Renaissance 2.0
The anguish of suffering a miscarriage stays with you forever. The pain might subside to a certain degree but it will always remain with you deep down inside. You always think about how things could’ve been, what milestone you would’ve celebrated had your baby lived. Yes, it’s a torturous game that parents play but we…
“Should I host my own blog?” Sooner or later, every blogger will ask that very question. Eventually, you will want to know the pro’s and cons of hosting your own blog vs staying with a free host like blogger or WordPress.com. Is it worth the expense and all the trouble to fly solo? I recently…
I love Jeff Beck! The video for “Ambitious” is pure fun full of delightful cameos! Check it out and see for yourself. My favorites are Marilyn McCoo, Jon Butcher and Donny Osmond! Yes, I know. He was great in it, trust me. The best part comes during McCoo’s performance and Jeff does that shooting sound…
Over 20 years ago, Dr. McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey) from Grey’s Anatomy starred in an underrated coming of age movie called “Can’t Buy Me Love” (1987). Amanda Peterson co-starred as the object of his affection. It was the 80s equivalent of Beauty and the Geek as he tries to get popular by paying her to pretend…
Maxi Priest’s “Watching the World Go By” (1996) still stirs the soul after all these years. I connect to its message whenever I’m in a certain kind of mood. Usually it’s when my day has ramped up to a fever pitch and I can’t even get a moment to catch my breath. On many occasions…
Microsoft has just released a new version of their Outlook Connector v12.1 Beta which in essense turns Live Hotmail into Plaxo! Previously, you could only connect Outlook to your hotmail account if you subscribed to a paid premium account. However, this new version is totally free! Not only can you now read and create emails…
Sometimes you hear a song from a movie and you never forget it, even if the movie isn’t that great. That’s the case with “The World Ain’t Slowing Down” by Paul Ellis which was used in a key scene in “Me, Myself and Irene” starring Jim Carrey. While the movie isn’t that great, it did…
I had a crush on Marlo Thomas as a very young man, perhaps even a boy still. Hey, Italians deal with puberty earlier than most (I think anyway). I loved her show “That Girl” which was on the air from 1966 to 1971. It centered around a single working girl in the big city, pre-dating…
If you want to make sure you are following everyone that’s following you on FriendFeed then you need to use this cool service called FriendVenn that’s just like the excellent Twitter Karma service that does the same thing for Twitter members. Just enter your login ID and password for FriendFeed and you will see the…
