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Find Your True Love
Most of my readers know that I have been married for close to sixteen fun filled years with Tony, my true love. And believe you me I feel very very lucky to be able to say that! I know so many single men and women who are still struggling to find t
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I shoot muscles
Photographing and videotaping male and female bodybuilders as art, and lifestyle. -
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ishootmuscles to her friends list. - October 9th, 2008
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Best Pilates Teacher Training In Austin, TX Part 2
I received a follow up from Michelle about Best Pilates Teacher Training in Austin, TX...Hi Lynda, thanks again! Really appreciate your help. I checked Pilates Center of Austin and they no longer offer certification programs. And I was told the Po
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My Trybe
You may notice a new widget in my blog sidebar, the My Trybe Similar Interest Widget. My Trybe is a new social networking site that allows you to connect with people of similar interests in art, books, news, gaming, food, music, and other areas. If
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The Female Bloggers Online Blogging Magazine - Lilly Mouse
Women make up the majority in the blogsphere - and yet most 'how-to-blog' sites are testosterone-driven. (Problogger is great, but awfully masculine!) Lilly Mouse sets out balance things out. It's a blog about blogging, for female bloggers writ -
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LillyMouse to her friends list. - October 8th, 2008
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Best Pilates Teacher Training In Austin, TX
I received a follow up from Michelle, who wrote to ask me about Pilates equipment.Hi Lynda, thanks so much for the very informative answer! I would like to ask your advice on which are the best schools to learn pilates and get certified as an instruc
- October 7th, 2008
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Best Pilates Equipment
I received a question recently regarding Pilates equipment.Hi Lynda,I am training to get certified as a pilates instructor and would like to buy a reformer and a cadillac for home use (and eventually for private instruction.) I wanted to know your t
- October 6th, 2008
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Facial Paralysis
There used to be a great chiropractor who had his office near where we lived in Philadelphia, and one day he woke up and couldn't move part of his face. After many tests to rule out other possible causes, he was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy, first di
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Pilates Fusion at Movements Afoot
This afternoon I attended a 90 minute Pilates Fusion class at Movements Afoot with Mandy, one of their Senior level instructors. The class is described as "A unique blend of cutting edge fitness.... Balance tools teach you new skills of balance, coo
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Start Your Weight Loss Journey
If you are significantly obese, have been struggling to lose weight, and have considered weight loss surgery of some form, JourneyLite is a good place to begin. JourneyLite specializes in Lap-Band Surgery and offers the information and support you
- October 5th, 2008
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Taj Mahal and Guy Davis
Last night we went to BB King's for the last time (this trip, anyway) to see the legendary blues performer Taj Mahal (the Taj Mahal Trio to be exact). This is a special year for him as it marks the 40th anniversary of his first album release, Taj M
- October 4th, 2008
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Go Green and Save with Charter
I have written before about Charter services, an inexpensive and stable option for Hi Speed Internet, Cable Television, and VOIP Telephone services. You can easily sign up for their services on line and they offer many cost effective packages of sin
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Sacred Art of Bhutan
Last night we went to see an exhibit at the Himalayan Art Museum, the Rubin Museum of Art at 17th and Seventh Ave. Friday nights are free at the museum from 7-10pm with drinks and light food served at their K2 Bar.The exhibit we were most interested
- October 2nd, 2008
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DNA Testing
The DNA Center is the country's leading DNA testing lab facility. They were chosen as the testers in the Anna Nicole Smith paternity case involving Larry Birkhead, and also served as the DNA testers that allowed a man wrongly jailed in a child rape
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Pregnancy and the Pilates Jump Board
I received an interesting question tonight from Leigh, who asked, "Is it safe to do the jump board on the Reformer equipment during pregnancy?"My answer: Hi LeighFirst, no exercise should be done without your doctor's approval.Given that, most reform
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New Frames at Zenni Optical
I am due for new eyeglasses and have been shopping around a lot while I have been in New York City. Tony and I look in almost every eyeglass store window and while we have seen frames that we like, most of the frames alone cost $200 to $300 and on t
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Religulous (or Ridiculous Religion)
Did you also love Borat? I mean, did Larry Charles do a fabulous job taking Sacha Baron Cohen's Eastern European character and presenting him to the actual masses of America? And do you also love Bill Maher? His scathingly funny standup comedy as
- October 1st, 2008
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Pens as Advertising
I have written before about the most successful cost per customer lead advertising I did for my Pilates studio in the Philadelphia suburbs, and I still maintain that promotional pens were really the best vehicles for getting the business name out in
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Choke
Yesterday we say the movie Choke based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk (remember the dark and disturbing but strangely interesting Fight Club?). The great cast includes Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Brad William Henke, Jonah Bobo a
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Oxygen Concentrators
If you or a member of your family has a breathing disorder, including asthma and emphysema, then chances are you require a portable oxygen concentrator. UltraNebs is the internet's largest supplier of nebulizers, offering a large supply of oxygen co
- September 30th, 2008
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Les Paul
We saw Les Paul at the Iridium Jazz Club last night. We decided to go to the 10pm show and Les played with several audience guests, including Jon Paris and Jack "Jackie the Joke Man" Martling of the Howard Stern Show.At 93 Les still can play the ele
- September 29th, 2008
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Audible.com Audio Books
I have an Amazon Kindle and I have noticed that the Kindle supports audio and ausio books. And while I love reading it is nice to sometimes be read a story, which to me is what an audio book is. At Audible.com you can browse, purchase, and download
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Reiki and Pilates
My first Reiki teacher/master Patricia Duff said that she could tell I had done energy work before my Reiki attunements because she felt me giving it to her during our first equipment Pilates session. After my Reiki II attunement I find myself giving
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Use Your Own Stem Cells
Stem cells have been all over the news in the past few years, especially in discussions about abortion rights. But few women (including myself) are informed enough to know that our menstrual blood contains active live stem cells that can be harveste
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Go Gratitude
For the past two years I have been a member of a fabulous group called the World Gratitude Gathering. After an initial opening the group was closed and allowed to develop in a smaller size. The community is warm, welcoming, supportive, and extremel
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Sports Videos
I started teaching Pilates exercise in 1988 and would avidly follow news of any and all professional athletes or amateur competitive athletes who did Pilates. One of my favorite Olympic events is women's figure skating, and I loved Kristi Yamaguchi
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Eagle Eye
Today we had a mellow day at the movies, seeing the new action film Eagle Eye starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson. As a big screen action movie it fit the bill. Great car chases, train chases, plane chases, huge explosions, and
- September 28th, 2008
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Reconnect Wth Old Friends
Have you ever wanted to get in touch with an old friend? Have you ever carried someone's phone number for years and then lost your address book? Have you tried to use the internet to find them only to be frustrated by paid search engines or confusi
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Blues and Barbecue
Last night we celebrated our 16th Bus Stop Anniversary at Hill Country. First off, we have tried Rub BBQ and Virgil's and I can tell you that Hill Country's Barbecue is the best! From the wonderful brisket to the Blue Bonnet ice cream and Pecan Pie
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Wall Sconces
Part of the fun and the frustration of shopping for a new home or apartment is choosing the small details, such as doorknobs, ceiling fans, window treatments, cabinet pulls, and light sconces. If you like the subtle lighting and the look of a wall s
- September 27th, 2008
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It's Our 16th Anniversary
Tony & I met 16 years ago today. I had tickets one Sunday to see the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico at the Academy of Arts theater in Philadelphia. One of my Pilates clients had given me 4 center orchestra seats and I only had 2 people to go with, but
- September 26th, 2008
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Need an Alli for Weight Loss?
One of the more successful brands of weight loss pill on the over the counter market is Alli, and you can find good prices and reviews of alli diet pills on the web. Alli assists weight loss by impeding the body's ability to digest fat. Of course,
- September 25th, 2008
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Paul Paglia
Today we had lunch with an old old friend, Paul Paglia. Paul was our neighbor 10 years ago in Philadelphia when he was an undergraduate acting student at University of the Arts. 10 years later he is married, living in Park Slope, and selling real e
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4thfloormarketing to her friends list. - September 24th, 2008
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The XFlowsion Workout
There is a brand new and extraordinarily effective workout video on the market called XFLOWSION.Xflowsion was developed by celebrity trainer Eric Paskel, the man behind (literally) shaping up some of the hottest bodies in Hollywood, including Jessica
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Blind Boys of Alabama & Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Last night Tony & I went back to BB King's to see two seminal and wonderful groups, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band with The Blind Boys of Alabama.At first glance the crowd was more staid and laid back. Lots of people upwards of age 40 and no long l
- September 23rd, 2008
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Buy Diamonds Online at Blue Nile
Blue Nile is the best place to buy Diamonds and Diamond Jewelry on the web. Blue Nile offers thousands of GIA and AGSL certified diamonds along with the educational resources to help you choose the perfect one (especially important for Engagement Ri
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Physical Requirements for Pilates Teacher Training
Dear Lynda,I've been taking Pilates for about a year now, and have benefited from and enjoyed it so much that I'm considering taking steps towards becoming a Pilates instructor. A question, though: are there minimum physical requirements (strength,
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Pepper Spray - A Story
I started carrying pepper spray when I was in graduate school and living in downtown Philadelphia. Being a single young attractive woman living alone and traveling back and forth to Temple University on public transportation made having some form of
- September 22nd, 2008
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Zabars
Today we went a bit downtown (80th Street) for takeout from Zabars. Smokes fish, caviar, shrimp, chopped liver, cheeses, olives, veggies, parma proscuitto, noodle kugel, kasha varnishkes, rugulach, OY! I was in food heaven. I can remember going th
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pilatestci is celebrating her birthday today!
- September 21st, 2008
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Gospel Brunch
Sunday afternoon we went to the Gospel Brunch at BB King's to hear the world famous Harlem Gospel Choir. As we stood on line we noticed the difference in the crowd from the Teena Marie concert. Lots more, well, tourists. In fact, other than us our
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Burn After Reading
We saw a great, brillaint, hysterically funny movie yesterday, the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading. If you loved all the other Coen Brothers films (think Fargo and the wonderful retelling of Homer's Odyssey, O Brother Where Art Thou) you will not
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Attention Black Singles
To all of you single Black Women (and black men) out there who are looking for a partner on the internet, Blackscene.com is a great 100% free service that allows you to both post a photo and profile and review the profiles and photos of others. The
- September 20th, 2008
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Teena Marie
Tony and I have tickets to see several concerts while in NYC, and our first was last night. Now I have been listening to and loving Teena Marie, aka Lady T, aka the Ivory Queen of Soul, for almost my entire adult life and we were thrilled to see her
