Random Notes from a Crank

Since the US normalized relations with Cuba this week, I'm contemplating going back to smoking cigars, so I can get my hands on some Cuban stogies. Regardless, The American Conservative has a detailed article about the President's smart decision: "Obama's Cuba Opportunity." 

If you like visuals, check out "100 Diagrams That Changed the World" via Brain Pickings.

How can anyone deny the wondrousness that was/is Ginger Spice/Geri Halliwell? You know you can't. 

Bowl games start tomorrow. Thank the Gods. 

Can't Get It Out

After watching Chicken Little with my kids the other day, the characters karaoked to "Wannabe" ("If You're Gonna Be My Lover") by the Spice Girls. Now I can't get that damn song out of my head. It'll go away eventually and be replaced by something.

But I'll never get Ginger Spice out of my heart.

There's a great blues song that talks about a woman's loving that's so good that she "brings eyesight to the blind." Strangely enough, Geri Halliwell brought a young girl out of coma a couple of years ago (click HERE for that tabloid story).

That's "Girl Power."