"Ice" by Mr. Banana Hammock (not Omari)

OOOOOO-MARI. That is all.

Last night I was making myself a cocktail after washing my dishes and Tupperware. The Tupperware once was the proud home of a penne dish that I took for lunch yesterday. It’s was a “raw” or uncooked sauce of parsley, garlic, olive oil, those cute little tiny tomatoes cut in half, kalamata olives, parmasean and romano cheese, salt and pepper. Yum.

Anyway, so I’m done washing the dishes and my hands are a little damp. I reach into the freezer and jam my hand into a big bag of ice cubes, pull it out to put the ice into a glass, and the ice isn’t going into the glass. It’s stuck to my hand. I’m shaking and shaking my hand over the glass and the ice won’t come off. So I’m off to my computer and with my one good, non-ice-filled hand I’m googling this phenomenon. Apparently at the molecular level, there are an awful lot of molecules that are left "hanging" - left searching for a partner to join with in a hydrogen bonding arrangement. When ice comes in contact with another surface that is capable of forming hydrogen bonds, like my wet hand, then it will stick to that surface. Basically, my skin was very suitable for forming these interactions. Thank you Todd Whitcombe, Associate Professor, Chemistry!!

My search also came up with a link for nude pictures of Katie Holmes. I suppose because she was in a movie called “The Ice Storm.” I think the pictures might have been photoshopped as I don’t think she’s done any nude scenes in her movies (if she has, please send me pics). Ok Ok, in the movie she plays Libbets Casey, the love interest of Toby Maguire in a coming of age film which depicts middle class families in Connecticut involved in the sexual revolution and declining morals of the 70s.

My biggest memory of that film was the “key party” near the end of the film. I’ve never been to a key party for a number of reasons. One, I was probably too young in the 70s. Also, I’ve never been married. And last, I’ve never been invited to a key party. I guess if I ever am, I’ll bring that penne dish. That was some damn good pasta.