(Or; How to properly warm up Skirt Steak from Bogota.)
ronn: You put the meat in for about 2 minutes.
Shorty: Ha!
ronn: But don't use full power.
Shorty: Ha! Ha!
ronn: You gotta use about 70%!
Shorty: Har!
ronn: Then like 90 seconds to two minutes later...
ronn: Blam!! You bite the meat and the juices just flow!!
Shorty: Um hmmm!!!
ronn: .....
Shorty: Tihi! Tihi! (slapping me on my knee)
ronn: You jus' nasteeee!! Har!!
I'll try to visit the day after opening.
VIA Mac Minute
Apple today announced that it plans to open a retail store in Staten Island, New York on Saturday, October 15, 2005. The store is located at 2655 Richmond Ave. Apple plans the Grand Opening for the public at 10:00 a.m. The company has also said that the first 1000 people to visit the Apple store receive a free Apple T-shirt.
Of course, the only true reason I want to visit is this:
In addition, visitors can enter the Grand Opening Sweepstakes for a chance to win a Digital Lifestyle Collection* valued at $2350. No purchase is necessary and entries will be accepted from October 15th through November 15th.
UPDATE
* VIA The Mac Observer:
The Digital Lifestyle Collection inludes a 17-inch iMac, iPod nano, a Canon Powershot SD300 digital camera, a Canon ZR100 digital camcorder, and an Epson Stylus R200 printer.
Hmmm, maybe I'll wait till my visit to finally purchase some much needed hardware.
Lost within all the hoopla of Apple's announcements of great updates of hardware and software, is this:
He's yours. Stevie Wonder, that is.
With "The Complete Stevie Wonder” now available exclusively from the iTunes Music Store for just $189 you can add all of the great one's music. The digital box set comes with over 500 songs, including such chartbusting tunes as "Fingertips, Pt.2," "For Once in My Life," "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," "I Was Made to Love Her," and all of your other favorite Stevie Wonder tunes. It also includes rare and previously unreleased material you'll find only on the iTunes Music Store.
Video, too. In fact, in addition to a full-color digital booklet, you'll enjoy the three bonus videos that come with The Complete Stevie Wonder.
That works out to less 40 cents per song. Bonus material. And video! Too bad I'm soooo broke.
WNBA super-star Sheryl Swoopes admits she's a lesbian in ESPN The Magazine. It's being reported in mainstream media as well. I'm more surprised with some of her comments, not her coming out:
Swoopes, honored last month as the WNBA's Most Valuable Player, told ESPN The Magazine for a story on newsstands Wednesday that she didn't always know she was gay and fears that coming out could jeopardize her status as a role model.
"Do I think I was born this way? No," Swoopes said. "And that's probably confusing to some, because I know a lot of people believe that you are."
Swoopes, who was married and has an 8-year-old son, said her 1999 divorce "wasn't because I'm gay."
She said her reason for coming out now is merely because she wants to be honest.
I don't honestly think this will impact her endorsement deals. But maybe I'm naive. Of course, she'll become the target of homophobes and rightists. Let's see how she -- AND THE LEAGUES -- respond/react.