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The temps are predicted for about 107-109degrees tomorrow. The beaches will be packed. We'll be at the pool.

Well, I am off the market pretty officially as today we went shopping for wedding rings, but earlier in 2013, nearly everyone at Meio Mundo was happy with 70 and 80Reais. 117 was always a minimum of 80 to 100. A few were asking 120Reais. Very few. Just always keep in mind that the great majority of the retail people/lojistas at the electronics/appliance stores are making 800-1000Reais/MONTH plus a pittance in commission. This is for 40-45hours/week. So...you do the math. 40minutes with a spooge for a net of 60-70-80Reais is not bad money if they can do two programas in a few hours. My friend who visits me from the US 2-3 times per year for normally 9-10 days, never asks how much they want. He just says Oi-TEN-ta com gozar. He maybe gets turned down 1 time in 10, and of the few that at first say no, almost always come back.

So many of these photos caught my attention. But the Mom putting her kids up for sale was as tough as any. Young Elvis was really quite cute, Charlie Chaplin, not so much. http://www.boredpanda.com/must-see-historic-moments/

Well, on a Sunday, and Fragata ain't so special, and if you just have to have something raw and tasty in your mouth, you can always head over to Liberdade for some super sushi along with great people-watching.

Oy vay. I've seen everything. Going to plotz. Break out the cheesecake.

Hmmm. Well, as of September 2012, the rehab has not gotten off of the paper. Of course, this being Brasil, the developers who paid 85million Reais for the property, are blaming the Intercontinental group for problems with the negotiation. http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/a-um-mes-do-fim-da-licenca-reforma-do-hotel-nacional-ainda-nao-comecou-6041545

At one time, The Donald had his sticky fingers involved in the rehab/reopening of the thirty story tower in Sao Conrado. Here is a link from the Prefeitura/Rio Municipal Government that the project is supposed to be completed in May 2014 with the Intercontinental chain as the operator of the Oscar Neimeyer building with preserved gardens from the hand of Roberto Burle Marx. http://www.barralerta.com.br/component/content/article/243-prefeitura-anuncia-o-projeto-do-novo-hotel-nacional-em-sao-conrado.html

Seriously, sometime last month there was coverage of the total rehab of the Hotel Gloria, to be named the Hotel Gloria Palace. There was mention in the article of possible hotel chains to take over the management. All of this went bye-bye with the bankruptcy of Eike Batisita. Kind of like the Donald and his gambling empire shambles. But worse. Much, much worse. Here's a link to what was to be. For certain, the place will not be open in time for the World Cup and for the Olympics? There is a large gaping hole in the back of the complex where a new tower was planned. http://exame.abril.com.br/negocios/album-de-fotos/o-novo-hotel-gloria-que-eike-nao-tirou-do-papel-em-20-fotos

New 5 Star property currently undergoing a complete rehabilitation. http://www.hotelfaroldepaqueta.com.br/ I'm sure the roaches are only a temporary problem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PegoAIUHpwA

Chamomile at night. Maybe mint, apple and/or strawberry tea might catch your fancy. Doctor OZ swears that white tea is super. Green tea is good but not as good. Add some finely sliced/diced fresh ginger and some sliced oranges, cherries. If you have any berries, add them to the glass with ice for a cold beverage. Sweeten with honey or agave or raw sugar.

Birthplace of Samba and beautiful songs That live within our soul You are the altar of our hearts Which happily sing Beautiful City Filled with thousands of enchantments Beautiful City Heart of my Brazil Beautiful City Filled with thousands of enchantments Beautiful City Heart of my Brazil Jardim florido de amor e saudade Flower-filled garden full of love and sadness Terra que a todos seduz Land that seduces all Que Deus te cubra de felicidade May God cover you with happines Ninho de sonho e de luz Nest of dreams and light Beautiful City Filled with thousands of enchantments Beautiful City Heart of my Brazil Beautiful City Filled with thousands of enchantments Beautiful City Heart of my Brazil It's never a bad time to fly down to Rio and do the Continental or horizontal Mambo Cidade Maravilhosa - Award-Winning Caetano Veloso Samba

But AS, I am determined to master that braised cucumber dish a la Julia. Fat or no fat. Diet or no diet. Acid reflux or no acid reflux.

There's a reason "The Two Fat Ladies" were actually two fat ladies. ....and let's not even go near Paul Prudhomme pre-weight loss without some scaffolding for protection in case he's topple over and suffocate us.

Well....I used to do kind of the same back in my old life in the States. Every year at Christmas I'd buy the biggest damn goose I'd get my hands on. Make a pate from the liver, a huge pot of soup from the neck bones and innards in my chili/pasta sauce Calphalon, gribones from the extra skin at the neck with slivered onions and then slow-roasting that goose, continuously basting that big boy until the skin was a crispy maroon and that silky fat was drained off and frozen for use over the next six months. Fried eggs, mashed potatoes, you name it never tasted so good. But let's not mention the problem of cholesterol. There is a reason poached eggs are a bit less tasty and more healthy for you. Hard-boiled egg white even more so.

I thought that was the amount that the papers had already taken out of Chris Chistie's hide after his gastric bypass. Unless he has already bought some Spanx calls.

And along with their cousin Harold, they are addicted to late night White Castle munchie runs.

Can you show me his "LONG" one?

Very nice. He still has to best Patrick and the assortment chosen from Japan. And the Spaniard.

They started on the repairs to The Redeemer yesterday. The contract has a finished contract date of one month. I think it is Pirelli(some Italian company involved with rubbers) that is paying for the 2.1 million Real job and they have hired a team with special skills in mountain climbing and rapeling. No news as to how many of the mountaineers TomCal has already had in his various surubas. So in a way, depending on the brand that Tom prefers, he actually could be financing part of the repairs. Or a large part. Good on him. Three Cheers!

In this household, we watch Coven weekly, along with Fashion Police and the sensational, limited-run telenovela Amor A Vida. To give you a hint at Brasilian over-the-topness, the villain threw away his newborn niece into a garbage can,and then the villain's father, Antonio Fagundes, Brasil's answer to Cary Grant, was blinded by his young second wife, Coven down here runs about two weeks behind the USA.

I have yet to see to see old potato head's flick, but I've read that his acting in the final ten minutes might be the best work by any actor over the last ten years. But the performance by Lady Cate is something that I just cannot seem to forget. And in a good way. Her mannered performance is not something even Mary Louise or Diane could pull off.

Or he has a thing for Paul Simon lookalikes.

I always preferred the name Satchel.

More likely Jesus was trying to send a threatening message to TomCal. Either get back down here pronto and spend some of his money attempting to save some of his Carioca disciples, or he might send a lightening bolt to the end of TomCal's dick and burn it off!

My mom and sister took that older walkway in the early 90's. It was a much slower trek getting out to the end at that time. Something anyone should keep in mind if planning a trip to Iguacu is to check on the strength/height of the Rio Parana. When the level is lower/weaker, not quite as impressive.