Great glasses

If you are in the market for a new pair of glasses then you may want to have a look at the Incredible Stylish New Frames From Zenni. These are some fantastic glasses. Have a look at their site where you will find a stunning selection of frames, with single vision lens, sunsensor lens, tinted sunglasses lens, bifocal lens and progressive lens. Check them out!

And would you believe that Zenni Optical was on FOX news! Well, it’s true. Word is getting out about the Zenni Optical $ 8 Rx Eyeglasses, which are quite simply great value for incredibly stylish glasses.

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Gilber Grape

Watches 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?' last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. I like the slowish, gentle pace of the film, the characters, the wide open skies of the rural American setting. Finally, a film that has no guns blazing, no tyres screeching, no boring men in their boring car chases. A good film all round, really..

Fast weight loss

There are an awful lot of people in the world today who struggle in one form or another with their weight. I do not exclude myself from this category by any means, I assure you. I too wish I could lose some pounds and get in shape without having to drastically alter the way I live. Who would not like that? There is, however, now a fast weight loss programme that can help anyone to lose weight, and lose it fast.

This is the new lifestyle diet that can really make a change to your life for the better. We would all be healthier if we who need to could lose some of our weight. With this new fast weight loss programme you can lose weight faster than while using programs such as weight watchers, jenny craig, slim fast, the atkins diet, medifast, and optifast.

This is worth looking into if, like me, you would like to lose weight fast. We can do it, I know we can!

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Web 2.0

Tim O'Reilly happens to be the founder of O'Reilly Media is a and a supporter of the free software and open source movements. He is widely credited with coining the term Web 2.0.

O'Reilly was initially interested in literature upon graduating from high school, but after graduating from Harvard College in 1975 with a B.A. cum laude in Classics he became involved in the field of computer manuals. He defines his company not as a book or online publisher, or as a conference producer (though the company does all three), but as a technology transfer company, "changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators." O'Reilly is on the board of CollabNet, and was on the board of Macromedia until its 2005 merger with Adobe. In March 2007, he joined MySQL AB’s Board of Directors.

In 2001, Tim O’Reilly was involved in a dispute with Amazon.com, leading a protest against Amazon's one-click patent, and specifically, Amazon's assertion of that patent against rival barnesandnoble.com. The protest ended with O'Reilly and Jeff Bezos visiting Washington D.C. to lobby for patent reform.

O'Reilly talks about web 2.0, which is about the free flow of information however some would argue that he seeks to be squeezing every penny out of it. Lately he has reportedly contacted his old boys network at that major search engine compnay to cut off support for a holding web 2.0 conferences that are priced at a fraction of his conference.

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Health matters

What matters most to you out of all the factors that influence your life and your general sense of well being? Is it the money you earn through your job, your career prospects themselves? Or is it something more ephemeral and abstract such as a spiritual goal you are trying to attain? For many people they may answer this initial question using one or some of the options listed. Or they may answer something completely different. After all, human beings are as diverse as anything and that is what makes life interesting in my humble opinion.

For me, apart from the love of my life who happens to be my dear wife, my health has to be near the top of the list of things I value most. If you have a good basic health you will enjoy life more, that only makes sense. To stave off disease and unhealthy living conditions is something that we all would like to do. One of the ways to go about maintaining a healthy lifestyle is though a balanced and nutritional diet.

One way is to use the best liquid diet that you can find. A liquid protein diet can do wonders for you and your diet plan. It can help with weight loss and offer you a new lifestyle diet.

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Roar

Howling, terrifying screech
Of wind through corners of the soul,
Around buildings,
Whistling like a demented banshee,
Crying out for the world to stop.

Words are whispered,
Hushed feeling glow and linger,
The fire needs kindling,
And so do we.

The stars ignite,
A dream takes its leave,
The hours slide into shadows,
At least the wind has died down.

Time flies

Ageing can be hard on the sense of humour, don’t you find? I used to think I was immortal and that no matter how poorly I treated my body, chances were I would live forever and always in surprisingly good health at that. Ah, the hubris of youth, dear readers. Now I have slowly passed the age threshold of forty years (and counting) I find I no longer think my life will just carry on indefinitely without any hiccups along the way.
Sometimes I get out of bed and feel decidedly sluggish and achy in my old bones and back. Why do you suppose that is, I ask you in all honesty? The answer is fairly obvious; I am, despite my best efforts, getting older.

But that does not mean I cannot take care of myself and my health. For instance at
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Have a look at their site and see for yourself!

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Celebrity Connection

When you see a star-studded function on television or some grand awards occasion such as the Oscars you may think that these celebrities all appear there as if by magic or completely on their own volition. Indeed when it comes to the Academy Awards this may well be the case, not the magic but they may just go along by themselves. But corporations and trade associations, television networks and many other organisations need someone to match them up with a particular celebrity to enhance their occasion or event.

This, indeed, is where Celebrity Connection comes in. They can connect these companies and organisations with one of the celebrities on their books. After all, they have access to about ten thousand celebrities, no less. It is for a normal person perhaps an usual idea to think that there must be such a down-to-earth approach to making this kind of celebrity connection actually happen. But, of course that is the way these things are done. And this company can provide a full suite of professional services that range from celebrity acquisitions and coordination to total event management.

The World

Keen to revolve ad infinitum,
Gently spinning, or
Troubled dizzily out of control,
A child's toy,
A madman's dream of power and glory,
Battles scarred her precious skin,
Deep within her azure globe,
Something lethal stirs.

You have to have 'Been Seen'

Travel broadens the mind they say and ‘they’ are absolutely right. I love to travel and see some of the world’s exotic places in far flung destinations. There is so much to see and so many wonderful sights to behold. If I could I would do a lot more travelling but just popping over to Paris every now and then is a genuine thrill.

A few years ago I visited Hong Kong for a few days and that gave me a taste for Asia and I will definitely go back and explore China and South-East Asia in much more detail.

A great website for travellers everywhere is Been Seen which aims to be a fun as well as artistic website and also to establish a community of like-minded travellers who want to explore and share aesthetic and interesting travel experiences with each other.

Been Seen adopts a creative and visually artistic point of view when it comes to the concept of travel. It is all about searching out places that are remote and beautiful which reflect simple luxury.

Check out this wonderful website and experience a difference in where and how we travel.

Snapbomb!

I just found about a very interesting paid to blog site with the intriguing name Snapbomb. This looks like a very promising blog review site and I am happy to create a bit of a buzz for them. I always welcome a new paid to review site when one comes along. As far as I am concerned Snapbomb looks like it could really work well for both bloggers and advertisers.

Blog advertising can really do wonders for a product or a company’s service. The exposure provided by a good blog post cannot be underestimated. What I like about Snapbomb is the speed with which you can register with them. You then submit your blogs for appraisal and within seconds you receive an estimate of your blog’s value.

I think this could be a really good site for bloggers and advertisers looking for blog marketing. Good luck, Snapbomb!

Starlet

So eager, breathless,
She dances herself into a tiny frenzy
At the prospect of some measure of imagined fame.

The milkman had seen her picture
In the paper that held his cod and chips,
And she looked nice.

Much nicer than that piece of fish
And those soggy chips.

Day

Opening up like a wilful flower,
Nothing remains unseen by this light;
Awe-struck, emboldening,
Grasping life by the throat
And kissing its keen brow.

Advance

Walk among the happy few,
That breed of uncommon types
Who sneer at low-level atrophy,
And never stop breathing in
With all their might and never cease
Believing all may be achieved at last.

Be fair, advance and breathe!

Hunting knives

If you are into hunting and outdoor activities and could use some superb quality hunting knives then you may want to head over to Killerblades for a great hunting knives discount, so don’t delay and to and check it out.

They currently have a 40 percent discount on their hunting knives. The sale will last until the very end of March to get in quick! It’s a great online knife store and it’s so easy to purchase your hunting kit and knives from t hem. If you use the coupon GENRALSALE you will even get another 5 percent off anything in the store. Great stuff!

Win a Wii!

There is a fantastic thing going on at Charter at the moment. If you are at all interested in winning a Wii then you should definitely check it out. If you register you can enter their great sweepstakes to win your very own Wii. You can also bid, as in an auction, on Charter’s high-speed internet for life. How about that? Bidding starts at a mere ten dollars so why wait?

For your chance to win a Wii or other great prizes head on over to Charter to check it out for your self!

Iphones and such

Technology is a wondrous thing that has indeed enhanced the lives of most of us. Can you imagine having to do without your email account or MP3 player or smart phone? Of course you would be able to do without these technological features but would you want to do that? I certainly would not and I don’t think many others would either.

Most people who are the proud owners of an iphone 2.0 would probably agree with me that the ease and comfort of their iphone is something that has changed their lives for the better and I would certainly be able to understand why they would feel that way.

There is a very useful iphone forum where you can discuss all manner of things relating to the apple iphone sdk so be sure to check it out. It really is a great forum to chat and discuss iphone sdk applications, general SDK topics and more.

It is well worth looking into. Have a go and see for yourself how this forum can be of use to you. You will find something of interest, I am sure!

Envelop

Creeps, the darkness advances,
entirely wraps itself around my freezing heart,
claw-cloaking to keep out the warmth and light
that yet pushes to reach.

Sleep Time

I rove and roam within my mind;
Awkward zomblie lust-filled mare,
Night digs in deep, deeper still,
And salvation is not close at hand.

I lie awake, dreaming light-beams,
Seemingly a sphere of radiance benign,
Dawns upon a sullen brow,
Too eager, too keen, yet far too old.

Water-clad

Dripping in dewy sunshine droplets
Honey-pearled, wisdom-reared
The creature dreams of dreaming clearly
Of all that it could be
One day, sometime, somewhere.

The river soothes, trickles gladness
Creatures dance and mingle, rock step along
Pools of mirror fantasy
Elongate the soul's pleasure.

The river is always there,
Is always coming,
And is always going away.

Cornerstone

Built my palace on your love for me
Dwelling to befit a divine couple
Of ordinary humans
Touched by a moment of love
And madness
Wrapped up in scrolls of exulted claims
To eternal love
Life unbound, unfettered
By life itself
Beyond it all and reaching even further
To where the grand mansion is located
On the edge, on the shelf
The ridge where we dare not linger.

The Valley

It lay bare and open that day
The words tumbled from our eager tongues
Pleasant whispers, elevated notions
Collided dreams, real-time infotainment
Too nice, too lovely to forget
Even then.

And later that day as evensong cleared
The words become touching
Whispers kisses
And nothing could turn back
The world was ours
And this night alone
We would live forever.

What I Believe

That a poem should be concise and not endless pages long,
And a word should uplift the weary soul, and then soothe.

That if you can you should go for a ride in a balloon,
And forget about what you think of your self altogether.

That the world is a wondrous and terrible place,
And life both beautiful and horrific.

That the intricate secret web of life itself is built upon paradox,
Or perhaps not.

Mountain Daze

Climbed to the peak,
Montserrat, mountain of the Black Madonna,
shrine of cliffs, roof of the world,
with Catalunya stretching out for hundreds of years all around.

While She, regal statuette, lodged high above the altar,
high above the world,
watches over us,
and weeps.

In Dutch

In the Dutch language,
all things seem clear,
and direct,
often brutishly blunt.

No room for prevarication,
or obfuscation, vaccilatory nuance.

They tell it like it is, you see,
Not as they wish it would be.
More refined, slightly more elegant.

Song for an Angel

Sing to me of distant loves,
of enchantress pining for a saviour,
of lectures unattended,
while the young maidens run free,
barefoot through dewy May fields,
in the same places we knew,
only centuries ago.

Vapour

I watched the olde-worldy train pull out
of the weather-beaten station.
Your suitcases and you were on board,
forever departing, and that's how you'll stay.

You left in summer, and the sunshine,
and the green grass and the clean crisp air,
All wanted to leave with you,
and the grime and dust remained.

And so did I.

Creeps

Shadows mark the hazy aura
Of what once was a thought.
That kiss, that pure emotion,
Our sense of needing, wanting bliss.

Now turned into afterthought,
Memory unwelcome,
That creeps us uninvited.

Salamander

Fiery twisted flame dancer,
Stretched toad-reptile,
Underworld reveller,
Your word has never been your bond,
Nor your heart your own to direct.

Foreign masters have you in chains,
And the light does not pervade
Into your better chambers.

Tripods

One of my favourite art forms in general and a much-loved pastime of mine in particular is photography and anything to do with it. It gives me a real buzz to shoot a near-perfect picture and process it online using some of the advanced imaging software that is available these days. Of course anyone who is serious about his or her photography will have to consider looking into tripods as they are an vital factor in the arsenal of a good photographer.

There is a superb brand out there and they are the velbon tripods which are proving very popular now. They are available in all price ranges to price shouldn’t be prohibitive. They come in ballhead and panhead type of tripod and make for a fabulous addition to any photographer’s crucial paraphernalia.

With these velbon tripods you will be able to shoot great stills and landscape pictures. You will find them easy to use and excellent value for money.

Serene

I think of you, softly,
Now all have left us,
Wishing nothing would ever again,
Come between our awkward hearts,
Lives tapered into inevitable outcomes,
Outstretched, entwined, serendipitous,
With me, still here, forever wondering,
What on earth,
It was all about.

Headphones

I love nothing better than taking some well-earned time off for myself and just to listen to my MP3 player, using my headphones . It is a genuinely relaxing feeling to engulf myself with music and tunes and melodies of my own choosing, turning the volume up as I please. Of course, I take care not to annoy anyone else with the noise of my headphones when I am in public.

Some of the very best headphones that are available are made by Grado headphones . This is truly a quality product and experts and professionals alike endorse the great sound quality provided by these superb headphones that will make for a fabulous listening experience for anyone.

Sometimes I turn down the lights, close my eyes and drift off into an audio landscape that flows into my mind through my ears and nifty headphones. A veritable bath for the soul.

Twirl

The azure sphere looks out upon
a vast dark blanket that covers all
Dread waters blue cling on to it
silver cloud, like angels' hair draped
all around this marvellous stellar gem
revolving around itself
its core of hard softness that boils
and bubbles and reaches up
causing immeasurable mayhem
rendering mortals utterly mortal

Arise

Shine and sparkle like a glass
of finest crystal hue, cut supremely
never dare to not dare to dare all,
in sublime pursuit of that living thing itself
that makes all that went before
remorselessly inadequate,
and, ultimately, quite irrelevant.