There's a Boa in my air-conditioner!

This afternoon, a group of local "Bomberos" arrived to assist the school secretary with a rather unusual emergency. Her air-conditioner wasn't working and upon closer inspection she discovered a rather large boa constrictor wrapped tightly around the fan! I happened to have a free moment at exactly the time when the snake extraction was scheduled to take place and much to my amazement, the fireman pulled forth a hefty, hissing snake of approximately two meters! It's girth was as thick as my calf! Yowser! By the time he had the snake subdued and stretched it out for all to admire, quite a crowd had gathered and one of the more retiring teachers stepped forward with an obvious intention of getting ahold of this reptilian rascal. Sure enough, there was Lorena, posing as demurely as ever but with an angry boa! Who would have thunk it? The stow-away was then placed in a large garbage bag, a couple of holes were punched through and off went the trusty team of snake catchers supposedly to set the snake free somewhere else. Snake-skin boots anybody?

Cruisin' in the Hood.

I recently purchased a bike and not just any old bike, but a "Cruiser" with a difference. I found this baby hanging from the bike rack at the new Coppel on a trip a few weeks ago to the Soriana Plaza. On a hunch, I went into the store to check out the selection with no great expectations and much to my delight, there it was! I knew as soon as I allowed my eyes to rove over the custom pink and black paint job with the hibiscus flower details on the seat that it was destiny. I bought it immediately and my skeptical hubby helped me wrestle it into the back of our small car questioning my decision repeatedly. How can you expect a man to understand this type of impromptu shopping?
This is my second week of riding the bike to school and back and it's the highlight of my day. I have mastered the speed bumps, agressive drivers and even purchased a gold "coronet" honker to warn pedestrians of my impending approach. The hubby drives, the kids are walking and I am riding my cruiser into a heightened state of staisfaction. I would say the investment has already paid off and as long as the weather cooperates, I'll be found cruisin' the hood.