tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709449922736006402012-02-16T09:37:09.943-08:00your right hand thiefelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.comBlogger85401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-81125624669087014252011-09-25T22:40:00.000-07:002011-09-25T22:40:54.698-07:00Jim Henson The Puppeteer PhotosJim Henson
It was 75 years ago today that Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, was born. There can be no dobut that he is the most famous puppeteer of the 20th Century. And his creations, the Muppets, are still promoted and merchandised to this day. Indeed, in November the Muppets will star in a new theatrical movie, The Muppets.
Jim Henson was born on 24 September 1936 in Jackson, Mississippi. Heelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-61888095763903153032011-09-25T10:20:00.000-07:002011-09-25T10:20:16.633-07:00Claire Sinclair Sexy PhotosClaire Sinclair
First "The Playboy Club" announced the obvious promotion of planting one of the show's stars, actress Laura Benanti, on the cover Playboy's October edition. Now, in keeping with the lessons from Crossover 101, it appears a Playmate may soon appear on the NBC show.
Claire Sinclair, Playboy's 2011 Playmate of the Year, took to her Twitter page to announce she read for a role in elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-58949199092988782402011-09-24T19:03:00.000-07:002011-09-24T19:03:03.424-07:00New of Stefania Bivone Miss Italia 2011Stefania Bivone Miss Italia 2011
Stefania Bivone, 18, Miss Calabria, was crowned Miss Italia 2011 at the national finale held on September 19, 2011. The event was telecast live by RAI 1 for millions of people in Italy and in over 170 countries. Stefania, from Sinopoli, is 18 year old and stands 1.79 m. However, the winner of Miss Italia does not compete in Miss World or Miss Universe despite the elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-40841020681530223712011-09-24T18:59:00.000-07:002011-09-24T18:59:59.400-07:00Kate Walsh Poses at the 2011 FiFi Awards in New York City.Kate Walsh
Kate Walsh is featured in the June issue of So Scottsdale magazine. The 43-year-old Private Practice star has recently launched her first fragrance, entitled 'Boyfriend'.
On if she’s like her character, Dr. Addison Montgomery: “Yes and no. I’m like her in the sense that I think I’m ambitious and strong and maybe a little willful. I enjoy fashion and ladies’ shoes but I’m clearly not a elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-85441774606859932012011-09-24T06:49:00.000-07:002011-09-24T06:49:18.422-07:00Kimberly Wyatt PhotosKimberly Kaye Wyatt born February 4, 1982 is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress and choreographer. She is best known as a former member of the American pop girl group and dance ensemble, the Pussycat Dolls. She joined the Pussycat Dolls in 2003. In 2010, she announced her departure from the group, continuing with her new band Her Majesty & The Wolves. She is currently working elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-54542710384737926492011-09-24T02:42:00.000-07:002011-09-24T02:42:42.940-07:00Troy Davis, Barack and a falling satellite.Just getting back from Washington. (Memo to self: Take Acela for my next mid week trip to D.C.) Shout out to all the folks who were at the digital civic engagement forum. Especially those of you who came up to me and showed me love. Jeff,Joseph,Navarrow, and Kristal, we have to do this again sometime.
Someone asked me today if I thought that the killing of Troy Davis will cost his O ness votes. elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-38405625217777830842011-09-23T14:26:00.000-07:002011-09-23T14:26:29.872-07:00Kat Dennings an American Hollywood ActressKat Dennings
Katherine Litwack born June 13, 1986, better known by the stage name Kat Dennings, is an American actress. Emerging with a role in an episode of the HBO dramedy series Sex and the City, Kat Dennings has since appeared in the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Big Momma's House 2, Charlie Bartlett, Raise Your Voice, The House Bunny, Defendor, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, and Thor. elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-21511318647087745362011-09-23T14:24:00.001-07:002011-09-23T14:24:56.897-07:00Victor Ortiz an Fighter Picturesvictor ortiz
Victor Ortiz, after winning against Andre Berto in April 16, 2011, is now dubbed as one of the most elite boxers in the Welterweight Division. He lost two times in his entire professional boxing career and another two of his fights were scored a draw. He will fight Floyd Mayweather Jr this September 16 inside the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas and he will defend his WBC Welterweight elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-36097142983792156222011-09-23T14:23:00.001-07:002011-09-23T14:23:58.345-07:00Madhuri Dixit Bollywood Actress ImagesMadhuri Dixit
Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit turned down a film opposite Tamil superstar Rajnikanth because she didn't want to play his sister.
"Would have loved to do a film with Rajnikanth, but the role was that of his sister... need to wait for the right role," Madhuri wrote on microblogging site Twitter.
Madhuri has previously worked with the 61-year-old star in "Uttar Dakshin" in 1987.
elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-81196820879313430482011-09-22T09:31:00.001-07:002011-09-22T09:31:06.718-07:00Jessica Alba Hot PicturesJessica Alba
Jessica Alba is an American actress and beautiful California born model. Jessica Alba was voted at #1 on the list of “99 Most Desirable Women in the World”. Jessica Alba has also been ranked among the top celebrities on Maxim 'Hot 100' list couple of times. Jessica Alba is the role model and fashion idol of teens and young girls. Reason behind the fame of Jessica Alba is also her elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-75373678064989609732011-09-22T09:30:00.001-07:002011-09-22T09:30:20.168-07:00mila kunis hot picturesmila kunis
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Air plane crashes into crowd at the 2011 Reno Air Races.The plane, flown by an 80-year-old pilot, spiraled suddenly out of control and appeared to disintegrate upon impact. Bloodied bodies were spread across the area as people tended to the victims and ambulances rushed to the scene.Maureen Higgins of Alabama, who has been coming to the show for 16 years, said the pilot was on his elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-60065827211452631442011-09-22T09:29:00.001-07:002011-09-22T09:29:15.635-07:00windows 8 infowindows 8
Microsoft has promised that his new system would be far more superior than previous versions. Of the various inputs which so far has been frequently asked by users, the improvement is expected by users ranging from small repairs, improvements are, up to a big improvement. Even some people expect Microsoft to make a revolution against the new system later on, not just repairs.Minor elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-34524840838387358212011-09-20T01:21:00.001-07:002011-09-20T01:21:39.300-07:00Albert Szent-Gyorgyi's 118th BirthdayAlbert Szent-Gyorgyi
Albert von Szent-Györgyi was born in Budapest on September 16, 1893, the son of Nicolaus von Szent-Györgyi, a great landed proprietor and Josefine, whose father, Joseph Lenhossék, and brother Michael were both Professors of Anatomy in the University of Budapest. He matriculated in 1911 and entered his uncle's laboratory where he studied until the outbreak of World War I when elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-57286710267833416962011-09-19T23:25:00.003-07:002011-09-19T23:25:47.968-07:00Christina Hendricks Sexy BodyChristina Hendricks
christina hendricks, who in July 2010 was a U.S. size 14,as received considerable positive attention due to her voluptuous figure. She has been credited as a role model for full-figured women and was nicknamed the "sexiest woman in the world" in 2010 in a poll of female readers taken by Esquire magazine.
British Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone praised Hendricks' elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-53084823644591005982011-09-19T23:25:00.001-07:002011-09-19T23:25:15.146-07:00Madison Ashton sexy BodyMadison Ashton
Welcome (back) to gossip hell, Holly Madison! Holly became famous, if that is the correct word, as one of the many young women servicing Hugh Hefner while appearing in the reality TV show The Girls Next Door. She now runs an old school burlesque show in Las Vegas but is not getting regular TV exposure. This article that claims she is getting fat is the first mention of her name on elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-68664871549418416732011-09-17T11:10:00.000-07:002011-09-17T11:10:17.584-07:00Scarlett Johansson in Hot ImagesScarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress and singer. Johansson made her film debut in the 1994 film North and was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in 1996's Manny & Lo. Johansson rose to fame with her roles in 1998's The Horse Whisperer and 2001's Ghost World.
She transitioned to adult roles withelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-80390603382879922502011-09-16T09:13:00.000-07:002011-09-16T09:13:28.875-07:00Leila Lopes Miss Angola 2011 in RealityMiss Angola Leila Lopes, left, is crowned Miss Universe 2011 by Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete, of Mexico, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Leila Lopes from Angola was crowned Miss Universe Monday night. She became Africa’s 4th Miss Universe, and the 1st black woman to win the crown since 1999.
Lopes beat out 88 other competitors to win the title during the elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-17053984854873839252011-09-14T08:24:00.000-07:002011-09-14T08:24:58.080-07:00Andy Whitfield Spartacus VengeanceAndy Whitfield, the Welsh actor best known for his portrayal of the eponymous hero in Spartacus : Blood and Sand has died aged 39 after a long battle with cancer.
Andy was born in Amlwch but moved to Sydney in the late nineties where he switched from engineering to modeling and acting. He started out as a model in commercials, runways and print ads in various magazines and catalogs. His initial elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-85230727742411746162011-08-10T10:28:00.000-07:002011-08-10T10:28:05.450-07:00Selebrity Hollywood NewsTV and Movie Replacement Actors
Ashton is the new Charlie on 'Two and a Half Men,' while Rosie is the new Megan in 'Transformers,' see who else has replaced a franchise star inside.
Justin Bieber Plays Twitter Matchmaker for Kendall
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Justin used Twitter to try and convince the Kardashian family sister to go out with one of his friends, and it sounds like she's game
By the elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-49882780874982435062011-08-10T08:45:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.724-07:00President Obama Celebrates Ramadan at White House"You can forget about that self-accountability crap"Washington DC, Aug 10, 2011. President Barack Hussein Obama, D-Kenya, is hosting an Iftar dinner tonight to celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.Ramadan is an Islamic religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, when the Qur’an was revealed. It is considered the most venerated and blessed month ofelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-19682576018627726182011-08-09T21:02:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.724-07:00Bad Dad!by Anna CampbellRecently I read a wonderful Molly O'Keefe book called THE SCANDAL AND CARTER O'NEILL, the last in her 'Notorious O'Neill' trilogy (by the way, Molly is an amazing writer and if you haven't read her, rush and grab one of her fantastic stories).In the author bio section, she has a really cute disclaimer:Despite how it may appear in her books, Molly O'Keefe has a wonderful mother. elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-29446537662998669952011-08-09T09:26:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.725-07:00Rioting in Romford... sort ofEarly evening last night I saw a few rumours on Twitter and Facebook that Romford was set for distrubances. I kept an eye on Tweeets about Romford and after a while rumours abounded - Primark was burning, McDonalds and Costa Coffee had been smashed, even Romford station was ablaze!I love quite close to Romfrod town centre. A quick check outside my back door confirmed that the sky was not glowing elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-55401507158238527192011-08-09T04:08:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.725-07:00Motivational Posters for Democrats...elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-7520940083894410552011-08-08T21:07:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.725-07:00Chiggersby Cassondra MurrayAre y’all feeling good after Jeanne’s yummy-smelling perfume blog yesterday? Well, brace yourselves, because I’m fixin' to replace that good-smelling afterglow with somethin' worse’n a pot o’ cabbage boilin’ on the stove.For any of you who have NOT smelled cabbage cooking, “stinks” does not even begin to describe it. It’s enough to turn you against green plants and gardens elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-24474579819216567552011-08-08T18:21:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.725-07:00Joy and madness© 2011 Shaun P Downeyelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-27937688502319226892011-08-08T16:34:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.725-07:00The DKNY Million Dollar Perfume BottleThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents The DKNY Million Dollar Perfume Bottle. Martin Katz has partnered with DKNY Delicious, the iconic New York inspired fragrance series to create a world first – a million-dollar fragrance bottle.The bottle, which has been crafted in conjunction with the launch of DKNY Golden Delicious, is carved from polished 14-karat yellow and elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-81068992559078882342011-08-08T16:18:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.726-07:00Versace for FC InternazionaleThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Versace for FC Internazionale. The official Versace clothing of FC Internazionale has been unveiled and celebrated in an event held in Beijing on the 3rd of August 2011.As announced last month, Versace will dress the players and Club managers on all official occasions. Similar Posts:Cowboy’s Stadium – It’s a Suite LifeAbu Dhabi’selfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-38338417363745246892011-08-08T16:09:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.726-07:00Pierre Cardin Launches An Android TabletThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Pierre Cardin Launches An Android Tablet.Pierre Cardin has entered in to the tablet market with a 7 inch Android powered tablet, the Pierre Cardin PC-7006 tablet.The Pierre Cardin PC-7006 comes with a classy leather portfolio which protects the tablet as well as adds a touch of class and sophistication to the device.The Pierre elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-21885933455667825132011-08-08T16:03:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.726-07:00Lane Crawford Fall 2011 CampaignThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Lane Crawford Fall 2011 Campaign.For its fall 2011 campaign, Asian retail giant Lane Crawford has assembled five of China’s top models: Fei Fei Sun, Liu Wen, Ming Xi, Shu Pei and Xiao Wen Ju.The ad, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, depicts them wearing a palette of black and neutrals from brands like Alexander McQueen, elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-32426584477139965862011-08-08T14:22:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.727-07:00No Confidence on Wall St: DJI Drops Another 635 points!Traders watch in horror as market crashesNYC, Aug 8, 2011. The markets weighed in again today on the relatively minor spending cuts made by President Barack Hussein Obama, D-Kenya, in his compromise deficit reduction deal.The agreed upon spending cuts were so small, that they might not even cover the increased cost of interest caused by our credit rating downgrade last week.Stocks took a elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-52841260522590861532011-08-08T07:26:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.727-07:00Affronted© 2011 Shaun P Downeyelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-19534397610295689522011-08-08T06:34:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.727-07:00Burwhale the Avenger!An excellent bit of Fry and Laurie elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-54247307038185035972011-08-08T05:53:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.727-07:00Nancy Wake RIPAustralian war hero Nancy Wake, died yesterday in LondonShe was 98. Born in Wellington, New Zealand on 30 August 1912 Nancy Grace Augusta Wake was the youngest of six siblings. Her family moved to Sydney when she was two years oldWake became a nurse before an inheritance from a New Zealand aunt enabled her to leave home in 1931 and fulfill her dream of travelling.After studying journalism in elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-77927368571737993202011-08-07T21:01:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.728-07:00A Rose by Any Other Name...Stinks!Haute Couturier Coco Chanel was once asked, "Where should one wear perfume?"Chanel's answer? "Where ever you would like to be kissed...."Mmm, now doesn't THAT conjure up some romantic images? Scent is the strongest inducement to memory. Pheremones drive us to passion, to hate, to attraction..... Humans have used it for centuries to entice, allure, and decorate the body, both for our own pleasure elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-79219427092316749302011-08-07T14:23:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.728-07:00Luminous butterflySolar powered butterfly ornament in our gardenelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-42523559897198501242011-08-07T13:56:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.728-07:00W Hotels brings superstar DJs around the worldThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents W Hotels brings superstar DJs around the world. W Hotels has announced yet another addition to its musical offering, in the form of a global tour of DJs, in association with energy drink Burn.The hotel is sending six DJ competition winners on a week-long crash course dubbed the DJ Lab, which begins at the W Barcelona and concludeselfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-66997167921050980072011-08-07T12:14:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.728-07:00Lumbee 1, klan 0A couple of days ago I had not heard of the Lumbees, a Native American tribe living in North Carolina. I had no idea that Heather Locklear is perhaps the best known Lumbee .But such things change when one flits about on the internet. One thing that pleased me was to read that the Lumbees once gave the kkk a damned good hiding at an incident that became known as the Battle of Hayes Pond. In elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-82352979727552141312011-08-07T05:46:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.729-07:00White House Staff Untouched by Obama RecessionKevin Lewis got an 89% raise before the freezePresident Barack Hussein Obama, D-Kenya, is doing his part in reducing our federal deficit.Around nine months ago, he announced a "two year freeze" on the salaries of federal workers. And this was a nice gesture, considering the fact that federal workers now earn considerably more than equivalent workers in the private sector.It was simply time to putelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-83431352836449203252011-08-06T21:07:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.729-07:00Denise Rossetti is Guilty as Sin!posted by Christine WellsHello, Banditas and Bandita Buddies! I've brought lair favourite and my dear friend Denise Rossetti, back to the lair today to talk about her brand new erotic romance from Ellora's Cave, GUILTY AS SIN. Isn't that an amazing cover? Denise has been blessed by the cover gods!Ah, back in the lair. Time for True Confessions. We’ll get to the giveaway later. Sven, my dear, elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-31073766249512609022011-08-06T20:00:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.729-07:00Island of Prizes!Wow, another great day in the lair yesterday! Thanks to Helen Brenna (for being such a great guest and giving us THREE books to give away) and to all the Banditas and Buddies who called around to say hello.Helen has chosen her winners, so congratulations to:SHEREE!PAT COCHRAN!CLAUDIAGC!You win your selection from Helen's backlist (prizes don't include THE PURSUIT OF JESSE, HER SURE THING or elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-57048985799161589942011-08-06T18:59:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.729-07:00Shirley IV© 2011 Shaun P Downeyelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-72580123627533397532011-08-06T14:08:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.730-07:00Space Station No 5A most underrated guitarist elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-26379938563492490612011-08-06T10:17:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.730-07:00And now some James McIntyre the bard of cheeseDairy OdeOur muse it doth refuse to singOf cheese made early in the spring,When cows give milk from spring fodderYou cannot make a good cheddar.The quality is often vileOf cheese that is made in April,Therefore we think for that reasonYou should make later in the season.Cheese making you should delayUntil about the first of May.Then cows do feed on grassy fieldAnd rich milk they abundant elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-17338146984892669752011-08-06T06:30:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.730-07:00A fine piece of McGonagallTHE BLACK WATCH MEMORIALby William McGonagallYe Sons of Mars, it gives me great contentTo think there has been erected a handsome monumentIn memory of the Black Watch, which is magnificent to see,Where they first were embodied at Aberfeldy.And as a Highland regiment they are worthy of what has been done for them,Because a more courageous regiment we cannot find of menWho have bravely fought and elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-53892792838383109032011-08-06T01:59:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.731-07:00A Bliss-ful Day in the Lairhosted by BethPlease help me welcome the fabulous Karina Bliss to the lair! Karina's latest release for Harlequin Superromance is STAND-IN WIFE. Here's the back cover:Playing with dynamite, a girl could get burned…What the hell does he know about love and marriage? And exactly how did he, Ross Coltrane - a special forces elite soldier and demolitions expert, for God's sake - end up playing middleelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-88321367026980066722011-08-05T20:00:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.731-07:00More Summer Time Bandit Booty!by SuzanneToday I have several prizes to give away! Mostly because I was lax in getting them posted the past month or so. I thank everyone, guests and readers alike for your patience.So, to begin with the winners of Jane Graves signed Advanced Reader Copies of BLACK TIES AND LULLABIES are Na and Krazymama98! Congratulations!!The winner of the signed copy of Sandy Blair's new novel THE KING'S elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-29717922974419069032011-08-05T18:17:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.731-07:00Obama Makes History: US Treasury Notes Downgraded!"This is all Bush's fault, not mine!"NYC, Aug 5, 2011. Standard & Poor’s announced tonight that it has downgraded the sterling U.S. credit rating for the first time in their history. S&P decided to lower the AAA rating, held by the United States for 70 years, to AA+ after a bipartisan debt deal signed into law this week failed to reduce concerns about the nation’s growing spending.Analysts have elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-27655528152337439412011-08-05T15:45:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.731-07:00Have a goofy weekend.What are you guys doing this weekend? We're heading to Michigan to visit my parents. My mom is making grilled shrimp (per request:) and Alex is psyched to go on a driving tour of Detroit. Hope you have a great weekend, and here are a few fun posts from around the web...Do or don't: A braid bar. Genius or a rip off? It lasts for 96 hours!Love this museum photo.I'm starting two new books: Maine andelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-65772628838551878122011-08-05T13:01:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.732-07:00Shirley III (Photohunt)© 2011 Shaun P DowneyThe theme for this week's photo hunt is painted. This is a photo of my partner (aka the not-wife). The original was rather under exposed so I manipulated the photo to brighten it. The effect was to make Shirley look as if half of her face was painted and the other not. Well that's how I see this photo!elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-74988551572134158762011-08-05T12:56:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.732-07:00Arms of Loveelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-66786467916148096682011-08-05T11:33:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.732-07:00Summer Uniform: Pretty tomboyMy friend Elizabeth Antonia doesn't take herself too seriously, yet she still manages to look fresh and tomboyishly sexy. So, I'm excited to share her summer uniform (and get myself some red jeans!)...Here's Elizabeth's take:We were taking a family bike ride to Gjelina for lunch for my husband's birthday. My bike is a old Raleigh that I've had for ten years. It's been with me in Seattle, Brooklynelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-50492194521673368882011-08-05T09:21:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.732-07:00Simple pleasuresToby and I spend a lot of time at playgrounds, and sometimes I'll get really low on the ground while he's swinging. At first, he's perplexed (every time).......and then he finds it hilarious (every time). Toby, I love hanging out with you.elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-39832115729577701372011-08-05T07:46:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.734-07:00United States pillowsOh. My. Goodness. I adore these hand-embroidered United States pillows, which feature cities, states, countries, regions and national parks. Aren't they fantastic? Which would you get? Where are you from?P.S. State cheeseboards and city prints.(Via Lucky Magazine)elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-53811358530330727772011-08-04T21:04:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.735-07:00So what if it was my paws clean this sillWet weather = dirty pawselfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-22519819590054712712011-08-04T21:02:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.735-07:00Island Magic with Helen Brenna!by Anna CampbellOh, be still my beating heart!Well, not that still. Because then I'd be dead, right?We have a saying in Oz that you wouldn't be dead for quids (quids is an old slang term for a pound note). And today, I have such a wonderful guest for you all that you wouldn't be dead for quids either!I've come fairly recently to Helen Brenna's books - via a recommendation to read her elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-92211881867569770732011-08-04T20:24:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.735-07:00Summertime Booty!THANX to everyone who turned out last Sunday to share their hectic summer with Marie Force!Now for the booty...SUPER CONGRATSto MAUREENYou are the winner of a copy of Marie's Fatal Consequences!Please contact Marie at marie AT marieforce DOT com.elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-79884554864896084382011-08-04T20:00:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.735-07:00Jenny Brown's Starry Winner!What a great day we all had in the lair when Jenny Brown visited to tell us about the second book in her wonderful LORDS OF THE SEVENTH HOUSE series, STAR CROSSED SEDUCTION. Thanks so much for giving Jenny such a great welcome!Jenny was giving away a copy of her first book in the series, LORD LIGHTNING, to one commenter. The lucky winner is:MAY!Congratulations, May. Please email Jenny on elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-66788354494677503112011-08-04T14:39:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.735-07:00V&A to exhibit spider silk textilesThe Telegraph reports that the only only naturally golden textile woven from the silk of spiders is to come to London Victoria and Albert Museum in January next year.The four metre long woven textile was made from the silk of more than a million female Golden Orb spiders collected in the highlands of Madagascar. It took 80 people five years to collect the spiders, and the naturally golden elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-37627695648927368982011-08-04T14:06:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.736-07:00Jumeirah opens first European property in FrankfurtThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Jumeirah opens first European property in Frankfurt. Dubai-based luxury hotel chain Jumeirah has opened its first property in mainland Europe.The brand, which operates several high-profile properties in the Middle East including the Jumeirah Beach Hotel and the ‘seven star’ Burj Al Arab,Jumeirah welcomed its first guests to its elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-29577336945654013352011-08-04T14:03:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.736-07:00Yes, you idiot... you did it!Read Michelle Malkin's column about how President Barack Hussein Obama, D-Kenya, has completely bungled the American economy. The "birthday boy" can't skate anymore. The chickens are coming home to roost.elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-54019878303737993942011-08-04T14:01:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.736-07:00Victoria Beckham designs handbag for SelfridgeThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Victoria Beckham designs handbag for Selfridge. Victoria Beckham has designed a one-off bag for the Selfridges Christmas collection, costing £8,995 ($14,700).The one-of-a-kind creation, part of the exclusive Selfridges ‘White Christmas’ range, is made from crocodile skin and features a delicate gold chain handle.Other items in theelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-24545729558080263312011-08-04T13:53:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.736-07:00Porsche classic coolerThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Porsche classic cooler. Crafted from “an original ribbed cylinder from the early air-cooled 911 models”,this Porsche Classic Cooler comes with an anodized aluminum base.Designed by the Porsche Engineering Services, Germany, the bottle cooler sports a laser-drawn Porsche Crest. The cooler without the bottle is priced at $680.Sourceelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-34912361017485369612011-08-04T13:48:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.736-07:00Louis Vuitton Now Makes HoneyThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Louis Vuitton Now Makes Honey.In April 2009, Louis Vuitton installed a trio of beehives on the roof of its Parisian headquarters. Since then the hives have welcomed as many as 200,000 bees.Hives installed in the middle of a city can actually yield up to four times the amount of honey those in the country produce according to Frenchelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-13116953492860166892011-08-04T12:20:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.737-07:00Thursday giveaway!Today's giveaway is from Spexclub, a fantastic, affordable eyewear shop. All their glasses are $88 or less, including your prescription. Wouldn't it be fun to have a cute new pair for the fall?They're offering THREE lucky readers a pair of glasses of their choice. (If you want, try on glasses with their virtual mirror.) For a chance to win, please visit Spexclub and leave a comment below. A elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-57158252638373795072011-08-04T09:48:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.737-07:00Yellow rain jacketLast night, Toby and I were walking around the neighborhood, when the skies opened up. Rain poured down on us, and I got completely drenched. Dripping like a wet dog, I realized that it was finally time to get a rain jacket. My favorite is this adorable yellow one, which I spotted in Lucky Magazine.Do you have a rain jacket? Can you imagine actually staying dry in the rain? I can't believe I elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-26310665402228159732011-08-04T07:51:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.737-07:00Build your own reactor!Build it the Blue Peter way! elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-62277673185408266312011-08-04T07:21:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.737-07:00Genius wedding idea: Photos before the ceremonyWould you rather see your groom before the ceremony or wait until you walked down the aisle? This bride and groom managed to take pre-ceremony photos without actually seeing each other: behind a door. Clever! Can you imagine how much their hearts must be racing?!P.S. The cutest photo of a groom seeing his bride.(Photo by Gina Leigh, via PBFingers)elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-27590799625713597112011-08-04T06:40:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.738-07:00Obama Spending Spree: Debt Tops 100% of GDPUS debt shot up $238 billion to reach 100 percent of gross domestic project after the government's debt ceiling was lifted, Treasury figures showed Wednesday. Treasury borrowing jumped Tuesday, the data showed, immediately after President Barack Obama, D-Kenya, signed into law an increase in the debt ceiling as the country's spending commitments reached a breaking point and it threatened to elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-76811903112705761492011-08-04T05:07:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.738-07:00J.D. Tyler's Primal LawToday I have a surprise for our readers. We’re introducing a debut series, the ALPHA PACK, and the first book in the series, PRIMAL LAW by author J.D. Tyler, which hit shelves this week. It’s a dark, sexy, paranormal series with very sexy shapeshifting alpha heroes. What? Excuse me, dear readers. Sven is motioning me to the side. Walks over to the sexy masseuse. “What is it Sven?” He bends down elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-12106326750660712472011-08-03T16:43:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.738-07:00Ghost Girl© 2011 Shaun P Downeyelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-72313760684302266822011-08-03T15:30:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.739-07:00President Celebrates More Debt with a Birthday BashChicago, Aug 3, 2011. As the economy threatens collapse President Obama celebrates signing debt deal with lavish 50th birthday dinner. President Obama rushing off for a birthday party in his honor was probably not the most sensitive idea.With the debt ceiling debate now behind him, President Obama is turning his birthday into a massive, nation wide campaign event and fundraiser, complete with a elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-68657344735921823112011-08-03T14:13:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.739-07:00BeoSound 5 Encore by Bang & OlufsenThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents BeoSound 5 Encore by Bang & Olufsen. luxury entertainment brand, Bang & Olufsen has unveiled the latest tech in its BeoSound range, the Beosound 5 Encore Music Interface.Designed by Anders Hermansen, The BeoSound 5 Encore is a plug and play digital music system, that lets you instantly index and access your digital music elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-73784524911782240822011-08-03T13:58:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.739-07:00Paul Smith for Leica Camera CasesThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Paul Smith for Leica Camera Cases.Leica has teamed up with fashion designer Paul Smith to offer two exclusive, limited edition leather cases for the Leica D-Lux 5 digital camera.just 300 cases were made – 150 in a smooth chocolate brown calf leather with the famous Paul Smith vintage multi-stripe on the sides, and 150 in a light elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-50112193873862955932011-08-03T13:50:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.740-07:00Lord South Beach Hotel by BH+DMThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Lord South Beach Hotel by BH+DM.Located at 11th Street and Collins in the heart of Miami Beach, Lords South Beach is the first gay boutique hotel brand in the US.The hotel opened in an historic Art Deco building with 54 rooms and a variety of hotel venues, including the Cha Cha Rooster Restaurant and the poolside Cabana elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-28115609204804911012011-08-03T13:41:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.740-07:00Bentley Continental GT by ImperiumThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Bentley Continental GT by Imperium. A Scottish tuner named Imperium has unveiled their latest one-off tuning package for the Bentley Continental GT.Commissioned by a British entrepreneur, the vehicle has modified bumpers, revised side skirts, a boot lip spoiler and an aggressive carbon fiber rear diffuser.Additionally, the car is elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-11554970501024870062011-08-03T13:35:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.740-07:00InterContinental launches half-price points dealsThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents InterContinental launches half-price points deals. Members of the InterContinental hotels loyalty program are to be offered the chance to snap up last-minute hotel deals on points, the company announced August 1.Last Minute Rewards will offer Priority Club members the chance to redeem hotel nights for 50 percent fewer points than elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-87576343376146521152011-08-03T13:29:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.740-07:00Michael Chiarello tapped as airline chefThe luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Michael Chiarello tapped as airline chef. Michael Chiarello, chef, author and TV host, is the latest food celebrity tapped by an airline to create star-powered in-flight meals.Delta Air Lines announced Monday that passengers flying in their BusinessElite cabin will tuck into meals specially developed by the American chef.Michael elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-15717433706158928742011-08-03T13:23:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.740-07:00The filming of BreathlessLast Friday, after I posted this smoochy photo from Breathless, I stumbled upon these amazing behind-the-scenes shots of the film, below. Have you seen the movie?(The third photo above shows the cinematographer Raoul Coutard shooting a scene from a rooftop!)elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-88358965379654483042011-08-03T12:02:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.741-07:00Arrest averts Darwin Award?A man in southern Sweden, has been arrested after apparently trying to create a nuclear reactor in his kitchen.The 31-year-old bought radioactive waste from foreign companies and picked apart the components in a smoke detector It was only later he contacted Sweden's nuclear power agency that he realized his project was illegal. Police came to his apartment and confiscated the material. The young elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-73412106343014017952011-08-03T09:09:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.741-07:00TerrainYesterday I went to Terrain, the gorgeous home and garden shop in Pennsylvania, after being a fan for years. The grounds are stunning, and I learned that people spend an average of TWO HOURS browsing the shop! (On average!) But I wasn't surprised: The flowers, linens, mustards, cookbooks, everything are so beautiful. Here are the two things I splurged on:A velvet pumpkin (with a real gourd stem) elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-43227870295644862532011-08-03T08:04:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.741-07:00Dutch subway slideLeave it to the Dutch to install a slide in a subway station. Commuters are encouraged to use it if they're running late, and the official name is a "transfer accelerator." At night they play Bach. How rad is that?!P.S. How long is your commute?(Via Pop-Up City)elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-48460136106584143792011-08-03T06:57:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.741-07:00Shirley II© 2011 Shaun P Downeyelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-28001901500718430182011-08-02T21:02:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.742-07:00A STAR-CROSSED VISIT!by Anna CampbellIt's my great pleasure today to introduce a fresh face to the lair, wonderful Avon historical romance author Jenny Brown!Jenny's debut LORD LIGHTNING garnered glowing reviews and a lot of buzz in Romancelandia, including two Romantic Times Book Reviews Reviewers Choice Award nominations. Her second book in the Lords of the Seventh House series, STAR CROSSED SEDUCTION comes out elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-5344495055827663692011-08-02T18:01:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.742-07:00... and a green dress© 2011 Shaun P Downeyelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-1614697739708779652011-08-02T17:59:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.742-07:00... and a blue dress© 2011 Shaun P Downeyelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-90812450608585619202011-08-02T17:58:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.742-07:00and a purple dress© 2011 Shaun P Downeyelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-91299149744439687292011-08-02T17:54:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.742-07:00Devil in a Red Dress© 2011 Shaun P Downeyelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-41042768945494984892011-08-02T12:52:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.743-07:00Welcoming an old friendThe latest addition to my blog links is the verdant underground which is run by a dear old friend of mine MC Smith.MC Smith is one of only two bloggers I link to who knew me in the real world before I started the Poor Mouth (the other is Gert at Gertamtkuntswerk who I used to work with).Smith and I go back almost 30 years meeting at university. We also shared a house for almost two years in the elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-77427817679647677792011-08-02T09:12:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.743-07:00President Obama Reverses Illegal Immigration TrendA stampede of Mexicans are returning homeDallas, Aug 2, 2011. President Barack Hussein Obama, D-Kenya has accomplished something in 30 short months that former President GW Bush couldn't do in 8 full years. He is succeeding in sending illegal immigrants back home to Mexico.It isn't very often that we get to report on one of President Obama's successes, since there are so few of them, so we relishelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-69188887153232302652011-08-02T08:00:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.743-07:00New York legalizes gay marriageThis July 24th was the first day that New York legally recognized gay marriages. Three hundred couples got hitched at City Hall, and New York Magazine took photos and asked them some giddy questions. (See them here.) Bravo, New York.(Photos by Spencer Heyfron)elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-79163171010854927362011-08-02T01:53:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.743-07:00Jennifer Aniston! Instead of taking There is a whole new Jennifer Aniston! Instead of his last lover of his beloved apartment in Cabo San Lucas (I think it is still hiring Joe Francis Place), and Justin Theroux Aniston has decided to spend their vacation in Hawaii instead. Shocking! Aniston not only Cabo? How do we know which are real and Theroux for when we see pictures of her sunbathing tequila-soaked bodies in the sun of Mexicoelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-26495965849906473472011-08-01T22:02:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.743-07:00ROGUISH LAUNCH PARTYI've been waiting over a year to say this but REDEEMING THE ROGUE is out today. Woohoo!The reviews have been wonderful: "Irish rebellion, smuggled guns, and the assassination of American president James Garfield form a lively backdrop for this sweet, sexy, and smartly told Victorian romance." - Publisher's WeeklyRomantic Times gave Redeeming the Rogue a 4.5 stars Top Pick review and called it "elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-58701509190347845492011-08-01T20:35:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.744-07:00Techno-Freakia BootyThanks to everyone who stopped by to talk technology! We had such a great response that I decided to clear out my stock of giveaway books from RWA. That made me a day late with this post, but I was able to put together three prize packages.The books were chosen by what I had on hand. Everyone gets Steve Berry's The Templar Legacy and Diana Gabaldon's Outlander. Other books in the mix vary as elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-566371509914933692011-08-01T18:01:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.744-07:00Perfidy and pensiveness© 2011 Shaun P Downeyelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-10440414928198867062011-08-01T16:22:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.744-07:00Shirley© 2011 Shaun P DowneyThe Not-wife is pensiveelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-38576376643390174912011-08-01T13:55:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.744-07:00Androgyne© 2011 Shaun P Downeyelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-70343587666560251442011-08-01T13:41:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.744-07:00Motherhood Mondays: How to talk to little girlsThis Saturday, Toby and I were riding the bus downtown, when a six-year-old girl sat down next to us. She was wearing a white dress and sparkly red flats, and her blonde hair was twisted into a braid. My first instinct was to compliment her hairstyle, but I stopped myself...I had just read the GREAT article How to Talk to Little Girls by Lisa Bloom, which encourages adults to ask little girls elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-16725526594800689512011-08-01T10:42:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.745-07:00Motherhood Mondays: The best book...My lovelies, have you read the book Operating Instructions? I'm reading it right now, and it's quickly soaring to the top of my list of favorite books.The brilliant Anne Lamott tells the story of her first year as a mother; she was single, 35 and a recovering alcoholic. Her honest, smart and up-roaringly hilarious descriptions of new motherhood--from wondering if you're doing it right, to stayingelfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870944992273600640.post-65821696801802943412011-08-01T08:38:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:20:33.745-07:00Motherhood Mondays: Baby artworkWhoa! Have you seen the work of Andrew Miller? He makes children's portraits out of hundreds of tiny family photos of them. How incredible is that? (It must take him approximately 1,000 years.)P.S. More amazing baby photos...(Via Daily Candy Kids)elfreda icahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084802371577500772noreply@blogger.com0