Texican pulled

Have you tried this tasty new burger yet? It's good. Real good. Thank goodness they didn't take away the sandwich, or the "little spicy Mexican" flavor that makes this Whopper so, well....Texican.

"Mexico's ambassador to Spain said Monday he has written a letter to Burger King's offices in that nation objecting to the ad and asking that it be removed. Jorge Zermeno told Radio Formula that the ads "improperly use the stereotyped image of a Mexican." nbcdfw.com

I was surprised to hear that the Mexican community felt they were shown inferior compared to the alpha male tall cowboy. Personally, I think the wrestler is way cooler. He's the celebrity signing autographs and swimming leisurely while his lanky runt of a roomate is left to lick his envelopes and clean his pool. I would think all would consider it a positive spin for the stereotype of Mexican immigrant images that constantly portray them as domestic and labor workers.

This isn't the first time they are offended from a fast-food advertisement. How can we forget the loveable, Spanish speaking Chihauhau demanding "yo quiero Taco Bell".

The controversy has taken the focus on another theme in the commercial: the rise of roommates due to the economic fallout. Craigslist reported 20,000 more room-share postings in January 09 compared to January 08 with Dallas alone increasing 3200. It's not just seen on college campuses; suburban neighborhoods are renting out rooms to strangers because they have to.

Here's a brilliant idea: get Jack Black in his Nacho Libre suit to replace the unknown actor and justice will be done. And, the burger will not lose it's Mexican flavor.

PUMA buzzword alert

I was leisurely reading the style section of my Sunday Dallas Morning News when a certain sneaker caught my eye. Puma's are be-hoofin' every stylish male (and some female) monikers at both casual and upscale events. This trend got me curious, so I wiki'd the brand to find out much more about this everywhere shoe line. These smart sneakers have truly invented form meets fashion with Alexander McQueen and Japanese fashion guru Mihara Yasuhiro as current contributing designers.

If this seems a little "haute couture" for you, Johnny Damon, the all star center fielder for the New York Yankees, dons both cleats for games and casual sneakers at night. Who couldn't love the whimsical shoes with names encouraging both trend setters and retro lovers alike. Top sellers King LS-Old School Pumas and The Suede-Sweet Street Shoes are examples of cross genre appeal.

Digging further, I stumbled on another lightweight P.U.M.A. transportation device: Personalized Urban Mobility and Accessibility.

"It’s based on the premise that many cars are “over-engineered” for some driving situations. A Cadillac Escalade, for example, is probably unnecessary to drive a few blocks in Manhattan, where research says the average speed was 18.8 miles per house and three-quarters of the population doesn’t own a car, according to research cited by GM, which has been working with Segway for about 18 months on the project." http://cycledallas.blogspot.com/

This looks more liked a tricked out wheelchair then half a Smart Car, but General Motors is demanding we take it serious: this is the future in transportation.

Can you picture this: cruisin' along Dallas Tollway North in your SUV and coming upon a 2 wheeled motorized cart. This will go over like a fly in a punchbowl, especially considering they max out at 35 mph. But we're going GREEN, ya'll!!!

You'll catch me in a pair of PUMA sneakers way before getting in a P.U.M.A. to go grocery shopping. Which leads to my next question: where in the world do you put your groceries from SuperTarget? Let's just face it, Texas is and will always be "supersized".

Ferrari owner watches train collide

Only 2 days after April Fools, Jeff Sabold watches as his Ferrari gets pummeled by a train. No joke.

NBCdfw.com posted the audio clip of the 911 here...check it out!

A 911 operator received a call from Mr. Sabold at roughly 3:00 AM, but didn't have much luck understanding his whereabouts. Upon asking his location, he only had time to respond "railroad tracks and some woods" before the obliterating crash was heard through the phone. Sebold answered into the phone, "yep, it's gone".

And so was Sabold. He named Arlington and Mckinney, 40 and 80 miles repectively, off=target before decisively confirming he was in Mansfield. Fortunately, the operator was clued in from the very sober train driver that had dialed in after slamming into the sports car. Turns out, Sabold and his scrap metal were over 100 miles from his approximation.

Police officers arrived at the scene and arrested Sabold for intoxication after failing field sobriety tests. We know one thing, he's not skating out of trouble like Ferris Bueller after destroying his red Ferrari!