Something that was really awesome about Brazil was that there were a bunch of songs (Gilberto & Getz) that every Brazilian knew. And when somebody would perform them, everybody would sing along. It made me really wish I could speak Portuguese and sing along.
I was also once at this party with a bunch of Germans and they sang 99 Red balloons. That was pretty awesome too.
Last month, I was in the local (in the hood) Ralph's in the fresh produce and there was Alicia Keys playing. I forget which song. I wanted to sing along. I know all the lyrics, but being me, I held back. There was a woman shopping among the tubers that didn't hold back though.
The Herald newspaper said the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe had unveiled new Z$10 million, Z$50 million and Z$100 million notes that would go into circulation on Thursday.
The southern African country is in the midst of an economic meltdown, highlighted by the world's highest inflation, officially estimated at 231 million percent, although suspected to be much higher.
I just saw my mom do this, so I figured I would point this out. Those USB thumbdrives are not designed to store data permanently. They are designed for temporary storage. Don't store your only copy of something on a thumbdrive. The less you paid for your thumbdrive the less reliable it probably is.
