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Jollibee, a Filipino fast food chain, started out as an ice cream parlor.

I once watched a PBS special honoring pop music producer David Foster. Imagine my horror, as a fan of MTV-era Chicago, to see the once-cute Peter Cetera waddling onto the stage looking like Uncle Fester, and subsequently proving that his vocal range was shot.

"Woooo!! That'll make yer Shamrock Shake!!"

Philippine politics is based on patronage, name recall, and personality rather than policies. Breaks my heart and makes me want to leave.

Come to America, where the only thing we have to worry about is Donald Trump.

...along with all the other stuff IB is grumbling about.



BTW, I keep wondering if we need an all-head-shaking thread. But I'm afraid it would just be 300 posts in a row of my weird political rantings. Until you all got bored and threw me out.

Aw cleome, I will never get bored listening to you!

Esfahan is Iran's number one tourist destination, according to Lonely Planet.

Speaking of Jefferson Airplane (which we were on another thread), I just found out original female vocalist Signe Anderson died on Jan. 28, the same day as rhythm guitarist/co-founder Paul Kantner.

While Signe was overshadowed by her successor, Grace Slick, she was an amazing vocalist in her own right, as this rendition of "Let's Get Together" (later a hit for the Youngbloods) shows. Signe sings lead on the second verse:



I also got to interview Signe once, for a JA fan site I wrote for. A sweet lady, she called me at work because I had included the wrong phone number in my letter, and then was gracious when I explained my mistake and asked if we could reschedule.

When the interview got underway, we chatted for maybe an hour and she answered all of my questions about the early Airplane.

Cherry blossom season in Japan is between March and May every year, but the exact dates vary per location. So if you get the chance to see the cherry blossoms blooming, you should take it.

Just finished my Hatha Yoga stretches. Have been back to doing 'em for about a month and a half now, with only 3 days missed altogether.

Feeling really good now.

Argentina contains the highest and the lowest points in South America.

Searching for a book by ISBN number when you want to buy a specific edition is the best method.

Sukhothai, between Bangkok and Chiang Mai, is one of the quieter concentrations of ancient temples in Thailand.

According to Wikipedia, the creators of the Green Hornet tried out various colors, including blue and pink, before settling on green.

I strongly suspect if he were called "The Pink Hornet", the character would be viewed very different today.

There is a mall in Iceland where you can see the point at which the Eurasian and the American plates meet

People forget about the bus as an economical way to travel from NYC to Baltimore

The Czech Republic is said to be the birthplace of beer.

I am currently dating someone from the Czech Republic.

He confirms that the Czech Republic is the birthplace of beer, and that the Czech people get frustrated when non-Czech people erroneously think that Germany, or some other country, is the birthplace of beer.

They take their beer very seriously in the Czech Republic.

I take my beer seriously when in the Czech Republic too

Then the Czechs will love you!

I have also taken beer seriously in the Czech Republic

I have not visited the Czech Republic yet. But I will visit France soon.

I am flying to Prague tonight! For only three days, alas. But I will be taking beer seriously while there as well.

So, I ran over to the library on my lunch and coming back, I was exiting at Park St. Just outside was a young woman. She took a step towards me and said "Did you spit all over the train?" I'm like "What???" then she says a little more slowly and clearly "Do you have a dollar for the train?"

I said "no"