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Twitter Sing Up Number Five

2009-11-05T07:48:00.007-05:00

There is no telling what dedicated and truly addicted tweet-a-holics will do for fun. Some of them might even get together and produce a group video singalong and call it a Twitter Sing Up-- hey what a good idea.This wonderfully mad video got me out of the grumps on a cold wet November morning. It is just delightful. It will leave you laughing and whistling too I promise-- oh yes and looking on

Twitter Troubadors

2009-10-30T13:35:00.008-04:00

I came across my first Twitter song on YouTube last March when I was a newbie who hadn't even downloaded Tweetdeck yet. I loved it-- played it over and over--even blogged about it. It was one of those things I just couldn't stop humming under my breath. Since then there have been lots of Twitter troubadors posting on Youtube. Some good, some not so great. Here are a few of my favorites to

A Weekend Video for You

2009-10-24T17:38:00.008-04:00

My week-end post is a video that soothes the senses and rewards the soul. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. The artful pairing of the unique New Age sound of Marcome and lush visual designs by Tuco Amalfi will help you wind down, de-stress and forget the world of work.Move to a higher plane, enjoy the vibration and have a wonderful week-end

Happy Birthday Sophia

2009-10-14T22:18:00.024-04:00

A familiar face looked out at me from my friend JamaGenie's blog today: a photograph of my maternal great great grandmother, Sophia Window Filley, taken soon after she arrived in America from her native England in 1879. Jama reminded me that today is her birthday. She was born 171 years ago. She was born in 1838. The date on her tombstone is incorrect. I have the birth records and the family

Sexy Hippo--Sunday Smile

2009-10-11T06:36:00.010-04:00

Nothing like a sexy dancing hippo to give you a week-end chuckle and a big Sunday smile, especially when he's a Sumo wrestler. I can't stop watching this little guy.He reminds me of an old boyfriend of mine (just kidding)Have a look. he's almost as much fun as the dancing cockatoos. He'll leave you with a smile. I promise.

Micro-Pig Pets or Bacon on the Hoof?

2009-10-07T10:29:00.012-04:00

They are called micro pigs or tea-cup pigs and according to London's Daily Telegraph they are the hottest new thing in pets in the UK.Over there, pet loving Brits are snapping up teacup piglets at over $1000 a pop as fast as grown up pigs can produce them. They weigh about nine ounces at birth and top out at about sixty five pounds at around two years of age. They are, according to UK breeder,

Dancing Cockatoo Loves Ray Charles

2009-09-28T08:05:00.015-04:00

OK, so I'm on a roll. I'm going from dancing babies to dancing birds with Frostie the Dancing Cockatoo. But Frostie is a hoot and has he ever got rhythm. He's also got quite a following. Check out his Facebook page . Find out more than you ever wanted to know about Frostie and more importantly, see all his videos. You are gonna want to fan him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter for

More Dancing Babies

2009-09-24T19:56:00.004-04:00

It's dancing baby time again. No roller skates in this one... just one diapered bottom shaking it in time to the music. The kid is a natural. Have a look. Eat your heart out Beyonce:-)

Love and Marriage

2009-09-11T14:18:00.007-04:00

Love-- it's the subject of plays, poems, songs, novels, films and personal obsessions. Mix it up with marriage, sex and the eternal battle between men and women, and you have a funny but poignant videoHappy week-end everybody:-)

Adopt A Word and Save The Language

2009-09-08T19:54:00.020-04:00

I don't know about you, but I am getting sick of worthy causes. I'm burned out on saving the whales, running for the cure, and buying Girl Scout cookies, but I still have the urge to do good so I have found the perfect cause. I'm working hard from here on in to save the words. I love words. I love to read them, write them and roll them around on my tongue. I especially love English words as

Michael Moore Takes on Captialism

2009-08-22T07:27:00.004-04:00

Michael Moore is at it again. This time he's taking on capitalism, poking fun at AIG among others and asking the seminal question: "where's my money?"The film is due out in October. Here's the trailer. Personally, I can hardly wait. God knows I need a good laugh -) Have a great week-end everybody!

Fabulous Food Sculpture

2009-08-17T07:15:00.020-04:00

Mr. Potato Head's new look? http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Eclisse/?action=view¤t=food007.jpgAn Apple A Day etc etc. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Eclisse/?action=view¤t=food009.jpgGive Us This Day Our Daily Bread http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Eclisse/?action=view¤t=food010.jpgThis just goes to show you there's more to food sculpture than radish

Saturday Night Video Special

2009-08-15T17:22:00.013-04:00

Love this video-- it says it all. I'm not going to tell you any more. Just watch and see for yourself. I especially love the cool, latte drinking laptop. This really is a parable for our times and clever as well. Enjoy and have a great Saturday night!

Julie, Julia and Me

2009-08-06T22:13:00.016-04:00

Julie & Julia opens tomorrow and this is one movie I am definitely going to see on the big screen. I don't know Julie from a hole in the wall, but Julia and I are old friends. She was the culinary icon of my youth. Before Julia, cooking in America was all about jello salad and casseroles featuring a can of condensed cream of mushroom soup. French cuisine was frighteningly foreign and vaguely

Ode to Summer and Sweet Corn

2009-07-16T17:28:00.004-04:00

I stopped at a local farm stand on my way home today and bought a basket of ripe tomatoes and four ears of fresh picked sweet corn for less that five dollars. The stand, by the side of the road is a temporary affair with a price list on a chalk board. It is run on the honor system. You select what you want and put your money into a big locked cashbox chained to the table. The system works fine--

Rollerskating Babies Go Viral on YouTube

2009-07-09T11:44:00.001-04:00

The rollerskating babies are the newest big thing on YouTube-- over five million views in less than a week and the frenzy is just beginning. If you haven't seen it yet, have a look.It's very clever, but honestly it kinda creeps me out-- sort of the way the dancing baby did in the nineties. It sure doesn't make me want to buy Evian mineral water, which is the point of the whole thing. Skate on

Ahmadinejad Does Twitter

2009-07-01T18:57:00.007-04:00

It's about time Ahmadinejad discovered the internet. I can't wait to follow him on Twitter. Check out this video. I think you'll especially like the new President's " Plan B."

Chubby People Live Longer. Yipeeeee!

2009-06-29T09:24:00.010-04:00

It's true. A Japanese study confirms it. According to a 12 year study conducted by a Japanese health ministry team led by Tohoku University professor Ichiro Tsuji, chubby people at age 40 can expect to live up to seven years longer than skinny people.Now that is a study I can go with.I was somewhere in my fifties when it came to my attention that I weighed 30 pounds more than I did at the age of

Ed McMahon and Me

2009-06-23T11:56:00.012-04:00

Ed McMahon passed away last night. It wasn't a big surprise. He had been very ill with cancer for some months, and he was, after all, 86 years old. Still, his death comes as a shock. I suppose that no matter how old we are, the icons of our childhood and youth seem to us somehow immortal. That's what Ed McMahon was for me-- one of the landmarks of my life. It seems impossible that he is gone.His

Strawberry Time in New Jersey

2009-06-11T07:50:00.012-04:00

It's Strawberry time here in Central New Jersey--the time of year when I really know why they call us the "Garden State" For a brief shining moment, my local farm market will have small succulent, flavorful, fresh picked local strawberries for sale and I will be gorging on them every day until the season is over ( which, sadly, will be soon)Yes, I can buy strawberries all year long at the super

Shall We Dance?

2009-06-05T08:49:00.004-04:00

This video just made me happy. Hope you like it too.Happy Friday everyone. Let's dance

Intentional Chocolate

2009-05-30T10:33:00.015-04:00

I've just stumbled across Intentional Chocolate . It's a concept that's even better than the idea that dark chocolate is beneficial to your health (an idea that certainly made me feel less guilty about my chocolate habit).Intentional chocolates are even better than dark chocolate. They are infused with good vibes from advanced meditators who focus on them as part of the production process with

Swine Flu Revisited

2009-05-20T10:59:00.008-04:00

Swine Flu, or H1N1, as we are carefully calling it these days, hasn't disappeared or gone underground. It is still with us. According to newly released figures from WHO. there are now 10,243 confirmed cases worldwide in 35 countries and there have been 80 deaths so far.Though it is clear that this new flu is spreading around the world like wildfire, it is also clear that it is not the deadly

I Got Tagged in a Game of Blog Tag

2009-05-12T17:55:00.016-04:00

Shelley, who does a wonderful blog about family life, tagged me the other day. I'm it now. We're playing Blog Tag, a game I knew nothing about until now, but it sounds like fun and the rules seem pretty simple, to wit:Mention the blogger who tagged you and link to his /her blogPost three lists of eight things about you that people don't knowTag eight of your favorite bloggers and don't forget to

Be the First on Your Block to Own an I-Wood

2009-05-07T09:36:00.007-04:00

Not since the Pet Rock has there been something like this.... a complete spoof on consumerism that is too funny to resist.Here it is for all of you folks who are sick of snotty technophiles--the device you've been waiting for ever since all your friends started checking their PDA's while you're talking to them and yammering on their cell phones on commuter trains and in restaurants. Now you can