Ramblings

Word for the day
Macaronic
It's an adjective:

denoting language, especially burlesque verse, containing words or inflections from one language introduced into the context of another.

A fine example of this is the fun poem The Motor Bus by A.D. Godley.

I’m loving the word origin:

early 17th century: from modern Latin macaronicus, from obsolete Italian macaronico – from the association of macaroni as peasant food with the vernacular language of peasants

Food as word stylings – fabulous! Would a pecan pie soliloquy be speech which is overly sweet and dense but obscenely delicious? Would a turkey filled monologue cause drowsiness and the desire to watch football? Just trying to get ready for Thursday, ya know.
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Blake Shelton? Who the hell is this guy? He’s not ugly but PUH-LEEZE — sexy? Let alone Sexiest Man Alive™? He looks like your friend’s bro who can NEVER get a date – joins a frat because he’s lonely, insecure and still can't get laid. Also too, that name? If it’s his birth name versus stage name, I gotta wonder if his parents were hooked on The Young and The Restless or some other soap. That's not a name, it's a flowery, painted character.

Also, did Idris Elba, Jason Momoa, Diego Luna and Jeff Bridges turn the mag down before they got to Blake?
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and now a Star Trekian moment:
Earth Is Getting Hit by Too Much Anti-Matter, And Nobody Knows Why

Is this bad? Are we ALL GONNA DIE in a Deep Impact, Day the Sky Exploded, Death From the Skies kind of a way? Call it a hunch but I think, when the planet calls in it's chits, it'll be due to the actions of power-mad, crazy-ass world leaders.
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Esquire has a very helpful post up now: The Drinks Most (and Least) Likely to Give You a Beer Gut and Man Boobs. Now then, I have my own boobs (thanks) and my gut’s from too much CAKE (mmmmm) but it’s still helpful to know what to embrace and what to avoid.

Turns out scotch is good. Yea, I like scotch.

Stick with the peat-heavy Islay region for extra weight loss.

K, no prob.

Wine too.

Red Wine
Good for you.

Duh

Vodka
Flavorless, odorless, and low in calories, it will completely sap you of all your interesting-person qualities.
Gin
A much better choice of clear spirit. It's like flavored vodka except the flavors are juniper and other oddball botanicals ….

What about cocktails? Can I get away with, say, a Blue Hawaii? NO! There are 325 calories in just one of these beauties. I made the dramatic mistake of having TWO of these the other night, BAD GIRL.

What about those “skinny” cocktails?

Oh, come on. At this point, you're not cut out for alcohol, and you should probably just smoke weed instead.

Good point.