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Remembered

Cinco De Mayo Fiesta at El Chico

What better way to celebrate the 5th of May in Central Florida than a road trip to Melbourne for a Tex-Mex fiesta frenzy at El Chico? Their immaculate chips and salsa could be used for currency in some small countries, and their Carne Asada isn't bad either. My boss Karla and our good friend Cindy decided to come along for a first hand Cinco De Mayo celebration, El Chico style. They were NOT disappointed.

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Happy Easter From Skittles

Would you trade your pack of Skittles for a singing bunny rabbit? Not even on Easter?

This is the longest, unedited version of this hilarious commercial that I could find. Enjoy!

Pierced

But He was pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,
And by His scourging we are healed. -- Isaiah 53:3

Happy Love Day

Due to popular demand, I present the infamous Valentine's Day Facebook profile picture from 2006. Depending on your romantic status, you are celebrating one of two holidays today:

1. Valentine's Day
2. Single Awareness Day

Odds are, you've celebrated both of these in your lifetime.

So, hopefully people who are single, dating, married, divorced, or apathetic can all agree on one name for today...

Happy 1 Corinthians 13:8 Day! 

It's a Festivus Miracle!

What do you get for the person who has everything?

No clue.

But for the die-hard Seinfeld fan on your list, how about getting them their very own Festivus pole?

For those of you unfamiliar with the Festivus holiday and the significance of the pole, here's an excerpt from Wikipedia:

The tradition begins with a bare aluminum pole, which Frank praises for its "very high strength-to-weight ratio." During Festivus, an unadorned aluminum pole is displayed,   apparently in opposition to the commercialization               of highly decorated Christmas trees, and because               the holiday's creator, Frank Costanza, "finds tinsel     distracting." Local customs vary and you may be able to decorate your pole with non-threatening plain decorations, or ordinary green garland.

For more on the concept behind Festivus, Allen Salkin has written an entire book on the subject, complete with a forward by Jerry Stiller.

Or if you don't want to read, there's "Festivus: The Flash Movie," which gives I really nice summary of the creation of this brilliantly bizzare alternative holiday.

Welcome Christmas, Bring Your Light

Welcome Christmas! Bring your cheer.

Cheer to all Who's, far and near.

Christmas Day is in our grasp, as long as we have hands to clasp.

Christmas Day will always be, just as long as we have we.

Welcome Christmas, while we stand.

Heart to heart, and hand in hand!

24th

Found this pretty hilarious... a nicely executed 24 spoof (by FOX, no less) featuring Santa searching for an alternate route to a house without a chimney, and a spot-on elf version of Chloe in C.T.U. (Christmas Toys Unit).

Of course, if you're not a 24 fan, you may not fully appreciate this.

Merry Christmas from Rant Ravings!

That Silly Snowman...

"Once they come to life they don't know nothin'...

<Gasp!> Come to LIFE?!" --- Traffic crossing guard, regarding Frosty's inability to comprehend traffic citations (12:20)

Sometimes the originals are still the best.

And nothing screams "original" more than a cartoon told and sung by Jimmy Durante that originally aired in 1969.

Durante's gruff and unmistakeable voice still holds charm almost 36 years later.

Even though every year it's seems shorter than the year before, there's no better way to jump start some Christmas joy in under half an hour (in my opinion).

CBS airs Frosty: The Snowman tonight, followed by it's less famous sequel, Frosty Returns.

Turkeys "Make Run For It"

From AOL News:

"For a moment, it looked like the turkeys were waiting for the next outbound train,"
-- Dan Stessel, spokesman for NJ Transit