Lip Therapy

So the holiday season is here and whenever we think about Christmas, we think RED!! Now everybody cannot wear red lipstick. I repeat, everyobody cannot wear red lipstick, however there are some hot alternatives. Depending on your complexion, hair color, the color of your clothing, shoes, even the color of your bag can make a difference in how your lip color is presented.

I recently went shopping for lipstick and came across the Avon brand 24K lipstick line that had me very pleased. Although I almost always use lipgloss I decided to try lipstick for the first time in a long time and will recommend the 24K line at Avon and at $4.99 each, how can you go wrong! My very good friend and colleague is an Avon representative whose information is below. Happy shopping!

http://margaretjones.avonrepresentative.com/

Can there really be gay animals?

According to the article below, Yes! After hearing someone call into ABS Radio Station, an Antigua based station, complaining of his two lesbian dogs, I explored the possibilities of the question asked above. Can there really be gay animals? I went on a research spree to find the answer and suprisingly came across many articles on the topic as well as the recent article below.

Read and be entertained......................


Same Sex Couples Common in the Wild
By Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Staff Writer
posted: 16 May 2008 05:10 pm ET

As gay couples celebrate their newfound right to marry in California and opposition groups rally to fight the ruling, many struggle with this question: Is homosexuality natural?
On this issue, Nature has spoken: Same-sex lovin' is common in hundreds of species, scientists say.

Roy and Silo, two male chinstrap penguins at New York's Central Park Zoo, were a couple for about six years, during which they nurtured a fertilized egg together (given to them by a zookeeper) and raised the young chick that hatched.

According to University of Oslo zoologist Petter Böckman, about 1,500 animal species are known to practice same-sex coupling, including bears, gorillas, flamingos, owls, salmon and many others.

If homosexuality is natural in the animal kingdom, then there is the question of why evolution hasn't eliminated this trait from the gene pool, since it doesn’t lead to reproduction.
It may simply be for pleasure.

"Not every sexual act has a reproductive function," said Janet Mann, a biologist at Georgetown University who studies dolphins (homosexual behavior is very common in these marine mammals). "That's true of humans and non-humans."

Some scientists have proposed that being gay may serve its own evolutionary purpose.
"It could be a way that you strengthen bonds — that's one hypothesis," Mann told LiveScience. "Another is that it could be practice for heterosexual sex. Bottlenose dolphin calves mount each other a lot. That might benefit them later on."

Marlene Zuk, a biologist at the University of California, Riverside, suggested that gay individuals contribute to the gene pool of their community by nurturing their relatives’ young without diverting resources by having their own offspring.

One thing that does seem to be exclusive to humans is homophobia.
"It's a very interesting question as to why anybody ever cares," Mann said. "There are different theories about why people find it threatening. Some think it disrupts male bonds, like you're not playing for the right team. The funny thing is that people say homosexuality is unnatural, that non-humans don't engage in homosexual behavior, but that's not true. Then they'll say it's base and animalistic."

Humans' resistance to the idea of homosexuality extends even to research on the behavior in animals. Scientists who study the topic are often accused of trying to forward an agenda, and their work can come under greater scrutiny than that of their colleagues who study other topics, Mann said "It's kind of a shame because I think that probably is a reason why people don't look at it more," Mann said. "That's probably why we haven't gotten further. You would think we'd know more than we do by now."

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

As the title suggests your name is what takes you to where you want to go and it can make you or break you. Below is an excerpt from acclaimed author and financial adviser Suze Orman who explains the importance of establishing your name.

While growing up I was always known as 'Annie'. My family established that to be my name then and still to this day. I was determined to make that nickname go away, but the constant calls at work asking for 'Annie' to the countless of letters addressed as 'Annie' I realize I have allot of work to do. I would let my family know that my name is Anthea and their response would be "who?".

I also grew up with a very popular sister who was like an Antiguan Icon. Her name was Denise and she modeled, sang, did make-up for photo shoots, interior design. You name it she did it! For a very long time, besides being called 'Annie' my name also became 'Denise Sister'. My sister unfortunately passed away in 2001 however I am still known as 'Denise Sister'. I was and still is proud to be called 'Denise Sister', but I have a name.

So school came and I was registered under my true first name, Marilyn, so I was known as Marilyn throughout high school. But having another sister named Sharilyn was kinda a tongue twister. So I had to make a decision and I ended up choosing all of my names. Let me explain.....

To my family I am 'Annie', to my friends I am Anthea and when I want to be a star I am Marilyn (Monroe if you nasty!) and when I don't want my identity revealed I am 'Sunshine'!!!!!

Enjoy this excerpt from Suze Orman's book, Women and Money.....

"Think about this.When I ask women to state their name, do you know what they say to me? They say which name? My maiden name,my married name, or my divorced name? When my mom got married, she became Mrs. Morris Orman.What happened to her first name, her last name? They were gone forever within a few vows. My dad died more than twenty-five years ago, and yet to this day mail comes addressed to Mrs. Morris Orman. My dad never had to think about whether he would keep his birth name or change it to his wife’s last name, or do a hyphenated combination of both. Men never have to think about that, but even today, it is still a question that gets put to every woman, young or old, who is about to marry—or remarry. Are you going to change your name? It’s hard not to see the persistence of this tradition as an unspoken agreement in our society that a woman’s name is not as important as a man’s.

As for me, I never thought my name would matter. I was born Susan Lynn Orman. But to my family and friends, I was always Susie. I thought Susie was a plain name that didn’t match my 244 WOMEN & MONEY adventurous spirit. I wanted to be different from everyone else. I wanted to change my name, but I didn’t want to hurt my mom’s feelings.When I was in college, I came up with a plan to change the spelling of my name to S U Z E. I thought it was cool and different, and best of all, my mom would never know about it, because when would she ever see my name in print? Who knew?

To this day, she has never asked me why I changed the spelling of my name, because to her I will always just be her Susie. Don’t you love that?"

Shoetherapy

So they say the best accessory besides a smile is a great pair of shoe! Try this! Put on a 'little black dress' and switch shoes around until you find the right shoe that compliments the dress best. You will see a big difference in the dress, I guarantee you. Shoes have always been a big part of my life. Always loved them and I always will. Also shoes for a size healthy girl should be bought with much thought. Although a slim heel is cute, it may not be cute on all women and make sure your toes are always done, even during the winter and that goes for you guys too.

Some websites that I recommend for shoes are:

http://www.eluxury.com/

http://www.piperlime.com/

http://www.bluefly.com/

http://www.nordstrom.com/

Some shoes that I think are really hot: