One Cool bit of Architecture!!!

Stumbled across this the other day...It's located in Sweden and is called the Turning Torso. The Turning Torso stands 54 floors high and has 90 degrees of twist...the same Architect is reportedly working on a similar design to be located in Chicago which will stand 115 floors and have 270 degrees of twist. more details here!

A Real Classic...GOODFELLAS!

As a side note this weekend, I also caught Goodfellas, compliments of TIVO! Hadn't really watched it start to finish since it had come out in 1990...16 years ago...WOW, that makes me feel old!

Anyway, watching the scroll at the end of the movie stating that Jimmy Conway would be eligable for parole in 2004 got me curious...

Thanks to SuperDave's friends over at Wikipedia, I found some interesting reading...

Lung Cancer got Jimmy before he had his shot with the parole board. Here's the complete story on Jimmy Conway!

Also found out that Henry Hill is no longer in the Witness Protection Program and to say the least his exploits make for interesting reading!

Tip of the Day...

As posted at the paceline!

"Riding for more than an hour? We recommend using some "chamois cream" between the legs - try Bag Balm, available at most feed stores!"

Anybody ever heard of this stuff?....Bag Balm! Sounds UDDERLY Ridiculous!!! :)

A Great Weekend...

Friday evening:

• Got the weekend grass cutting duties out the way and handled a quick repair at the rent house.
• Char and I went to Deangelo's in P'ville to grab a bite to eat

Saturday:

• Me, Char, and Nixon got in 36 good miles in the early A.M. before the heat got to crazy
• Me, Ward, and Paul along with our better halves did lunch at McAllister's deli and went to see Talladega Nights (just plain STUPID FUNNY!)
• The Doc and Natalie, Paul and Jaime, and me and Char went out to eat at Roberto's on River Road...excellent!

Sunday:

• Me, Char, and Doc did the River Road/Yousef route (about 45 miles) early A.M.
• Got home in time to shower, eat, and NAP before the NASCAR race
• Watched the NASCAR race...My boy, Gordon pulled out a second place, not as good as first but "points wise" in the hunt for the championship...a big day!
• Did supper at my Mom's house...
  
  

Feeding Time...

Actually took this picture a few weeks ago...all that remains of this litter of 10 is 3 black labs (1 male, 2 female), the rest have been sold. They're pure bred, checked out by the vet...gorgeous puppies! However, since I'm really not into the "dog" thing and for reasons I don't even try to understand...apparently "black labs" are not currently the "IN" thing. My sister said the yellow, brown and white ones went quickly and she got countless calls looking for those colors, I'm hoping this recent trend isn't racially motivated :).

Anyway...Long story short, she doesn't feel like messing with another ad in the paper and just wants to find them a good home. Therefore, if you are anyone you know is interested, the price is right..."FREE".

Last Night...

Went to Latil's Landing Restaurant located at the Houmas House Plantation to celebrate Char's birthday. Char's birthday was actually Tuesday but since Latil's is only open Thurs-Sun for dinner, and since she's been wanting to go there for quite sometime, and since it's only about three miles from our house, and since I've been both lazy and negligent in not taking her there before now... I decided it was best to postpone the celebration until last night! A good choice!

While the menu struck me as a bit limited, everything we had was excellent. The atmosphere and ambience was great...a small, quiet dinning room with a great view overlooking the fountain. We did encounter one curious fella that felt the need to come by our table a couple of times....

Things That Make You Go... "Huh?"

Stumbled across this one at the New Orleans airport a few weeks back when picking up my aunt. Now I realize that politicians are a unique "power hungry" breed that enjoy seeing their name in print to feed their egos, but this plaque struck me as a bit of a stretch...

I can understand a plaque for a new Airport, or even a new Concourse on an existing airport...but a plaque for new flooring?

Floyd...My two cents!

Well actually, I'm having a hard time putting my thoughts on this situation into words...So, I've decided to jump on the bandwagon of someone else's quote.

Charlene sent me a link to an article written by Keith Bontrager, I thought his brief comment on the Landis situation pretty much summed up my feelings...

"Oh yeah. I am really, really hoping that Floyd is clean, just weird physiologically. It seems to me that it would make no sense to dose up on testosterone at that stage in the race. It wouldn't have helped. Anyway, if everyone decides he's guilty without listening to the issues, we suck. Of course, if it turns out that he did dose up, he does. Enough."

If you get hot spots on your feet or you're interested in a home recipe for chamois cream, check out his entire article here.