2nd best mojitos ever

Well, try as I might, I shall never be able to make a mojito as well as my pal Juan Carlos.

But, having witnessed JC make tons of fantastic mojitos and feeling confident I might be able to repeat the recipe, I recently did a little experimenting using some rum I inherited...and...well...I was able to make a pretty good mojito.

Makes TWO servings:

2 pint glasses
5oz rum
4 large spoonfuls of sugar
Juice from 2 limes
Fresh mint leaves, gently bruised with mortar and pestle
Club soda
2 handfuls of Ice

Mix rum, sugar and lime juice until the sugar dissolves
Stick some bruised mint into each pint glass
Put ice into each pint glass
Split the sweet rum solution between the pint glasses
Cover with club soda & stir
Wait about five minutes, stir again, and drink

YumYumYum. Still not as good as Juan Carlos's mojitos, though.

The sweetest little 'betic that you ever did see...

A few days ago a friend of mine from Camp AZDA was walking along Mill Avenue in Tempe, AZ when she (we'll call her Christina to keep things appropriately anonymous) was drawn into a neat musical number being performed on the sidewalk.

Let me just say that such an experience should be familiar to all who have ever walked along Mill Avenue near ASU, as there is no shortage of musical numbers (some pleasant, some less so) on that particular block.

That day, Christina discovered 9 year old Lelea Fonua, a young smiling face that many from camp remember fondly, playing his ukulele & singing familiar melodies on the street in an effort to raise himself some tuition to attend diabetes camp.

Lelea, it's clear from your Youtube videos that you are a very talented 'betic! I am sure your ukulele and voice will help you earn your camp tuition. Once you earn your way, in addition to being able to attend the best week of any diabetic's year, you will have a fantastically inspiring story to tell.