Heston was one of the first actors to be behind the civil rights movement and march. What did this jackass Jim Carrey do? He was behind the anti-vaccine panic. There are what, 165,000 people that died from measles last year, according to the World Health Organization.”

“Jim Carrey has killed more people than all the rifles combined,” Gutfeld continued. “He is a dirty, stinking coward. He is a moral coward. He did a video attacking rural America. But he wouldn’t do video about gangs, which kills way more people with handguns — he wouldn’t do that because he is worried about his career. Such a pathetic, sad, little freak. He is a jiberring mess. He is a modern bigot, he is a modern bigot. He is a bottomless pit of insecurity and the desire for acceptance is why he is doing this, because he knows in his heart he is a fraud.”

They doth protest too much, ya think?

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Schmuck

I was sitting on the bus stop and saw this food truck.  It made me laugh.

I spend a lot of my time these days just "sitting" and observing whatever.  It actually is pleasant.  I see a lot of stuff that I normally would miss.

Here's to the "shmuck" in all of us!

Saturday, March 09, 2013

Doing The Lindy

Ya either know it, or ya don't.

Old school, i.e., what started it ...



Today's version ... heart stopping!


Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Who Says Money Doesn't Count?

It is funny how it comes about that certain people "know" you, for whatever reason.  For example, I always ordered food and booze from Yummy.com for years.  Then, after I experienced a significant depreciation in my income such that I was on food stamps and could not afford to pay the exorbitant prices from Yummy, it has been a good six months since I bought anything from the online store.

Until today.  I was mildly surprised that the delivery person actually went to my old apartment (in the same building) before she realized that I had moved!  She asked me, "uh, did you move?"

It cost me a little bit more, and I am not going to order on a regular basis, but I got what I wanted at this late hour, not to mention the recognition, and that is what counts.