First Lady Planting Seeds on 40th Anniversary of Sesame Street

I loved gardening before our move to another state last year. We planted many beautiful flowering shrubs that added value to our home. From hydrangeas in blue and pink to crepe myrtles in red and white, to butterfly bushes that filled the yard with fluttering beauty and gardenias that smelled so wonderful, our yard was a sea of color and activity during the summer and spring months.

The next step in gardening I wanted to try was planting a real garden full of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, peppers and so on. I also wanted to have apple trees and grapevines but when you move and decide to rent for awhile, you are unable to cultivate the land in any way you would like. I've settled with a couple of potted plants... boring, if you ask me.

Gardening is a wonderful hobby for all alike. To see what you have planted return year after year in a bigger and better way, there is nothing like watching your rewards return in awesome abundance.

For the 40th Anniversary of the long running children's show, Sesame Street, Michelle Obama will plant lettuce, tomato, and cucumber seeds. Promoting gardening to children, our First Lady will get down and dirty with the earth.

"All these seeds need to grow are sun, soil and water. If you eat these healthy foods, you're going to grow up to be big and strong, like me," Michelle Obama says. "I know you're going to like these vegetables, because in addition to being healthy, they really taste great!" [via UsMagazine]

Michelle Obama is the first to garden in the White House since World War II. She planted fifty fruits and vegetables that are used in the White House kitchen. Wonderful!

I'm not sure if this will help children decide to try that bite of tomato or cucumber but promoting a way of life that is helpful to the environment and a throw back to how so many of our ancestors had to live to survive may help many in need. Educating those who could plant gardens in their backyards to supplement income is never a bad thing. It's fun and rewarding. The kids can get dirty and it's for a wonderful cause: your belly!

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Emmy Rossum's Secret Marriage Ends In Divorce and He Wants Her To Pay For It

Emmy Rossum whom I adored in The Day After Tomorrow, has been hiding a secret to the media world. She has been married since February 2008 to music producer, Justin Siegel. He filed for divorce last Friday in L.A citing irreconcilable differences.

He seeks spousal support and wants her to pay for all court costs.

His day job must not be paying very well...

Kourtney Kardashian's Man Sticks With Champagne: What your man's drink says about him

My hubby has always been a beer drinker. For awhile he stuck with heady types like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Guinness and Sam Adams. Now he mostly drinks Budweiser, High Life and sometimes Tecate. On the rare occasion he will have a glass of whiskey and water. I may sound a tad sexist here, forgive me, but a man looks right holding a beer.

As I am getting my daily gossip news, I see Kourtney Kardashian's baby daddy, Scott Disick celebrated with Lamar Odom and his gang last night for his upcoming wedding this Sunday to Khloe Kardashian.

The night began around 10:15 at STK restaurant in Los Angeles. While the boys dined on steaks, Yukon mashed potatoes, mac-n-cheese, fingerling potatoes and tuna tar tare, Odom ordered Johnny Walker along with shots of Lemon Drops for the celebration. Disick declined and sipped on champagne. [via Us Magazine]

Now look, I'm all for champagne. I personally love the stuff and my hubby is more than welcome to share a glass of bubbly with me, but for a man's drink of choice? For the night?

What a man's drink says about him

Beer: He's a man's man. One of the first beverages bought with a fake i.d. As long as it's not a Natty Light, you can assume he's out of college.

Wine: He's a cultured guy. With birthdays and anniversaries abound, a man who can drink wine will never be a whine. As long as the wine he's sipping hasn't turned to vinegar or he smiles back at you with grape lips, he's cool.

Frozen Drinks: He's not for you. If he's not on an island enjoying the scenery, run. Do you really want to introduce your man to your friends and he orders a Strawberry Daiquiri?

Champagne: He's not sure of himself. He's trying to look classy or suffering from a horrendous hangover. If he drinks it from a flute, it better be his wedding day.

Hard Liquor: He's a party boy. Held over from the college years, he can turn it up a notch and will want you to join in on the fun too. As long as it's not a regular thing, you'll have fun. Just have a DD.

Nickname Gone Wrong

Misunderstandings are inevitable in relationships. Someone says something the other interprets to mean as something else.

Like, "I love that shirt" when sarcasm drips from your tongue and they take it as it's your favorite ever and they in turn wear it until the day they die. Or maybe, you say "I love that shirt" and mean it, but they think you are being sarcastic. As soon as they take the shirt off, it will never see the light of day again.

The other day I was thinking about a nickname given to me once by a friend. I hated when he called me it. I would cringe in my boots when he would say it to me. It sounded like a slam. Looking back though, I think it was more a term of endearment than anything.

Have you been given a nickname at any point you hated?

Mackenzie Phillips Wacked Out Childhood Meant Sharing Drugs and Having Sex With Her Father

During the 60's, free love and drugs were the norm more than the exception. As a member of the band The Mamas and the Papas, John Phillips seemed to think engaging in a incestuous relationship with his daughter, Mackenzie, and getting her high on pills and cocaine was an alright thing to do.

Mackenzie Phillips, one time "One Day at a Time" star, drops a bombshell in her new book High on Arrival, that on the eve of her wedding to Jeff Sessler, a member of the Rolling Stones entourage, her father arrived at her footsteps determined to stop it.

"I had tons of pills, and Dad had tons of everything too. Eventually I passed out on Dad's bed. My father was not a man with boundaries. He was full of love, and he was sick with drugs. I woke up that night from a blackout to find myself having sex with my own father." [via USA Today]

She is a guest today on the Oprah show. She will speak about her cocaine abuse. It was her father who shot her up the first time.

"He put the needle in my arm and pushed the plunger in and he missed."

"Missed the vein?" Winfrey asks.

"Missed the vein," Mackenzie replied, "and my whole arm went numb, because it was cocaine."

Michelle Obama Says Women Who Ogle Her Husband Should "Get a life."

In Christopher Andersen's new book, Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage, he writes of the relationship between the two during the campaign trail.

During the campaign, many over-eager female fans were more than happy to reach out and touch the then senator and where their hands wound up may shock you. Obama actually said, "Jesus, I wish they'd stop grabbing my a**."

Mrs. Obama had her words for her husband's admirers. "I want to tell these women, 'Back off,' " Andersen quotes her as saying. "It's just embarrassing, that's all." [via People]

And while some of these situations would drive the First Lady into giving the President the silent treatment, Andersen quotes a source suggesting Michelle personally managed to help remove a particular campaign worker from Barack's view once the working relationship had grown closer than she liked.

Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Roller Works Wonders

As a Shine Beauty Guru, we have such an amazing job! With our assignment this month, I was privileged to have wonderful products to test from the Olay Regenerist line. Although I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every one and would recommend them all to you, Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Eye Roller is my favorite!

With thirty year old skin around my eyes, I have tried products before to help with puffiness and fight the appearance of fine lines around my delicate eye area. Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Eye Roller is different. Designed like a marker, you can easily apply the cream under your eyes without getting your hands dirty. Just as you may have used cold cucumber slices or ice packs before to reduce swelling, Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Roller works better and without the time constraints or extreme cold.

Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Roller is automatic in the reduction of puffiness.

Just click the end several times before your first application and you are ready to go. Once you see the eye cream coat the three rollers at the end, apply under eyes until it disappears. Immediately, I noticed the puffiness reduce. You make think I'm making this up but I'm not; I could see from my eyes that the puffiness had been reduced.

With three weeks into using this product, I have seen dramatic results in the reduction of puffiness under my eyes. Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Eye Roller claims to continue working to fight the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. I have not seen any increase in the fine lines and that is the claim. Actually, I think my eye region looks better than ever!

With a suggested retail of $23, some may still be skeptical about paying this price, but I have to say it's a miracle drug. I'm hooked! (You may be able to find it online for cheaper.)

Keep up the great work Olay!

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Why if I was a man I wouldn't date Megan Fox or for that fact, anyone like her...

When Megan Fox first appeared on the Hollywood scene, she looked to me as a beautiful young woman with the world at her fingertips. Starring alongside Hollywood's next Johnny Depp, Shia LeBeouf, in the hit Transformers, Megan Fox was eye candy for all sexes. But the more she opens her mouth in interviews and the like, her charisma has worn thin. Very, very thin.

She models for the cover of this month's Cosmopolitan. As a gift someone gave me for Christmas, I receive this magazine on a monthly basis. Hopefully, I will not receive the same gift next year because with three children in the house, the cover more or less represents a porn magazine with a couple of beauty tips thrown in The last time I was in Wal-Mart, I noticed the front partially covered with the plastic frame usually used to prohibit the young eyes of children from looking when a Playboy or Penthouse magazine is being sold. The magazine used to not be this way. Anyways, enough of that...

Megan Fox could be the compared to Kanye West with her self importance attitude and mouthy shows of unintelligence. This leads me to try and save men who think they want a woman like Miss. Fox.

Why Men Shouldn't Date Megan Fox Or Anyone Like Her:

She's always talking about herself: I understand this is part of the job when you are an actress. People are interested in how you live you life when you lead such a seemingly important one. The constant chatter of listen to me, look at me, tell me I'm sane... Enough. Find some self esteem.

She's not sure of her sexuality: “I think people are born bisexual... I have no question in my mind about being bisexual. ... I would never date a girl who was bisexual, because that means they also sleep with men, and men are so dirty that I’d never want to sleep with a girl who had slept with a man.” (via The Sun) Huh? You want to have a relationship with this mind set?

She's only nice to certain people: Crew members from the set of Transformers had this to say about her, "Never a thank you. All the crew members have stopped saying hi to Ms. Princess because she never says hello back." (via UsMagazine) Any girl who puts on heirs and is only nice to certain people, probably doesn't have any true friends.

She has a terrible temper: Recently she has said, "...I’ve destroyed the house. I go bats***. I’ve had to say to Brian, ‘You have to go and stop talking to me, because I’m going to kill you. I’m going to stab you with something. Please leave.’" Fox said. "I’d never own a gun for that reason. I wouldn’t shoot to kill. But I would shoot him in the leg, for sure.” (via Usmagazine) I guess if you like to live in fear for your life you should be fine but if not, run don't walk.

She likes to bash your sex: When asked about her relationships with men she says, "I never call them guys. I always called them boys," she explains. "Maybe it’s a superiority complex—my needing to keep them down." (via Eonline) I don't think I would want to date someone who liked to keep me down in order to feel like I had control in the relationship. Aren't relationships give-n-take?

Girlfriend, Save Your Man

Last night at the MTV Video Music Awards, Kayne West proved why he is a lunatic.

While Taylor Swift accepted the Best Female Video Award for "You Belong With Me," Kayne West grabbed her microphone and began rambling on how he thought Beyonce had been jipped. He thought Beyonce should have won for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)." (You think the world wants to know what you're dancing to in the club?Oh... wait... you think the world wants to know everything you're thinking, doing, seeing, eating...)

"Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'm going to let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time," he shouted. "One of the best videos of all time!"

While Taylor Swift looked onwards at the scene unfolding with a look of utter disbelief the camera panned to Beyonce. Her facial expression was of the same nature as Swift's. Talk about a nightmare.

Supposedly Kanye had been boozing it up on the red carpet before the show. His girlfriend, Amber Rose, was in attendance with him. All the while walking the red carpet, Kanye was photographed with a bottle of Hennessy in his hand. Amber Rose smiled for the cameras and Kanye sipped from the bottle. Whether or not he was drunk when the episode happened on stage remains to be seen but if Amber Rose was aware of his state of mind could she not have stepped up to plate when she saw her boyfriend making his way to the stage during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech? Could she have helped usher him back to his seat before he made an arse of himself?

Amber Rose, where were you?

Brazilian Women Having Fewer Babies From Watching Soap Operas: TV Changes Your Views, Watch At Your Own Risk

If TV Soap Operas can influence the minds of millions of Brazilians out of producing so many children, what else do you think that electronic box can make you do?

In a recent study performed by Eliana La Ferrara of Italy's Bocconi University and Alberto Chong and Suzanne Duryea of the Inter-American Development Bank, soap operas may be a factor in the drop in fertility rates in Brazil. Where in 1960 the average Brazilian woman had 6.3 children, results shown in a 2000 census tell this rate is down to 2.3. Puzzled by this drastic reduction in birth rates and without a state policy that reduces your allowance of children, researchers began to analyze this trend.

It seems a commercial network, Rede Globo, could be to blame. For the past few decades most of the Brazilan population has regularly tuned into these Soap Operas or Novelas. These Novelas depict smaller family groups where 72% of the actors have no children and 21% have only one child. Watching these shows for decades and becoming entranced into the lives of these players seems to have had an impact on what family size the Brazilian Nation thinks it should have. Just as seeing your favorite star in a certain pair of jeans or drinking a certain beverage can lead to purchasing the product yourself as a means of relating to this persona a celebrity can evoke from yourself, it seems watching these Novelas are changing the patterns of family life.

Foreign Policy told how in Indian villages where satellite television was being broadcast, women were able to watch a more liberated urban woman an in turn views were changed. These women became less tolerant of spousal abuse and less biased on having a male offspring. They also felt more in their right to spend money without permission from their husband.

The television is a wonderful invention and means of communication but owners of communication own the power of persuasion. With influence and power comes responsibility. With 120 million viewers daily, Rede Globo, is the fourth largest network in the world. The owners of these Novelas may never have thought by producing a simple show could change the population of their world but it has.

Wow! Just thinking about a network changing my views on the amount of children I may or may not want to have is mind boggling. It makes me question who I might be without the tube...

What's Your Hair Dream?

For years and years, I have been a blond. A nice, golden blond color has been my friend for as long as I can remember. Month after month and year after year, my roots would start to call. Time for a run to the drugstore and purchase my blond dye kit; time to hide what is dark. Yay! Although I couldn't stand the sight of this truth from beneath my scalp, hubby loved to see the real me. This sight of truth didn't make me look so prim and proper and I think he likes when I look a little dirty. Hey, to each their own...

After years of trying to hide my dark roots, I'm beginning to embrace them instead of hide them away in my head. This is not an easy task. Once your hair has been bleached for as long as mine has, the hair is very porous. That means the darker hair color has a harder time grasping the hair strand, in turn leaving me at first try with green hair. After another bottle of dark brown color it looked a little better but each time I wash my hair, the color fades back to blond. I'm going to keep trying.

The decision has been a long time in the making. The saying "blonds have more fun," could be defiantly looked into. When your hair is blond, I swear men will hang their bodies out of a car to get a look at you. You could be stopped in traffic and see a man driving his car the opposite way and they will literally fall out of the car to see this blond person. I'm tired of this. Look at somebody else. I'm busy over here.

My mother was a blond for many years before she wanted to try the "red look". She loved it and did this look for awhile. Early in the summer when she visited her hairstylist, he asked her what she wanted to do this season. For some reason , she told him to take her back blond. Never really loving this look again, she plans on returning to her red hair the next time she visits him. As we talked about this color change she embarked on, she laughed to tell me of men hanging their heads out of turning cars just to get a peek at this woman in blond. When she was a red head, no one looked.

I have to say that Emmanuelle Chriqui's character as Sloan on Entourage has been a huge inspiration of mine for the transformation of blond back to my roots. Also Jessica Lowndes from 90210 has also been inspirational.

Do you have a hair dream of the moment? Has it been inspired in anyway?

What would it take to help commit your lover?

I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't speak of this couple again but I'm breaking it today. The Pratt's: what a mess... The latest saga in their relationship made me wonder how far could your lover go before you question their sanity and wonder if they might need the intervention only a mental ward can provide?

Exclusive to Access Hollywood, Spencer Pratt is in the process of legally changing his name to "King Spencer Pratt". Spencer explained the reason behind his decision to legally change his name is, “I have decided that if there is a Queen of England and Prince William, we need to have a King of America, and I have nominated myself for that title.”

Talk about coo coo!

This morning's press brought another wacky view from Mr. Pratt himself. He threatens divorce if Heidi gets pregnant. Spencer told MTV News his view on if she gets pregnant, "I told her there's a divorce or adoption," he says. "If she's not down with the adoption, I think it's divorce."

It is seriously time for this guy to shut his mouth. How hurtful can one jacka#* be? Divorcing your wife if she gets pregnant by you?

Heidi please wake up from behind whatever cobwebs seem to be your brain and notice what this guy is doing to you. He is selfish and only thinking of himself. The world would give you a second chance but not with that thing's ring around your finger and those claws trying to rip at any second of the spotlight. He's not funny and no one is laughing.

How much would it take for you until you thought of committing your lover?

The Duggars Pregnant With 19th: Why not adopt?

Living the Quiverfull Christian movement to it's finest, Michelle Duggar told the Today Show today, (September 1, 2009) she is two and a half months pregnant. The baby will be born in the springtime after the Duggar's first grandchild will be welcomed into the world.

With eighteen children so far, all with names that start with J, I wonder how many more children they will bless the world with? They practice the Quiverfull Christian faith which tells its believers that children are a blessing from God and you are not allowed to practice any type of birth control.

Luckily the Duggar's are blessed with the monetary means to support this brood. Living in their 7000 square foot home in Tontitown, Arkansas my ex-boss was a friend of this family at one time. Because my ex-boss, I'll call him Jim, was in the construction business and Jim Bob Duggar made his fortune in real estate, these two ran with some of the same circles. Jim always said they were the nicest people but he was shocked by their continual reproduction as the rest of the non-practicing or non-believing Quiverfull Christians are. I mean how could they not be the nicest people, really?

In a world were so many children are starving and not taken care of, why would the Duggar's feel the continual need to reproduce? Why not adopt other children who could use the guidance that seems to fulfill this family and make it so productive and prosperous?

Are the Duggar's selfish in their need to populate the earth with their breed? Why not help others in need instead of reproducing you own seeds over and over?