Cheap Sunglasses

I hear some people go all the way down to Key West just to see a spectacular sunset. Well, they ought to come to Besmaya if they want to see a spectacular sunrise.

I happen to be a sunrise sort of guy. Don't get me wrong, when I'm walking with that special someone...and we know who she is...on the beach, a perfect sunset can't be beat. But here at Besmaya, mornings are my time.

And, as you see here, MSG O enjoys a good sun rise too.

But when the big heat tab in the sky turns on the afterburners, it's time to bring out the cheap sunglasses. Here are Ali (the pirate out of the Caribbean), me and Doc Carter striking a pose for the Acme Sunglass Company. Ali and Carter are two of my very good interpreter friends. Nicer guys you'll never meet. I call Carter "Doc" because he is a third year med student.

We even let the students in our cheap sunglass club. Here's the guy we call "Prince", on the right, and one of his "Revolution" in the foreground. For those of you who don't know, "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince" (and once again known as "Prince"), has a band he calls, "The Revolution". Our "Prince" got his name because he's such a NEAT guy. And, he has a couple of very close friends who go with him everywhere. I mean everywhere. But that's not unusual in this culture. Sometimes we see the three of them arms interlocked as they go to and fro. It took us (Americans) a while to get used to that. Almost as long as the Arab greeting with a peck on each cheek (the dreaded "man kiss").

And here's a final "self portrait". Me modeling some not-so-cheap sunglasses. Notice the Starbucks bag on the wall of my hooch. Chic like a freak. Somebody's gonna get lucky with these babies.