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Sorry RuPaul, Season 4 Stopped at Episode 3

May 9th 2012 06:55

I could not figure out why stopped following RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4! I’m in love with this show! I am formally apologizing for not being a true consistent blogger to RuPaul and the girls. Tonight, I figured out why!

The final lip sync in Episode 3 between Dida Ritz and Princess set me on fire!

This is the reason I started watching the show in the first place. The funny comments and the dramatic lip sync for your life scenes were the best1 Each week during Season 1, I sat on the edge of my seat as RuPaul stated seriously“ This is your last time to impress me and the judges and safe yourself from elimination. ….and don’t F**k it up!” The suspense killed me! The songs kicked butt and the drag queens really got down. It kept me coming back.

Like a long relationship without a spark, I did not realize what was missing from my beloved show until Dida Ritz BLEW UP the lip sync for your life in Episode 3. Natalie Cole was one of the special guests and the lip sync song was “This Will Be An Everlasting Love” sung by Cole. Dida pulled from pride and respect for Natalie to perform the BEST lip sync I have seen in seasons! It is worth a watch many times over! The judges could not help themselves; each was cheering and waving their hands and handkerchiefs. Natalie Cole was mesmerized as she shouted toward the stage.

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Scroll to 38:05 to watch the lip sync

Conclusion for this blogger is the season was over at episode 3. The winner for season 4 has been announced. (The final three are in the leading photo.) I will watch the back episodes as a technicality but Dida won my heart this season. If anything miraculous happened, I will write about it. In the meantime, HAIL TO DIDA RITZ!

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Who Moved the Cheese?

May 1st 2012 05:23

Want your money? It is best to keep a watchful eye on it in your bank. In the state of California banks have a policy that you may not know about that will allow your money to be given to the state.

California has an Unclaimed Property Law, California Code- Title 10. This law mandates businesses, associations, insurance companies and financial institutions to report yearly accounts with inactivity to the state controller’s office. The owners of the accounts are legally supposed to be contact before the money goes to the state.

The California State Controller’s website states that, “The Unclaimed Property Law was enacted to prevent holders of Unclaimed Property from using your money and taking it into their business income.”

Ehow.com reports, “as of 2010, the state holds unclaimed property of more than $5.7 billion owned by about 11.6 million people and organizations.”

This law applies to: contents of safe deposit boxes; stocks, mutual funds and dividends; cashier’s checks and money orders not cashed; certificates of deposits; estates; mature and ended insurance policies; royalty payments; and trust funds and escrows.

Do you have some money you forgot about? Check your accounts. Inactivity is described by one bank as no money withdrawn or deposited in a period of two years. Even if your account as the sufficient funds without activity the state can still hold onto your cash.

Check the California Controller website or the site in your state and you may find your lost cash.
http://scoweb.sco.ca.gov/UCP/

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WWF Wresting with Drag Queens-WTF Wrestling?

March 9th 2012 07:14

The queens take a whirl at wrestling in episode 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4. According to the website, “The dolls enter the world of ladies wrestling as the competition moves to the ring. “ This week Ru pulls from the NBA with special guest judges Rick Fox and John Salley! The regular judges Michelle Visage, a singer and TV/Radio host and Billy B (Billy Brasfield), a successful makeup artist were on deck.

For the first challenge RuPaul told the queens that padding is the foundation of drag. For the mini challenge the queens were asked to make an ass of themselves by super padding their butts. The queens had 30 minutes to shove as much padding on their backside as possible! This gave a whole new meaning to “Baby Got Back”! The pictures are worth a thousand words. The winners of the big bootie challenge were, Chad Michaels, Willam, and Phi Phi O’Hara. The winners were able to pick the crew for their next challenge, drag queen wrestling!

The nutty queen, Mimi Imfurst must have inspired Rupaul in Season 3, when she picked up India Ferrah and spun her during the lip sync for your life! “ Mimi Imfurst Drag is not a contact sport, “ RuPaul stated. That was then and this is now!

This season’s queens broke into good girls and mean girls wrestling teams. The crews took some one on one tough lesson from professional wrestlers: “Hollywood Own”, Joey Ryan, Hector “El Chido” Conales and “King of Submissions”, Ryan Taylor.

Wincing the queens did their best to be tough asses. When it came down to brass tacks the winner of the WTF Team was Team Chad Michaels, the Bitch Kickers.

The runway theme this week was for the queens to sport a girly-girl outfit. Some of the outfits were very girly-girly and some interesting. The judge’s critics were tough this week. Who knew basketball players were going to be so harsh.

When Willam was asked about the wrestling competition she said it went great and her team kicked ass. Au contraire mon frère, John Salley said the competition was weak in the ring and Willam’s expressions were not believable. Ouch!

The Princess had a blown away hair look, and Billy B said he hated it and it looked like a bad hair show. Michelle Visage said that Princess’s wrestling performance did not have any spunk. Princess said she was zen and she was trying. Michelle told her to try harder. Double Ouch!

Didi Ritz said she was channeling Sex in the City. Rick Fox said she was more like Sex in the Alley.

Jiggly’s comments were not flattering either; Rick Fox told her that her lollipop prop was better than her style.

Billy B bombed on Lashawn Beyond by telling her she looked like a back up singer for Luther Vandross in 1988!

Based on the presentation on the main stage and in the wresting ring two queens were up for elimination. Princess and Lashawn Beyond had a last chance to impress Ru and save themselves from elimination. “Time to lip sync for your life and don’t f*** it up!”

The song was “Bad Girls” by Donna Summer. Lashawn Beyond committed a major drag no-no. She took off her shoes before the song. The whole point is to sing and get so carried away you may kick off your shoes during the song but not before. Patty LaBelle use to do this in concert. It is very dramatic. Never the less Lashawn was very stiff, without spunk and robotic. Princess had grace and worked it but was by far not outstanding. Princess won, Shante You Stay! Lashawn Beyond, Sashay Away .

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War of the World Meets Drag Queens!

March 6th 2012 07:53

Rupaul is not pulling any punches in his first episode of season 4, RuPocalypse, of RuPaul’s Drag Race. According the to the RuPaul Drag Race website, “Season 4 premieres with 13 new queens competing, but first they must survive drag zombies and the end of the world.” The regular judges have returned, Santino Rice, an American fashion designer and Michelle Visage, a singer and TV/Radio host. Special guest stars judges this week are Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, and world-renowned photographer, Mike Ruiz.

First, the drag queens had a mini challenge photo shoot with celebrity photographer, Mike Ruiz. Each drag queen was splattered with paint as she stood on a spinning wheel while Mike worked for a Top Model like photo. Standing on a spinning wheel was quite the challenge; a few queens took a spill. The winner of this challenge was one of the larger size queens, Jiggly Caliente from New York City.

The drag queens main challenge is to create an out of this world post apocalyptic runway couture out of trash-like materials. Each step toward making this outfit was filled with drama as the queens were led to an abandoned motel to hear the challenge and get the materials. Zombie creatures, past contestants, burst out of the old motel rooms with random materials and the drag queens muscled each other for the best digs.

In the end, it was a strange creepy runway. The best part is the judges’ comments about each queen, this is ridiculous and funny. Below are some examples of the mudslinging.

"Very Westwood. Only one boob the other got lost in the apocalyptic."

Latrice from HooVille.

"Milan is burning. Let's let this be a lesson to all of us. Don't smoke in bed!"

"She's one hot potato and she seals in her natural juices."

The winner of the challenge was super creepy Sharon Needles from Pittsburgh. She looked like death warmed over on the runway as blood seeped from her lips. It was truly disgustingly the end of the world.

In the end, two queens were in the bottom two. Jiggly Caliente from New York City and Alisa Summers from Tampa Florida stood before the judges for elimination. Jiggly’s post-apocalyptic couture was a disaster. Alisa’s runway outfit was too skimpy and did not leave much to the imagination.

They both heard the famous lines: “Two queens stand before me, ladies this is your last time to impress me and save yourself from elimination. The time has come for you to Lip Sync for your lives! Good luck and don’t f*** it up!”

They lip synced to Toxic by Brittney Spears. Jiggly the bigger of the two worked it! She danced, acted out and moved. Her trash dress was left all over the stage. Alisa although very pretty stood mostly in the same place looking pretty. Jiggly took it! Alisa had to Sashay Away while Jiggly Shante You Stay!

One gone twelve more to go!! Stay tuned.

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RuPaul’s Back!

February 24th 2012 06:34

RuPaul’s Drag Race has revved up another season of unbridled entertainment as Season 4 launched. RuPaul’s Drag Race is a realty television show hosted on the Logo Channel that features RuPaul, a famous actor, model and drag queen, as he searches for “America’s next Drag Superstar”. With a hint of America’s Top Model with a twist RuPaul’s Drag Race has been entertaining, unbelievable and enjoyable.

Season 3 lost it pizzazz after one of the most dynamic queens, Yara Sofia, from Puerto Rico, was eliminated in a heartbreaking mental collapse on stage. It was a slow walk to the finish when the very sleek, sexy runway model Raja took home the gold.

Will RuPaul’s Drag Show Season 4 bring back the glamour and excitement of the previous years? According to the Drag Race website, this season is the “new drag dimension”. The thirteen new drag queen contestants are not quite the beauties seen in the past seasons. This season promises to a be wild and scary ride. Stay tuned.

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Want a Beer?.. Now How About a Haircut?

February 21st 2012 04:34

At Bishop’s Barbershop in Portland Oregon a beer and a haircut could go hand and hand. Opened since 2001, Bishops is a new aged barbershop that offers high-end services at affordable prices in a “casual, fun environment”. The barbershop is eclectic filled with unique artwork, music and trend setting stylists.

When you walk into Bishops and choose from the a-al-carte menu of services you are offered a free cold bottle of Miller High Life if you are over 21. There’s a twist on barbershops; have a drink while you wait. The appointments are walk-in only.

Bishops has been in business for 10 years in Portland and has eleven locations throughout the Greater Portland area! To celebrate their 10th anniversary Bishops will be giving away free haircuts on March 8th!

Bishops is more than a shop it’s a super cool place to get hair care, check out art and music or even occasionally listen to a band jam. Only in Portland could hanging out and hairstyling go together. If you are in the area on March 8th stop by Bishops Barbershop to upgrade your cool factor.

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Where am I?... Is that BBQ?

January 27th 2012 06:32

I was driving on Oregon’s Highway 26 en route to the Timberline Lodge (the famous lodge used as the exterior of the Overlook Hotel in the movie The Shining). I passed a huge red building bellowing smoke with a sign for BBQ.

Could great BBQ be possible in the middle of nowhere? Yep.

It was the Skyway Bar and Grill! This is a BBQ restaurant located in town called Zigzag, Oregon. According to the website, the Skyway Bar and Grill is “a roadhouse-style place featuring Chef Hornor's classic American barbeque with an Oregon spin.”

The curiosity was too much so I stopped off to see if this place could hold its own with some of Portland’s best BBQ like Clay’s Smokehouse Grill and Podnahs Pit.

I ordered the BBQ Sampler Plate, which included brisket, pulled pork, pork ribs, coleslaw and baked beans for $15. I also ordered the mac and cheese. Check out the menu below.

The BBQ was delicious! It was so tender and flavorful. The meat without the sauce was mouthwatering on all three kinds of meat! Skyway carries several bbq sauces and I suggest you try a few of them to decide what you would like. I settled for plain ol’ bbq and was a bit disappointed. The meat was so good without the sauce, I was still happy.

The sides were mixed. The coleshaw was tart the tartest I ever tasted. I like it as a good combination with the meat. The bake beans were heavy on the tomato not bad but not what I prefer. The mac and cheese was a creamy mac with toasted breadcrumbs on top. It was creamy but not necessarily cheesy. The mac and cheese was good especially if you prefer creamy.

Skyway is not just a BBQ place it is a music haven with a variety of guest and open mic events too.

If you are driving on the 26 on your way up to Mt. Hood, Ski Bowl or Timberline Lodge take a minute to taste a BBQ treat at the big red building on the left. It’s worth a stop.

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Hear About The New Aged Kindergarten?

December 2nd 2011 05:06

Remember your early school experiences in kindergarten? Those days were filled with learning how to use scissors, sharing and sitting on the carpet while you admired your new teacher. The old kindergarten is a distant memory compared to changes in early education today.

The standards and content for kindergarten are more rigorous and students cannot successfully perform in today’s typical kindergarten classroom without knowledge in language and content (colors, body parts, counting, etc.) ability in motor skills, self-care and social skills.

The state of Florida’s Board of Education increased state funded preschool programs because of the overwhelming number of students who were not prepared for kindergarten.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, pre-K providers in Florida are being scrutinized by the state on how they prepare students for school. Florida has developed a tool to review pre-K programs. Those programs that fail are deemed “low performing”. The Florida Department of Education is projecting 39% of pre-K programs will earn “low performing” marks in the up coming year.

The state of California has taken a different approach toward early classroom success. Recently, a law called the Kindergarten Readiness Act passed. This law will move the birthday cutoff date for new kindergartners from December to September.

This new kind of class is called Transitional Kindergarten. Educational theorists think that Transitional Kindergarten, will better prepare children to be successful.

The law also requires school districts to offer a new grade level for young children who have fall birthdays and have typically been too young to start kindergarten.

According to Mercury News.com “children with birthdays between Sept. 2 and Dec. 2 — those who would have been eligible for kindergarten under the old system — will be guaranteed a slot once the program is fully implemented in 2014.” Students will have an opportunity to attend school for two years to prepare for 1st grade.

Kindergarten changed and a variety of programs are available to help prepare your child to be successful. Check your state Department of Education website for changes in policy and programs of support.

First published on on Technorati as New Aged Kindergarten.

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How Much Will You Pay for Beauty?

November 24th 2011 21:59

How much does beauty cost? According to Beauty at Any Cost: The Consequence of Beauty Obsession on Woman & Girls written in 2008, a total of 7 billion dollars is spent annually on cosmetic products. The informational paper by the YWCA went on to state in 2007, Cosmetic surgery and non-surgical procedures performed in the United States cost a whopping 11.7 million dollars, which is a 500% increase in the last ten years.

These staggering numbers explain why some criminals are capitalizing on the demand for cosmetic services in this ever-rising market. “The Butcher of South Beach”, Reinaldo Silvestre, posed as a general surgeon performing a number of breast augmentations operations in Miami, Florida in the 1990’s. Silvestre a fugitive criminal was featured on America’s Most Wanted in November of 2004. In March of 2006, Silvestre was convicted of aggravated battery and practicing medicine without a license. He was sentenced to 45 years behind bars for the disfigurement he caused.

Recently, CBS News reported a transgendered woman in Miami was arrested for impersonating a doctor and performing a dangerous cosmetic procedure on a woman.

The transgendered perpetrator, O’Neal Ron Morris age 30 allegedly posed as a doctor and injected cement, mineral oil and flat-tire sealant into the buttocks of a woman to enhance her figure! Morris injected the deadly solution into the victim on several occasions. The unnamed victim experienced extreme pain, sickness and sores. The fake doctor encouraged the victim to continue the treatments.

When the pain became too much the victim went to the hospital but was too embarrassed to disclose the reason why she was in so much pain. The victim’s mother helped support her daughter in disclosing the crime to health officials, which lead to the arrest.

The victim is currently recovering. Part of that recovery is a very painful lesson in how to acquire adequate medical care. Doctor’s licensure can be researched and validated by checking with the board that certificated the physician. If the board is not affiliated with American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) or the American Osteopathic Association(AOA), additional research is necessary.

How much does beauty cost? The price could be your life if you are not careful.

Article first published as How Much Does Beauty Cost? on Technorati.

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Great Deal On A Hotel Room?! Maybe Not

November 22nd 2011 06:21

Want a great deal on a hotel room? Who doesn’t? Buyers beware because a great deal could have a not so great catch. Websites compete to get your business on the cheapest price for airline tickets, rental cars and hotel rooms. Priceline, Hotel.com, Orbtiz and Travelocity are some of the popular sites to get more bang for your buck.

Here’s the catch, when you book a great room on one of these cost saving sites, you are bidding for the best price. Hotels have become savvy on how they are able to pass on the savings. A hotel will give you the best price and then reserve the lease desirable room.

For example, The Comfort Inn and Suites in Canal Park in Duluth Minnesota booked a lake view room at a reduced rate over the Labor Day Weekend. What a deal! Not really because the lake view room was a smaller room than the typical room because it was handicap accessible. These handicap rooms are usually located at the end of the hallways. The rooms have features that could include: a sit down shower instead of a tub, lower counters, less furniture, an elevated toilet seat, less counter space, or lower towel bars.

The American with Disabilities Act of 1990, prohibits discrimination based on disabilities. The law mandates that individuals with disabilities have the right to services, facilities or accommodations. Each hotel must have these rooms available for people with disabilities. Apparently, there is not a lot of demand for these rooms. To maximize profits hotels are booking these rooms as the best available rate. If you end up with one of these rooms chances are slim that the hotel will modify your reservation on a busy weekend.

Buyers beware. State your preferences upfront when booking and grabbing your great deal. If you book through a popular web site contact the hotel directly to reiterate your choices.

There is nothing wrong with a good deal when it’s what you really want.

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