The below is an excerpt taken from Canadian DJM's daily e-newsletter called "Instant Breakfast". I found it fun and relevant yesterday. (Sidenote: Sorry for being a day behind - I took another three day weekend, pretty much because I was too lazy to groom myself for work yesterday. Yes, I called in "shave". Expect like four posts today). If you have any interest in subscribing to his newsletter, drop him an e-mail at CanadianDJM@gmail.com.
Happy National Day
On this date in 1967, the people of
Gibraltar (all like 25,000 of them (or at least the ones of voting age)) voted
to remain under English rule rather than being returned to Spanish rule, and
then they did turn and bite their thumbs at Spain, saying "We're WORKING
from 2-4, confound you, and nothing you do will stop us! Rule
Britannia!"
Today, the citizens will celebrate
National Day by, um, I don't know... eating peas and playing cricket, or
something.
Anyway,
And yes, that little tidbit reminded me of my little layover at Gibraltar. Check the pic below:
Indeed, that's the official "National" Gibraltar soccer team at the airport, returning home from a tourney. If they don't look like your average national soccer team, it's because when you are talking about a team from a "country" of under 30,000 people, you'll be lucky if you can field a team of 11 players in their 20's and in top shape. Most of these guys probably double on Gibraltar's national hockey team, basketball team, etc...
The airport is lovely. It's as tiny as you probably imagine it to be. There is no gate for the planes to land at, so you get off in the field. Not a surprise if you've ever flown into a tiny airport before. But what did surprise me is that as the plane was coming in for a landing, the strip was literally in the middle of the "city". Like on the right side of the plane was a beach, with people playing soccer, some grass fields, tennis courts, etc. On the left side were some buildings, including a few hotels,restaurants, and, of course, The Rock. It's the small town equivalent of landing on 5th Avenue in Manhattan or something.
Oh, and DJM's "The Rock" joke reminded me of a cute conversation while we were there:
SML (to GF): That's the Rock of
GF:
SML: Kid
Rock.
GF: Dwayne
Johnson.
SML : Oh,
fuck! <pause for a second to think>
SML: Ha... Charles S. Dutton, mo-fo!
Conclusion: SML is still undefeated.
Here are some nice pics of the sun setting on the
Look at those f*cking rays of light... sh*t is beautiful, right? The water was perfect, too.
But not as beautiful and perfect as this:
An Argentine restaurant. With really good food and drink. For really cheap, too. It was jam-packed, but well worth the wait. I should mention that all these pics are from the Spain side of Gilbratar, in the "La Linea" area. All you have to do is walk across the border (literally just flash a passport as you pass the security booth), and you are in Spain.
One last pic:
Yeah, that little white orb over the Rock is the moon.
Here's the rest of Instant Breakfast yesterday:
*****
Happy 168th birthday to Isaac Kaufmann
Funk, who SHOULD HAVE invented the electric bass guitar, but in actuality was
the publisher in 1893 of the Standard Dictionary of the English Language, which
is (arguably) just as important, but not nearly aptonymic enough for my
tastes.
*****
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