From the Urban Dictionary: An onomatopoeic "in your face." Originally the sound of a slam-dunk in basketball -- the "boom” being the dunk, and the "shakalaka" being the rattling of the backboard. To express a feeling of joy and dominance, while at the same time trying to show the world who you are and where … Continue reading Boom! Shakalaka!
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Everyone Loves a Winner
I predict there will be three winners when the short documentary film Watch Me Play is released on April 19. Brian Christopher, the star of the film will be the first one. The second will be Steven Pomerantz, the writer and director. Steven graciously - and I’m imagining with some trepidation - agreed to being interviewed … Continue reading Everyone Loves a Winner
APROPOS
As I discussed in a recent entry, watching slot machine videos has become therapy for me. I don’t need to watch cat videos (although they are therapeutic) because I have cats. My cat alarm clock bites me on the elbow every morning at least two hours before my actual alarm goes off so cat therapy … Continue reading APROPOS