"Know that on the right hand from the Indies exists an island called California very close to Earthly Paradise; and it was populated by black women, without any man existing there, because they lived in the way of the Amazons. They had beautiful and robust bodies, and were brave and very strong. Their island was the strongest of the World, with its cliffs and rocky shores. Their weapons were golden and so were the harnesses of the wild beasts that they were accustomed to domesticate and ride, because there was no other metal in the island than gold."
-GarcÃa Ordóñez de Montalvo
(from Las Sergas de Esplandián, 1510)
"Syrup is the life-blood of the land, drawn from the heart of the mighty maple tree."
-the words of a syrup addict
Sooooo...
Ah, yes. Me. I am 4'6", 380 lbs, have dark blue glasses and a drop-top Tercel -- 2 liter, 3.5 cylinder, 5" cam, octagon valves, square steering wheel on a marble steering column, alligator leather wheels with 56" rims -- that I pull on an H&H SpeedLoader EX Tiltbed hitched to a custom titanium-frame lowrider bike with 25" handle bars, Sistine Chapel 'Touch of God' frame wrap, and crushed velvet banana seat. I enjoy Gran Marnier over chocolate syrup ice cubes, and I exclusively wear cashmere boxers.
