Shakira Joins Concert Celebrating the End of Slavery

Shakira is set to perform at a Concert Celebrating the End of Slavery.

I just found this story about the 'ThisDay Festival' in Lagos Nigeria.

The journalistic stylings of this African are as entertaining as the story. He talks about the likelihood of bulges in concert goers' pants. The story is about all the big headliners that will help celebrate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. Shakira will be one of them.

Big Girls You Are Beautiful

I wish that I could have been present during the casting call that Mika held for his Big Girls video. I think my appreciation for feminine curves might be more profound than his.

If you are a Big Girl, or if you are like me and really like Big Girls, you should experience the grandeur that is the bbw singles website BBWRomance.com.

I am now happily married, so no bbw dating sites for me. I will say that I looked at a half dozen profile previews and they all seemed like sweeties. Joining the site is fast, free, and easy. What are you waiting for?

Shakira Rocks Out at Live Earth 2007

I suspect that there will be some comments criticizing Shakira for essentially using a guitar as a prop. In her defense, her instrument is fairly loud in the mix during the chorus. I would compare her guitar playing to Bryan Adams. She is much better looking than him.

Buying and Selling Used Cars

I have been in the position a few times where I was undecided as to whether to buy a new or a used car. Used Cars are an immediate money savings, but they can be costly down the road if you buy unwisely. I am reasonable happy with my 1990 Skoda at the moment.

If you are in a situation where you haven't made up your mind whether or not to buy new or used, you need to do some market research and you don't want to physically walk into a dealership. It's only natural that a salesperson will try to influence your decision making to their advantage

BuyYourCar.co.uk is a website that believes advertising automobiles online is more than just a basic listing and picture.

Each Dealer that advertises their stock through BuyYourCar provides participating dealers with standard listings, individual listings and dedicated pages in the site.

There are also dedicated pages that list stock by make. Additionally every car also gets entered into the regional search thus enabling the user to search for cars within their local community or the vicinity.

The site also makes good use of Google Maps.

Natural listing for BuyYourCar are going through the roof in Google. The site is benefiting from great search engine placement. I think the domain name is a great advantage for them, but the focus of the site results in good natural results in Google and elsewhere.

I'm going to put on my user cap now and take the site for a test run. Just to make it hard, i am going to pretend that I am looking for a Morris Minor.

I found one quickly and easily. My coworker has a car exactly like this. My kids think it is really cool. The Traveller has real wood trim.

I just noticed a great feature when I went over to the new car page. BuyYouCar has a table of best discounts on new cars. I can't tell whether these are manually placed or automatic. This feature would be a great convenience for a car buyer who wants to come back to the site often in hopes of spotting a great deal. As we all no great deals don't last long.

13 Year Old Girls Should Not Have Web Cams

I am a parent of 13 year old girls, so I can make that statement with impunity. When I bought a camera recently, they made it clear that they wanted to borrow it to do really ridiculous things. Maybe even as ridiculous as this:



I let my kids upload animations to YouTube. They always end up removing them, I suspect this origami duet will be short lived as well.

Rumors of a Shakira /Antonio Breakup

I haven't seen the rumors in print. I have seen the existence of the rumors mentioned in print.

Shakira has been more socially active in recent weeks. I had just chalked it up to her blowing off some steam after a grueling World tour.

Shakira has been engaged for several years.

Termite Termination Time

If you have a termite problem, you need to act fast because they don't take any time off from doing the things that they do. But don't panic, they work steadily, but they work slowly. Go to the internet and form a plan of action based on good information. KillTheTermites.com has a mission that is pretty much explained in its web address. If you want to find out the history of termites or the sex life of termites, go to Wikipedia, but don't rely on the information.

Some people live in blissful denial only to discover a problem when the have a pre-sale home inspection. I have never been in a termite prone region, I saw lots of Carpenter Ants. The ants only eat rotten wood. Termites eat sound wood, the kind that keeps your house standing. If you get to a termite problem early enough the termite damage can be repaired with simple reinforcement.

Attraction

Have you ever wondered what goes on in your brain to make it so that you are not attracted to people who you can intellectually determine to be beautiful? Is the process almost the same for everyone or is it vastly different?

With ex-lovers, I think that part of the process is that our illusions have been shattered and we tend to focus on those inconsequential flaws that we didn't even see when we were in love.

I once had the terrible experience of continuing to be physically attracted to an ex. This dissipated over time, but it was painful while it lasted.

Review of FurnitureFromHome.com

Whether you have a specific and immediate need for Office Furniture or some other practical item, or you just love shopping for exquisite pieces of furniture, this Online Furniture Store is perfect for you.

It makes sense to me for a furniture site to have really good design. Furniture has been the focus of design since long before the Internet existed. They put a search box right beside the page title in the header. A search gives you a table of results and also a check list for refining your search. I really like the way this works.

I don't design websites, but I know people who build eStores and as far as I can see, FurnitureFromHome.com is about as good as it gets. I personally don't like anything too Flash heavy. And I detest those virtual guide talking head things. Give me a nice static site with a logical layout any day.

The layout is really great on FurnitureFromHome.com. The key part of the main page has images linked to featured products and sale items. To the left are tables that give you the choice of shopping by room, by item or even by color. Contact information is placed where it can't be missed. the stores toll free number is paced at the top and the middle of the page. The footer has a link to a full page of contact information.

The amount and variety of furniture is really great as well. The Sectional sofas are very trendy and work well with today's lifestyle.

When you link to a specific item on the site there is a useful list of other items that you might like

If you are in search of a good online furniture store nj based FurnitureFromHome.com fits the bill. I should mention that they have nation wide delivery as well.

Shakira on your iPhone

iPhoneLive.org can hook you up with a Shakira wallpaper for your iPhone. Assuming you can get one. Assuming you can get it activated. Assuming you can figure out how to put wallpapers on it. That's a lot of assuming and you know what they say. U and ME know that Shakira has a really nice ASS and we want an image of it on our iPhones.

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