Marriage News Watch: April 23, 2012
Rehab Pool Party in Las Vegas is packed!
Rehab Pool Party just tweeted this pic. These pool parties in Las Vegas are a huge draw for hotels.
I don’t know that I would enjoy being all packed up against folks in a pool drinking, but they are waaaaay popular.
Check out the info for Rehab at the Hard Rock by clicking here.
Anti-gay ad from Minnesota
Brought to you by the people who would like to make sure gays and lesbians are second-class citizens.
(via JMG)
Olivia Newton-John at Waterstones in London
From Olivia’s recent book signing in London for her cookbook “LivWise.” All proceeds of the book go to help build the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Melbourne, Australia.
I am always fascinated by the flashes of the photographers. I don’t know why. I also think it’s funny how they yell at celebrities.
I do laugh when Olivia tries to stop them, say “I’ll start over here and work my way across” so they all can have a direct shot, and then they just do what they were doing anyway. Take charge Miss Olivia!
Handsome men want to make your fruit juice
Gayest thing I’ve seen in a long time. But fun 🙂
From the South African-based juice Company, LiquiFruit.
Roslyn Kind on The Candi & Randy Show
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While she may have started out as “Barbra Steisand’s little sister” – Roslyn Kind has made a big name for herself thanks to acclaimed recordings, appearances in concert, on Broadway and television.
L.A. Times: “Forget that Roslyn Kind is Barbra Streisand’s kid sister. She’s too good and too special to have to worry about comparisons…”
The London Times: “To say she is superb would be an understatement.”
The New York Post: “She’s so good on so many levels; it’s difficult to categorize her. This elegant, beautiful, petite, dynamo delight rules the stage with a royal command that demands adoration from every seat in the house.”
In addition to her work on stage and in the studio, Roslyn also takes pride in her work for various animal welfare, Alzheimer’s and AIDS related charitable organizations including HSUS, APLA and Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS.
Roslyn will be performing in concert at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Saturday April 28th. More info at RoslynKind.com
Hit the play button above to hear Roslyn talk about her music, career on stage AND her love of dogs. Great, fun show.
Sioux City Journal devotes entire front page to anti-bullying editorial
In a rare and forceful act of advocacy, an Iowa newspaper devoted the entire front page of its Sunday edition to an anti-bullying editorial after a gay teen committed suicide.
The Sioux City Journal’s front-page opinion piece calls on the community to be pro-active in stopping bullying and urges members to learn more about the problem by seeing the acclaimed new film, “Bully,” which documents the harassment of a Sioux City middle school student. It notes that while many students are targeted for being gay, “we have learned a bully needs no reason to strike.”
Relatives have said 14-year-old Kenneth Weishuhn Jr. suffered intense harassment, including threatening cellphone calls and nasty comments posted online, after coming out to family and friends about a month ago. He died April 15 from what the local sheriff’s office described only as a “self-inflicted injury.”
“In Kenneth’s case, the warnings were everywhere,” the editorial said. “We saw it happen in other communities, now it has hit home. Undoubtedly, it wasn’t the first life lost to bullying here, but we can strive to make it the last.”
Bravo to the Sioux City Journal! Click here to read the entire editorial.
Sanford Police chief to resign after criticism over Trayvon Martin investigation
Chief Bill Lee of the Sanford Police Department in Sanford, Florida, plans to resign, a city official familiar with the matter said Monday.
Lee’s department was criticized for its handling of the investigation into the February 26 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager.
Lee said one month ago that he was stepping down temporarily, a day after the Sanford City Commission expressed no confidence in his leadership.
Happy Earth Day 2012!
Earth Day inspires and brings out different actions in each of us.
I wanted to share with you some favorite suggestions for Earth Day “to dos.” You may want to adopt some of these ideas and put them on your list of favorite family activities – for Earth Day or any day:
• Get your “glee on” out in Nature – Get outside, sing a song, do a dance, have a picnic, BBQ, go camping, walk on the beach or take a hike. Whatever gets you there, gather your family and spend some time outdoors. Talk to you kids, introduce them to nature better yet, let them introduce nature to you! Remind yourself and the kids in your life of the treasures nature has given us, and why we need to fight so very hard to protect them.
• Memory Lane Walk Down the Red Carpet “Favorite Earth Day Movies”– Watch, enjoy, lose yourself in the moment and learn something too. Movies for everyone: The Lorax, Chimpanzee, Avatar, Planet Earth, Wall-E and March of the Penguins. Documentary movies for older kids and adults: Queen of the Sun-What are the Bees Telling Us? Tapped, Gasland, Bag It, An Inconvenient Truth, Revenge of the Electric Car, Moby Duck – Learn something important., and have fun at the same time.
• Spring Cleaning and Letting the Sun Shine In – Open the windows wide and get the kids to help you clean them. You’d be surprised to see what a difference a little water and vinegar, or even just a crumbled piece of newspaper can do to “shine up” and “clean up” your windows! Pack up winter clothes, in particular those that don’t fit anymore and give them to a local charity. Got other items you don’t need but someone else might use, consider selling them on Green eBay or giving them away at Craigslist, or Free Cycle! Get your kids to help you change the air filters in your air conditioner (maximum energy efficiency). Also, make sure there are no leaky faucets in or outside your house. Change your light bulbs to energy efficient CFLs or LEDs, and consider putting your outside lights on timers. Saving energy not only reduces power plant pollution but it can also save you money too.
• Get “Down and Dirty” – plant a tree, or better yet plan a garden with the kids in your life. Vegetable, herb, or flower – the garden can be as big or small as you have room for…Herbs grow great on window sills, and corn, pumpkins and beans are fun and easy to cultivate and very cool to watch grow! Have you heard of a rain garden? This is a “trending topic” all on it’s own and a great way to plan for and mitigate storm water run off that some of us are having to get used to as heavy rain events are becoming a more frequent occurrence of our changing climate. Consider getting a rain barrel too!
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Roslyn Kind on The Candi & Randy Show tonight
While she may have started out as “Barbra Steisand’s little sister” – Roslyn Kind has made a big name for herself thanks to acclaimed recordings, appearances in concert, on Broadway and television.
L.A. Times: “Forget that Roslyn Kind is Barbra Streisand’s kid sister. She’s to good and too special to have to worry about comparisons…”
The London Times: “To say she is superb would be an understatement.”
The New York Post: “She’s so good on so many levels; it’s difficult to categorize her. This elegant, beautiful, petite, dynamo delight rules the stage with a royal command that demands adoration from every seat in the house.”
In addition to her work on stage and in the studio, Roslyn also takes pride in her work for various animal welfare, Alzheimer’s and AIDS related charitable organizations including HSUS, APLA and Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS.
Catch Roslyn on The Candi & Randy Show tonight: 11pmEST/8pmPST – click here to listen.
More info at RoslynKind.com
