I Don’t Want to Give this AWFUL Site Publicity but….

MissBimbo.com. …. just boggles my mind. Not only is it the most degrading and ridiculous site for obvious reasons, it is geared for teenage girls (and much younger!) to play. It consists of reaching new levels by making a girl “look pretty” - through dieting, boob jobs, face lifts, etc. It promotes not working and finding a rich husband. The site actually just had to take off the “Take Diet Pills” option for the bimbos due to the negative response from the media. I think it is absolutely disgraceful that this type of garbage is available to young girls. There are so many people with eating disorders, body image, and self esteem issues in our world, and this is not helping!!

Here is the Cnn.com article accompanying it: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/25/miss.bimbo/

Red Wine, Good for the Heart?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/03/050325222705.htm

There have been numerous studies done about this, but this science daily article says that red wine may, in fact, be good for the heart. But of course — in moderation! Only 2 - 3 oz per day or less, or else the health benefits turn into negatives. The reason for the possible benefits of red wine is because it contains polyphenols. They are powerful anti-oxidants….but minus the alcohol. Polyphenols also are found in fruit, particularly berries, as well as green tea and chocolate. Anti–oxidants slow cell deterioration.

My only question is…what ABOUT the alcohol? Do the health benefits just cancel out because there is alcohol in red wine? Are these assumptions too hasty?

PS: Try to get organic wine when you can!!

Marry an Uglier Guy, You’ll Be Happier

….says Fox News.

A study reported by FOXNews.com from the Journal of Family Psychology shows that women who marry less attractive men than themselves are happier in the long run. I’m assuming it’s due to the fact that ugly guys won’t stray because they know their wife is the best thing that ever happened to them. Or maybe because if you don’t have looks, you have to develop a personality, usually a pleasant one…

Ironically, however, studies show men usually marry women who are younger, prettier, and lower in socioeconomic status.

No wonder there are so many divorces these days!

Stars withOUT Makeup

This could make you feel better….

100 Things to Do Before You Die …A TEST!

Click HERE to check off things you should do in your life, and see how much you’ve done so far.

My score was 24, I have a ways to go!!

PA Needs to Ban Smoking in Bars

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/email_list.cfm?body=H

As a student at a school in Pennsylvania, I’m SO tired of constantly reeking of smoke from just an hour or two of time in a bar. Click HERE to send a note to the state legislators of PA - of your district -  (Call or Email) regarding the ban of tobacco in bars. Pennsylvania is so behind the times. The topic is currently being debated in committee now for 4 or 5 months. A total ban in bars AND casinos they felt was “too harsh.” Second hand smoke is criminal. Let’s try to speed up the system to ban smoke in bars!

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/email_list.cfm?body=H

(At Least) 10 Places You Should Go Before You Die (+1)

Lately I’ve been making lists of places I want to go.

Here are places I would recommend everyone to visit.

I’ve been able to go to some of them, but striving to do all….

1. Visit the Great Wall of China (CHECK)      

2. Go in the Colosseum in Rome, Italy (CHECK)

3. Climb the Great Pyramid of Egypt 

4. Go on an African Safari 

5. Kiss the Blarney Stone in Ireland (CHECK) 

6. See Stonehenge in England (CHECK) 

7. Visit the Great Barrier Reef in Australia

8. Visit the world’s tallest and only 7 star hotel Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai

9. Stand under the Eiffel Tower (or go up it) at night, Paris, France (CHECK)

10. Raft the rivers of the Grand Canyon - Arizona (CHECK as of July 2009)

11. (I had to add it…) See the Taj Mahal in Agra, India

…I could keep going, there are just so many places!!

Feel free to add your own top picks…

LOLdogs are Better than LOLcats

LOLdogs Website

You’re Really Lucky I’m Sharing This With You.

Petition to Make St. Patrick’s Day a National Holiday

Click HERE to sign the official petition to make St. Patrick’s Day a national holiday in America. Guinness needs 1 million signatures by midnight, March 16, 2008.

I mean come on, we pretend it’s a holiday anyway.