HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOJO!! I BOUGHT YOU 3 INTENSIVE WEEKS WORTH OF ROMANIAN BREAD MAKING CLASSES!! NOW YOU CAN FINALLY FOLLOW YOUR DREAM!! ONLY THE BEST FOR YOU BUDDY!

SUPRISE PARTY FOR THE ROMANIAN GANGSTER

This last saturday, my buddies wife threw a suprise b-day party for him at a bar called the Duchess in Seattle. He was quite suprised as he had a dumb as rocks look on his face (not the usual dumb as rocks look for those who know him) when he walked in to see all his 2 friends and the 30 paid friends that showed up. Sort of like the look in the picture to the right. The week before though, he kept asking me to watch the UFC fight on TV with him that same night as the party. Unfortunately/fortunately I had to fib and tell him I had other plans. Anyhow it was all worth the sealed lips and hush hushness to see his face when he walked in. If anyone deserves to be showed how much he's loved and appreciated it's Josephine Dries because he'd do the same for you in a heartbeat. I still hate him though.....

THE POPE

I just found out from my Aunt Val, who is a Violinist musician in New York, will be playing for the Pope when he visits. First at St. Patrick's Cathedral and then at Yankee Stadium. Some of it will be televised she says. Of course my Grandma, being a devout Catholic and Italian, will probably pass out when she hears the news.

AWARENESS TEST

Alright, so I usually can't stand cyclists on the road but this commercial is in my opinion, genius. Check it out. Let me know if you get it the first time!! And if you do, you're a liar.

MY DREAM TOILETS!!

One of the many reasons I love Japan is their toilets. Yea that's right, I said toilets. They're all remote controlled for everything from heating your seat to raising and lowering the toilet seat! Plus they're all environmentally friendly by not wasting a lot of water. Even most public restrooms have heated toilet seats. They're expensive but a lot of celebrities in the states are buying them for their homes. Although the one's they're buying are the super high tech one's. Here's a video clip of Will Smith speaking about his toilet. How can you not love these!!?

SOUTH OF THE BORDER.

Off to Guatemala next month to visit a friend and see what he's been doing all this time down there. I've convinced myself that he's been running a bar on the beach like in the movie "Cocktails." We'll see.

DAY ONE OF BLOG

My buddy Josephine Dries influenced me to make my own blog so here I am. Stay tuned.