Belisi is the Go To Tie Guy

I love to go look at all the great ties that
Belisi Fashions has to offer. Peter Belisi also has a lot of advice and insight on his fashion blogs.

Take a look at all the photos from Belisi on Technorati. There are models wearing his stuff. There are also somewhat candid pics showing his personal side.

If you need a great tie, or you just need the last word on how to tie one on, Belisi is your go to guy.

Plans for This Blog

I am thinking of creating original videos especially for this blog. Watching Shakira do a cover of AC/DC made me think about all the cover songs I could put up on YouTube. I do a mean Mika impression. Be afraid, be very afraid.

If I can find it I will wear a rabbit head just like the one Mika's guitarist wears.

Find Friends at Friendfinder

I haven't looked at FriendFinder for years and I was surprised at how active and functional the site was. There are so many personals sites out there these days. Besides being very well designed, FriendFinder has the great advantage of name recognition. Let's face it, having useful features and user friendliness are great, but when it comes to social sites, people go where the people are. Personally, I think MySpace is a wretchedly designed website, but it it huge simply because that is where the people went.

The search functions are incredible, even for a free member. Paid members get an even more detailed search page.

I have had online relationships. I have had the full spectrum of online relationships, for the ones where a woman asks what I do for a living as the second question (and then doesn't have a third question)....all the way to happily ever after.

What I like personally is the fact that as a free member you can have unlimited browsing of profile pictures. Call me superficial.

Meeting people using a service like FriendFinder is easy. Meeting people safely and meeting people with whom you can begin a positive relationship, that is your responsibility. I have advice for both men and women. Men should resist the urge to contact EVERY woman they possibly can. Spend time searching and when somebody really seems suitable put some thought into how you approach them. Woman should be prepared to immediately discard a big percentage of the responses they get. If a man doesn't make the effort to impress you with his response, he's is not worth your time.

Shakira Will Play at Live Earth

Live Earth is a huge event that is taking place in Hamburg Germany. Shakira will be taking part along with an impressive list of other international artists that include ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, JAN DELAY, JULI, KATIE MELUA, LOTTO KING KARL, MANÁ, MANDO DIAO, MARIA MENA, MIA, MICHAEL MITTERMEIER, REAMONN, ROGER CICERO, SAMY DELUXE, SASHA and many more.

Featuring artists that have poular followings in different regions of the World is a good strategy to guarantee a huge television audience. I was surprised to find out that Enrique Iglesias has sold more than twice as many albums as Shakira. His popularity in the USA has been sporadic, but he is practically a God in Europe and Latin America.

Here is a press release about Live Earth

Live Earth is a monumental music event that will bring together more than 2 billion people on July 7, 2007 to combat the climate crisis. Live Earth will stage concerts in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg and Hamburg, and will feature more than 150 of the world’s best music acts – a mix of both legendary music acts like The Police, Genesis, Bon Jovi and Madonna with the latest headliners like Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Black Eyed Peas and Jack Johnson.

Live Earth’s 24 hours of music across 7 continents will deliver a worldwide call to action and the solutions necessary to answer that call. Live Earth marks the beginning of a multi-year campaign to drive individuals, corporations and governments to take action to solve the climate crisis. Live Earth is partnering with the Alliance for Climate Protection, The Climate Group, Stop Climate Chaos and other international organizations in this ongoing effort. Live Earth was founded by Kevin Wall, CEO of Control Room, the company producing the concerts globally. Former Vice President of the United States Al Gore is the Chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection and a Partner of Live Earth.

Exclusive online media partner MSN is helping Live Earth reach people in every corner of the globe. Live Earth Hamburg will be streamed live at http://liveearth.de.msn.com. MSN’s 39 localized web portals worldwide attract 465 million monthly users.

smart is the world’s only automaker serving as an Official Partner. Unlike any other vehicle, the new smart fortwo combines a modern, individual lifestyle with environmental protection by setting the standard in urban mobility and offering the lowest CO2 emission of any vehicle on the market. smart responds to environmental demands with innovative, technologically sound solutions and as a result produces positive and credible answers to the question of ecological driving.

Philips, as the world’s leading lighting supplier, joins Live Earth as an Official Partner. Philips was the first to introduce the energy saving light bulb in 1980 and has put environmental product improvement at the heart of its business with its EcoDesign program since 1994, increasing its green product range year by year.

Live Earth is partnering with companies on a local level who share the commitment to helping people live a more energy efficient lifestyle. PepsiCo, an Official Partner of Live Earth, is committed to making a difference with eco-friendlier packaging, energy and water conservation and waste reduction. It’s all part of PepsiCo’s commitment to Performance with Purpose — to do better by doing better. Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance company, joins Live Earth as an Official Sponsor and is the latest extension of Esurance’s efforts to conserve energy and preserve the planet’s precious resources. For more than seven years, Esurance policyholders have helped save thousands of trees by buying their auto insurance online and using electronic documents.

Fabulous Furniture

For me, looking at furniture catalogues is almost erotic. I love exquisite dark woods and rich fabrics. Coaster Furniture has classically beautiful pieces for every room in the house. HomeAndLiving.com has Coaster Furniture.

Someday I want to have a seriously boss-type desk. A cherry desk with fancy brass drawer pulls would make me feel accomplished.

I suppose I could buy an fancy desk as a way of pressuring myself to succeed. that Could backfire though. I suppose I could use the desk as a makeshift shelter if I was homeless.

Shakira's Wedding Dress

I have seen a source claiming that Shakira's future mother-in-law Inés Pertiné said that Shakira has already ordered Argentine designer María Pryor to design her wedding dress.

If this is true you can expect the gown to be tasteful and fabulous. The dress to the left was designed by her. I think it was anyway, it was on a Spanish or Portugese fashion site.

The Magnetic Diet is Attractive

The Magnetic Diet is an original nutrition concept devised by Nick Smith. He describes food magnetism as the means by which people can lose weight and achieve an incredible level of health and well being.

His book contains techniques that you can use in order to overcome cravings. They include special breathing patterns muscle toning exercises that you can do at home without special equipment.

The book also has a special meditation regimen and a very special price. IT IS FREE.

Lose weight with food magnetism, what do you have to lose, besides weight?

Is Shakira Drinking?

If People says that Shakira is drinking, I guess it must be true. Or maybe not.

I suppose her non drinking might have been imposed by her parents and, well, she is 30.

Here is a quirky AC/DC cover that she performed live. Don't expect to see it on an album anytime soon.

My Dog Has Fleas

The title of this song is the pointless sentence that my mother always said in tones that were meant to help me tune my ukele. Don't ask, I have no idea where it came from. I thought it would make a good name for a band though. If you want it, it's yours.

I once had two kittens tossed onto my lawn by a passing car. My toddlers insisted that we adopt them. As luck would have it, they were absolutely infested with cat fleas. I am so glad that there are truly effective treatments to control fleas these days.

FleasControl.com has a comprehensive rundown of your different options for controlling fleas. My advice is to jump to it as soon as you notice the problem. Unchecked flea populations tend to explode.

Shakira Getting Ink

Shakira was Miss Business for the better part of a year. Now, it seems, it is time to party. There are reports of her showing up at a Hollywood club with Penelope Cruz, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore.

Shakira was also said to have been dancing with Eva Longoria's future husband.

The detailed reporting of relatively tame nightclubbing by people like Shakira is a sign of Britney Spears trainwreck withdrawal in the media.

Source: Daily News

New Music Charts For Unsigned Artists

tourdates.Co.UK is happy to announce a new unsigned chart with free music downloads. I am not going to blow smoke up anyones anything about this, I'm just going to have a quick look and tell you what I think...

It's a pretty cool site. I like it. Check out this band, they are called Gossip.

Here is a press release about the unsigned chart on the site.


tourdates.Co.UK, Britains fastest growing new music website, has launched a chart for unsigned bands.

The site allows new bands to upload promotional tracks, announce gig dates and create profiles to promote themselves alongside major artists such as the Artic Monkeys and The Twang.

Tourdates Jarrod Robinson says, there are some fantastic unsigned bands in the UK and we wanted them to know how much our community likes their music, an unsigned chart seemed the perfect answer.

Chart results are announced on the site at 19:00 every sunday, the sametime as the No1 single of the week is announced on BBC's radio 1.

Does Shakira Have Sexy Feet ?

To each his own, I suppose. Most women I know are insecure to some degree about the appearance of their feet. I really am not suggesting with my image that worshiping feet is any more inappropriate than worshiping bums. Like I said, to each his own.

Shakira's feet look nice. I had never noticed them until this YouTuber pointed it out.

Be Charitable in an Effective Way

Being charitable is good. being charitable in ways that benefit your business is good and smart. The WealthSpa.com is personified by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein. She has teamed up with philanthropy expert Maggie F. Keenan to create a free teleclass to teach business owners how to give wisely. Click here to learn more or join the class. All the information related to the teleclass is in the following press release. Celebrities like Shakira tend to have it easy with creating or choosing a charity, because they are their own product. They still have to do some work to ensure that the charity has the right goals and good ethics and management, but their 'product' gets a boost directly from their connection with a feel good charity. Shakira builds schools in developing countries.

Business Owners Learn How to Give to Charity & Increase Their Profits in New Teleclass

In the new teleclass, Top 10 Mistakes Small Businesses Make With Charitable Giving, a financial expert & a philanthropic expert explain how business owners can simultaneously donate money to causes important to them and grow their businesses.

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) June 20, 2007 -- Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, CFP®, JD, a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner and attorney, and Maggie F. Keenan, Ed.D., philanthropic expert, have teamed up to offer a free teleclass teaching business owners how to avoid the top ten mistakes most business owners make when creating and launching a charitable giving program.

Weinstein, owner of The Wealth Spa, and Keenan, owner of givingadvice, have found that their small business clients were missing vital information they needed to create charitable giving programs that both changed people's lives, as well as contributed to the bottom line of their business.

Keenan explains that "there are challenges business owners never imagined with just giving to local charities -- you get caught up in wanting to help them all. Your heart is in the right place, but you just don't know how to make giving a part of your business that is successful, fulfilling and makes a difference in your business and the world."

Business owners also want information about the practical side of giving. "Business owners want to give their time and money to charity, but also want to get all the tax benefits of doing so. In this program, I explain how to take tax deductions for your giving, and how to create a responsible giving budget for your business," says Weinstein.

In the teleclass, Weinstein and Keenan will teach attendees simple strategies to make giving matter where it matters most, how to avoid mistakes that drain small business owners, which donations are taxable & where to claim them on a tax return, and how much of a business's gross revenue should spent on giving.

Weinstein and Keenan are offering this information in a teleclass format. A teleclass is a class taught virtually, over a telephone bridge line. Using the teleclass format, business owners from all over the world may attend without having to leave the comfort of their own office or home.

The teleclass is offered on July 11, 2007 at 1:00 PM EST (10:00 AM PST). For additional information about the free teleclass, go directly to http://www.thewealthspa.com/giving, or contact The Wealth Spa at (800) 752-3592.

About Maggie F. Keenan, Ed.D.: Keenan, the Owner & Principal of givingadvice, is an expert at creating results-oriented giving programs. She is recognized by her clients and colleagues for her personal commitment to improving philanthropy and acknowledged for her insight, intellect and applicable value her programs provide. She is a member of the Inaugural Class of the Robert Hull Leadership Fellow of Southeastern Council of Foundations, a Savannah Leadership Fellow, and initiated the building of a community foundation in Southeastern Georgia. She is the Founder of Savannah Women Connect. Keenan holds a doctorate from the University of Georgia.

About Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, CFP®, JD: Weinstein, is a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner and attorney, and the owner of The Wealth Spa, an independent fee-only financial planning firm that specializes in helping women achieve their most important goals through financial planning, money coaching, classes, and books. She publishes the weekly electronic financial planning magazine, Prosper!, and is co-author of Power & Soul: 42 Successful Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets for Creating the Business and Life of Your Dreams (2007).

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Is Shakira still a Non-Drinker?

This video reveals more about the paparazzi than it does about Shakira. They are one pushy bunch of morons. With some other stars, you get the impression that they bring it on themselves. Kudos to both Shakira and Penelope Cruz for being cool under pressure and for being beautiful.



Perez Hilton implied that Shakira is out partying almost every night. I am curious as to whether she still says no thanks to alcohol. I will assume that she doesn't drink until I see proof to the contrary.

Celebrity Gossip

So, this is a bit of a coincidence. Shakira is causing some hollywood gossip on the very day that I discovered the new website called CelebrityGossip.com. I am going to have to see if they talk about her.

Yes, the news of Shakira and Penelope Cruz partying together is there, as well as the rumor that Penelope is going to be Shakira's Bridesmaid. I really like the look of CelebrityGossip.com. This site brings together the latest celebrity gossip from the most popular sources and organizes them by topic. Users who join can rate story and comment on them. I was a bit perturbed that the writer for TMZ made a comment about Shakira getting fashion tips from Britney. I might go make a comment on the CelebrityGossip.com section for that story.

I followed the link to Perez Hilton's take on the same story. He had nothing bad to say about the way Shakira was dressed but he said that she has been partying a lot lately. Dude, when you see somebody at the club almost everynight, where are you? oh yeah that's right, you're AT THE CLUB TOO !!! Let she who is without sin cast the first cocktail umbrella.

Shakira is Actually Acting Like a Celebrity

TMZ has a video of Shakira out on the streets of Hollywood, hanging out with Penelope Cruz. They even have Shakira and Britney mentioned in the same paragraph. They were talking about fashion choices rather than mental state.

The sight of these two big names together out on the town has sparked a rumor that Penelope is going to be part of Shakira's wedding party.

If you want to see the paparazzi video, go check out TMZ.

Score Summer Camps

This post could not possibly be made at a more appropriate time. My 13 year old kids are driving me crazy as we speak. They came home early because today is the day that students are tested for the speaking and listening part of their language courses. They are taking French.

Soon school will be over and the children will be bored teenagers sitting around the house constantly disrupting my efforts to have a productive home office.

I am searching for options with which to fill their days with useful activity OUTSIDE of the home. Summer Camps look like a great option.

Score 30 sounds especially convenient. A parent pays for 30 one hour sessions and they can schedule them in any way they choose. You could send them for several hour per day for a few weeks, or spread it out over the entire summer. I like having the option of having the education sessions broken up by a few family fun days here and there.

Peace on Earth

I think I finally understand why John Lennon had the little kids sing the line "War is over, if you want it" so many times in a row.

At the time I thought it was a typical call for political activism. The kind of activism where young people who think tha stopping war is their thing try to make enough noise to get the leadres of democratic countries to listen.

I am starting to realize now that he was speaking to EVERYONE and that it really is true. War mongering despots don't kill people, PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE. OK, some World leaders have personally killed a few people, but for the most part they get others to do the dirty work.

What would happen if everyday people all over the World decided of one accord to just stop killing each other?

I have never killed another human being. I have paid taxes that paid the salaries of some soldiers and policeman who have killed some people.

ScreenDig

I can see a lot of potential in ScreenDig. This site plays host to member who can make pages about their favorite TV shows or Movies. The TV show pages are having the most activity at the moment. There are even pages about old favorites like Seinfeld.

Users are given a 50% share of ad revenue from the site. I used to have similar ads running on this site. The revenue adds up over time. I really should put some back on here.

Help Find Maddie !!! Madeleine McCann

There a many different videos uploaded to YouTube that all have the same purpose. Madeleine McCann was abducted from a hotel room in Portugal and millions of people are doing what they can in the hopes that she will be returned unharmed to her loving family.

Embedding this video on this blog is one of the things that I can do. Happy endings in cases like this are not unheard of. Do not be hesitant to report any suspicious situations involving children to the police.