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Prayers, Potatoes, and a Twister
"Tornadoes touched down near Dallas," the report said. Hearing this made me grateful to live in the western tip of the state, where the Franklin Mountains act as a buffer against such storms. Then a memory crept in from the back of my mind. I remembered the commotion that brought me outside one day, where I found Abuelita [grandmother] praying and watching a twister twirling in the distance. Abuelita's black hair was touched with silver, plaited in a long braid and wrapped into a bun. Her skin, the color of cinnamon, was wrinkled with time, and her brown eyes were intensely focused on the twister in the sky. I was more interested in Abuelita's behavior than the funnel-shaped cloud in the distance. At eight, I was already accustomed to her ways. "Jesús, María y José!" she'd say at the clap of thunder and "Jesús mil veces!" when lightning followed.
Britney Spears and Adnan: ‘Classiest Couple ‘08’
Britney Spears and her paparazzi man-candy Adnan Ghalib have been embarking on daily shopping sprees over the past week. One stop was the Betsey Johnson store in Sherman Oaks where Britney apparently came out of a dressing room buck-ass naked, according to Life & Style: "I was blown away. Britney's private parts were right in front of me!" a store employee tells Life & Style.
"I grabbed a dress to cover her and she screamed, 'Get away from me! Don't you f------ come near me!' says the employee.
"Then she disappeared in the dressing room with Adnan for 45 minutes. They were making weird noises. It was disgusting." When Britney and Adnan finally came out, what followed is probably the most accurate description of how I imagine Britney talking: "I couldn't understand a word she was saying.
Seattle, take heed: Rosy times won't last
Large pool of talented, educated workers. Major center of forward-looking sectors, such as software, biotech and aerospace. Close ties to Asia and world trade. Tradition of innovation, stewardship and reinvention. High quality of life, tolerance and diversity. Relatively compact urban form. Competitive challenges: Global warming. New competitors in innovation. Volatility from trade destabilization and energy prices. Average school performance facing an Asian "educational arms race." Middle-class affordability. Transportation infrastructure. .
Talk of Blair EU role played down
But Europe Minister Jim Murphy said Mr Blair was "already busy as an envoy in the Middle East and he has a fantastically important job to do". He was speaking after French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Mr Blair would be a "good choice" for the new job. 'No discussion' Speaking at the conclusion of the EU summit in Lisbon, Mr Sarkozy told reporters: "I saw Tony Blair two nights ago. He is a very remarkable man. .
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