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Does this ever happen to you?……….

I had just finished an interesting discussion with a few of my friends who are not geeks, or very “in the know” when it comes to being active on the Internet, let alone understand what Social Media or Social Networking is, when I noticed that they were just staring at me, with a blank gaze, sort of like they had drifted off in a day dream.  I was trying to share with them the accomplishment I had felt from working through the tasks of getting my own domain, and putting together the beginnings of my own personal blog.  I was quite excited to share with them what I had done to get all this up on the Internet, and ready to jump into the many Social Networking activities that have become a huge part of my day.  


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Modeling in Second Life!  Is the glitz and the glamour for you?

Checking out the fashion scene in SL, one might discover there is a fun way

to learn how to join in on the glamourous world of modeling.  Learn who the

best designers are, walk the runway showing off the latest fashions, and get

inside “tricks” on how to make your avatar look amazing!

A reading of “Rumplestilskin” by The Brothers Grimm.

Fantasy & Folktales 28 - Modeling in SL

Episode 28

Part one:

MODA Spotlight Fashion Studio

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burbank%20Place/28/182/27

Part two:

Story:  “Rumplestilskin” by The Brothers Grimm

Music used in this podcast:

Intro/Outro:

Apple music loops in Garageband

Part 1:  “Curtain Call” Apple Loops from Garage Band

Part 2:  “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Romance” by Mozzart

This episode is approximately 13 minutes long.

Direct download: 28_Fantasy__Folktales-Rumpelstiltskin.mp3

Music Lives in Second Life!   Rock, Jazz, Blues, Grunge, Rap, New Age & More!
No matter what type of music you like, you will find it in Second Life. On any given day, there are hundreds are music events going on, many of them are featuring live music artists that will entertain and “wow” any [...]

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After updating the WordPress blogging software for my new blog, I thought I would try working with some of the plugins that have been developed for WordPress blogs.  I picked one that seemed quite interesting, and fun.  A different way to display a “Gallery” of some of the pictures I’ve taken.  
This picture [...]

ok… In case you didn’t know….you can actually become a bit of a “chicken farmer” in Second Life! And yours truly, Yxes, has joined the ranks of many chicken farmers in SL! I have posted a few pictures of our little chicken coops, and our baby chicks on Flickr! and you can see them here, [...]

out running errands now. i ‘have’ to go to the Mall! poor me hehe

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Hello all,
I have posted another episode of my personal podcast, Fantasy & Folktales. I hope to remember to post the show notes, for each episode, as an easy reference to the Second Life™ places I talk about in each episode.  If you wanted to subscribe to get it on your iTunes, you can click on the [...]

…well, I finally did it!  I have gotten my very own domain, and I’m going to have to learn how to maintain a blog, and website from the ground up!
Wow!  I really don’t know if I will even know where to start!  I do believe that working on this blog will give me plenty of [...]

Watch Your Language
by Christine Kane
A few years ago, I was in a car with the promoter of one of my performances. He had picked me up at the airport and was driving me to my hotel. On the way, we talked guitars. We got onto the subject of Olson Guitars, arguably the best guitar in [...]

The 7 Biggest Mistakes People Make When They Say No
by Christine Kane

Know what’s funny?
Many women will talk about anything when it comes to personal growth work. They aren’t afraid to “go there.”
But as soon as the topic of Saying No comes up, they’ll sit back in their seats.
“Sorry.”
“No can do.”
“I tried that. It didn’t work.”
“Huh-uh.” [...]