Uh oh!

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Oops, there goes my bottle. Whoops, sorry to elbow your neck. Darn it, undid my shoe and now its flying out the window. Uh oh!!!

I remember California

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Golden light, pacific breeze, freewheeling air of endless possiblities, the bright edge of the western world, and absurd cost of living.

The Quest for Wisdom

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They say that a Wise One lives high up above, and that one who undertakes the perilous route, steadfastly ascending in the face of all discouragement, danger, and ladybugs, will one day confront the Keeper of Wisdom and ask one question.

Mine will be, "Don't you like my dress?"

Behind every delving daredevil...

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is a grand dame of maternal genius.

PS Red polka dots are a secret coded message, that, when de-coded with ultra-special decoding mechanisms, results in the following message: happy father's day!

Under the stars of the Southern Cross

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We await the high tide. So stow the rum and rig the halyard, my maties. Tonight, we make for far Palau and the Spice Islands!

Gigglin' gophers!

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So I was digging and digging and came out in Lithuania. Now it's your turn. Let the Post-Apocalyptic-Subterranean-Homesick Fiesta begin!

Higher Education Fro

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Remember that Marx Brothers movie where Groucho runs the University? That should be my job. I'd institute a chair in Ball Studies, and an advanced degree program in the Fine Arts of "Naaa!"

Samba Party Survivor

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Careful with that agogo! Hey, how bout a little quite, Ms. Surdo?! Haven't you had enough of those caiparinhas? Geez, it's like you people haven't even heard of napsky time.

You say pelado, I say uh-uh.

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Some day, I'll debate and orate with the best of them, since even now I am able to provide rejoinder to any syllogism, any deft rhetorical feint. Commit as i might some day any acyrologia, any malapropisms of any sort and progymnasmata hold no terrors for me. All I need is this: "Uh-uh."

Ilha do Pelado on my mind

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The Pelado chapter of the Ray Charles fan club is in session.

GelatoTaster Inc.

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Available now, from the internationally reknowned experts at GelatoTaster Inc., the Gelatorama Testorium 5000. We fly in our top gelato-tasing expert, and you pay us -- in gelato. Such a deal, sign up immediately and, for every thousand pounds of gelato we taste, you'll get a thousand pounds free.

Not bad joe in this dive.

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I don't like mornings, see. But a crackin' cuppa the black stuff eases the suffering of us hard-working private investigators.

Revenge of the Tarantelle

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More than a year in the making, today we see the debut of the latest, greatest, most dangerous Tarantelle ever. Surely you haven't forgotten last year's model?

out: Bardot + Buzios; in: Freya + Angra dos Reis

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Of course, without sea turtles my heart can never fully belong to Angra. But as a mere summer bagatelle, a brief encounter, a quick dip, it will certainly do. Another watermelon juice, my good man.

Beachy, Peachy Togetherness III

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Canoes are like swimming except that you don't get that sandy stuff in your toes and butt -- what's it called, oh yeah, sand -- and you don't get wet and cold and your mouth doesn't taste like salt and, well, i don't cry.

Beachy, Peachy Togetherness II

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Due to this crazy apoxy truck accident, I'm stuck for two weeks to my Pop's shoulders. Ah well, nice view

Pineapple Truck! Pineapple Truck! Pineapple Truck!

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Hey, Meester, Meeeeester, want some yummmmmmmy yummmmy pineapples that we got for you? ooooh, soooo tasty!

melancia melancholia

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Oh, Watermelon, my watermelon,
Red and sweet and cool,
Makes of me one juiced felon
Green rind to seeded fool..

fontes murmurantes

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As a moisture-projection specialist myself, I must say I am always pleased by well-executed liquid-propulsion projects.

Victoria-Regis pt. 2

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Behold my faithful companion, Spinky. Long may he whiz the corridors of the Jardim Botanico!

Victoria-Regis pt. 1

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Lily pads named in honor of a far-away queen -- I take this as an appropriate model for the botanical, zoological, and geological tribute that are my sure destiny.

Anthropologists differ...

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Anthropologists differ on the question of why the Freyomanu tribe acquired its reputation for ferocity and, indeed, whether the tribe has been misunderstood owing to the tragic misplacement of fragile utensils and decorative objects in their natural habitat.

Arrived in Brazil, serenaded by Brasil

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It's no easy job providing inspiration, but the fringe benefits are terrific. Did you know that Pythagoras advised building a shrine in the middle of a city if one wanted to promote harmony and education amongst the people? And so here I am, promoting the cultural renaissance of Parati!