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Jib Jab produced a new video which features several US presidents singing the anthem. Check it out:

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POTD: Tahoe in flames

(Source: sacbee.com)

POTD: Pain

Here, this is where it hurts:

POTD: Dia de Portugal

As a celebration of Portugal's National Holiday the Portuguese flag was raised in SF's City Hall and the 10th of June was declared the Portuguese Holiday in CA for perpetuity.

POTD: Perseverance

While downloading the pictures from last weekend's Escape from Alcatraz triathlon, I run into this picture... and... stopped complaining about my knee and back... I guess perseverance "takes us places"...

Fado

Some of you have asked me about some of the Portuguese traditions and culture... so here's a brief and somewhat accurate description of some of our musical traditions.

Portugal shares the Iberian peninsula with Spain, but where Spain opens mainly to the Mediterranean and the relative shelter of the Bay of Biscay, Portugal faces the wide horizons of the Atlantic ocean, and its music often reflects the country's longtime romance with the sea. Portuguese music has influenced the music born in former Portuguese colonies such as Brazil and Cape Verde, and in due course the music that arose in the colonies – bearing strong African influences—returned to Portugal to exert its influence on Portuguese music. This is particularly true with fado—the Portuguese national style. (Read more)