This season I’m torn. I mean I really love all the contestants, especially Carly Smithson and this guy, Michael Johns, who is terrific! He reminds me very much of a young Jim Morrison. This week’s mentor was Dolly Parton, and Michael does a wonderful blues version of her song “It’s All Wrong, But It’s All Right”.
Enjoy!

I’ve upgraded this blog to WordPress 2.5 and everything went smoothly. As far as I can tell, all plugins are working correctly. I did have to upgrade a few of them but now with this version’s new automatic plugin upgrade function, it was simple and fast! I’m very pleased! Now you no longer have to keep downloading the new plugin versions, unzip them and FTP them to your server. You can do everything from your WordPress admin. Nice!

I really like the new dashboard. I like the fact that I can edit it now without needing a special plugin to do it. The look of the admin area is very slick, and I think it will be easier for new WordPress users to understand everything. Only time will tell, of course.

I have about 10 more blogs to update and though I’m not sure I’ll get to them all today, I know now that I won’t have any serious problems. Thank goodness! Have you upgraded your WordPress blog yet? If so, did you run into any difficulties?

Tonight at 8pm people across Canada and around the world are turning off their lights to build awareness on climate change and energy conservation.

I won’t be participating because we are being lied to by governments and environmental lobbyists, on so many levels.

Energy is free..there is no shortage of it. Anyone who tells you differently is lying. Why? Because you can create your own electricity, for example, with simple inventions that have been stifled by the big energy companies for years.

I am in the process of building a website dedicated to green living, alternative energy sources, etc, at AfreshLife.com. At this site, I will be promoting info products and writing about how to become independent from energy companies by choosing to implement changes in your homes and your life so that your hydro costs are nil, (in fact, you’ll be feeding the grid, watching your meter spin backwards!) you can turn off your natural gas, and you can save big bucks at the gas station.

In my humble opinion, if we are to save the world from so-called climate change, it’s time to really start pushing alternative energy. I think making it affordable for the average home-owner to convert to wind or solar power, or the newest exciting system, Geothermal energy, would be a logical step to improving our air quality, and eventually all our pocketbooks. But that would then put the big energy companies out of business, wouldn’t it? Well, they have been stealing from us for years so what goes around, comes around.

Just look at your hydro bill if you live in Ontario, Canada. A portion of your bill goes to paying off Ontario Hydro’s debt. That is wrong on so many levels. Why should consumers pay a debt we didn’t create? Why are we putting up with this thievery? Because, most people think we have no choice. Most people are completely dependent on hydro and fossil fuels, for all their conveniences and comfort. Most people are not even thinking - and don’t care to think about creating their own energy. They would rather pay large and remain enslaved and manipulated. What a shame.

So if you are participating in Earth Hour, good for you. There’s nothing wrong with awareness. But don’t let all this stuff about climate change scare you into following along with what everyone one else is doing.

Dancing is one of the best ways to lose weight and it’s fun. The dancing I want to learn requires that I find a partner who’s just as interested in the fun, romantic part of it. Well, I am not waiting and I decided to prepare in advance. Since I’m really hooked on Dancing with the Stars, I was tickled pink to find out that I can now get lessons in my own home from none other than Emmy Nominated Choreographer and Pro Dancer, Louis van Amstel.

Yes, I can picture it now…the lights turned down low, the heady beat of Salsa music playing in the background… romance is definitely in the air. My man comes across the room to me wearing his tux, his arms open, inviting me into his strong embrace.

I slowly walk towards him, my dress swaying as I gently move my hips from side to side. He grabs hold of my hand, putting his other hand behind me at the small of my back. Within a moment, he has my body tight up against his own; he holds me possessively, like he will never let me go.

I gasp! My heart is pounding. I have never been this much excited.

The music starts, the dance has begun. We move together across the dance floor; he spins me away from him, only to bring me back firmly, my body sliding up against his as together we twirl and grind and pump our bodies against one another, all to the hypnotic beat of the Salsa.

I sigh, as I wake up from my very vivid daydream, or was it?

Hope you all have a very Happy Easter. It’s a nice time of year to enjoy family and friends, good food, and the coming of spring.

Up next week: Another free XHTML template by me as well as some news about future projects. Stay tuned.