Michael Odom > wrote in
:

> OBBrel: D got a CD from Philippe, our local francophone friend
> (okay, he speaks English, Italian, Spanish and German as well). I
> like it.

Brel had a magnificent voice, even on his final album when he was dying
of throat cancer.

> OBFood: Today's lunch was a sandwich of jamon serrano and avocado
> on crusty Italian bread.

I would gladly settle for a sliver of serrano. It's been nearly 40
years since I had some.

One of my ancestors (1650's) is named Serran and said to come from
Valladolid. Obviously, his name must have been Serrano.

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German to Picasso in front of Guernica: Did you do this?
Picasso to German in front of Guernica: No, it was you.