March Madness ~ Battle of the Mascots 2011

WEST

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA "WILBUR & WILMA"  vs  UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT "JONATHAN HUSKY"

SOUTHEAST

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA "ALBERT THE GATOR"  vs  BUTLER UNIVERSITY "HINK THE BULLDOG"

EAST

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA  "RAMESES TAR HEELS"  vs  
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY  "SCRATCH & BLUE WILDCATS"

SOUTHWEST

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS "JAYHAWKS"  vs  VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY "RODNEY THE RAM"

FSU see you next year!  Chief Osceola!
My favorite mascot, ever!

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{images: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/351922-ranking-the-pac-10-mascots/page/10 , google images, Gator Albert, Hink the Bulldog - http://www.aolnews.com/2006/12/27/know-thine-enemy-brutus-through-the-years/ ,  www.vcu.edu, http://chicago.metromix.com/bars-and-clubs/essay_photo_gallery/college-basketball-mascots/1051694/content, www.fsu.edu

Hello Spring!



By Leonid Afremov

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Spring is Here

 a Haiku by Langley Cornwell

Oh glorious spring

How we’ve missed your sweet, fresh scent

Welcome nature’s muse

Time to braid your hair with little daisies...
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A classic truck so perfect for driving slow and easy with the windows rolled down.
I love the blue denim color!
Welcome Spring!

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Heartfelt Sympathy to the People of Japan

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Happy Birthday on St. Patrick's Day, Suz!



We love you - YES!!!
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Happy Birthday wishes to my youngest sister Suzette!
Our famous Pineapple Upside Down Cake!



An Old Irish Blessing
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.





New York City building filled with green balloons.  
Cool Photo taken by Tore Claesson
{ http://toreclaesson.blogspot.com/2008/12/balloons-new-york-is-filled-with.html }



May you have a gift wrapped birthday!!!  Love this blog! 
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¡Salud!

{ green beer http://brewpublic.com/places-to-drink-beer/st-pattys-day-crawl/ }

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Wild March Wind!

March Winds by:  Olivia Gregory

Winds marching in,

with bluster and swirl,

Touching my heart

to set it a twirl.

Winds puffing by,

wispy and slight.

Reaching my soul

from the dark night.

Winds blasting past,

furious and wild,

Bringing forth thoughts

of when I last smiled.

Winds spurring on,

prodding and nudging,

Giving strength to my flight,

gone is all trudging!

Click here to view the poem

We should all go fly a kite and I mean it in the kindest way!

{Images via:  belfasttelegraph.co.uk, The Sartorialist,  thefashionspot.com, popcultureafternoon.blogspot.com, notquitesnowwhite.com, prettypay.wordpress.com, facehunter.blogspot.com.}

Please note: I try to credit all photos and link to their appropriate sources, if there are any images here that are not credited correctly or you simply wish them to be removed, please email me and I will do so immediately.

South Beach Wine & Food Festival

Michael Symon wins the 2011 Burger Bash

Bobbie Flay putting the finishing touches on his signature dish

Sunglasses provided by Shake Shack of NYC

Mario Batali - Ernst Benz Event at Tides South Beach

Giada giving a healthy culinary demonstration
in the Kellogg's Kidz Kitchen at Jungle Island.

Cellophane Lady

Paula Deen and Bobbie Flay

Perrier-Jouët BubbleQ presented by Allen Brothers and
MIAMI magazine, hosted by grill-master Bobbie Flay

A sunset view from the bay.

A special congratulations to FIU students who helped organize such a successful event.  They helped prep food for the demos and were doing two or three dishes each for Jamie Oliver, Emeril, Rachael Ray, Morimoto, Rick Bayless, Ming Tsai, Claire Robinson, Sunny Anderson, Rocco DiSpirito, Bobby Flay, Paula Deen, Michael Symon, the Neelys, Anne Burrell, Bethenny Frankel, Andrew Zimmern, Duff Goldman, Tyler Florence and Guy Fieri.  Bravo FIU!

  

{images via:  Miami Beach Magazine, Food Fashionista blog, Miami News, google images}