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El Tigeraso

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"Dominicans call the bad boys on the corner who are up to no good–but who have mad swag–Tigeres. 'El Tigeraso' is the game or swag. Growing up, I would go visit my cousins or grandma Uptown. Back then, you couldn't get from one corner to the next without those "Tigeres" trying to holler at you. It was kinda outta control. Especially if you walked down Broadway. So the song "El Tigeraso" is poking fun at that whole situation. When I say 'throwing all that Tigeraso in air,' I mean: 'You're throwing so much game at me (literally it's in the air... kinda like a fog) that I can't even get to the next corner. Wassup wit that?' "
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back away from your credit card

Yes, Reverend Billy and The Church of Life After Shopping is pretty extreme, but you know there is something wrong with our society when somone gets trampled to death for a good deal on a flat screen television. And if Black Friday isn't enough, we now have Cyber Mondays! There are some people out there who think that consumer spending is going to save our economy like the birth of baby Jesus. If that is true, then that makes us a nation that is only as strong as the things we can buy. and frankly, that's a pretty sad state of affairs. what happens when people can no longer afford to connect with one another without the aid of a third party? what happens when you can't provide the DS or the iTouch for your loved ones? will we actually have to start connecting with each other? hmm. that's a thought. the truth is, the holidays are looking real slim for many people. hopefully, this year we learn that doin' it big doesn't leave us with anything more than empty pockets and empty hearts.

try something new this holdiay...do a good deed for a stranger, sing a song, play twister--connect and contribute something to humanity that you can't put a bow on!

one note samba

thanksgiving night ended with some samba at vovó's.

more than you know

thanksgiving dinner soundtrack

thankgiving simplified

thanksgiving was simple. we did away with the turkey this year and had salmon instead. that left us time to just hang out and actually enjoy the holiday. i can remember years when we were so tired from cooking that we barely had enough energy to actually taste the food! i think that the theme of simplicity is going to serve us well this holiday season.

so much for the turkey

"Now here comes the barbaric finale."

a wonderful thanksgiving moment brought to you by one of my favorites, gary larson. in a recent yard sale dig, i found the holy grail of far side comic books. this guy had every far side comic book ever published. but alas, i made a pledge to myself to only own as many books as i could fit on my shelf. i ended up settling for "far side gallery", the first of the series. waking up and reading this at breakfast has made my mornings a little more bareable.

dj io jade

On Friday, Io was gifted with her very own record player by our good friend, Gavin. Fortunately for us, Gavin's mother had the foresight to save the record player along with a small collection of 45s. Among them was Puff the Magic Dragon, Winnie the Pooh, Bambi, The Three Little Pigs, and, of couse, in true Gavin-form, The Beatles. "She Loves You" gets played over and over and over again. The look on her face when she woke up in the morning to play with her new toy was priceless.