tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29620980483323956862024-03-05T03:03:39.089-05:00Roxiticus Best BlogsRoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-30850594950364157702009-05-18T00:00:00.002-04:002009-05-17T12:06:09.818-04:00Naughty Roxy's Music Monday: I Like Ta Do The Wild ThingAs my loyal <a href="http://roxiticusdh.blogspot.com/">Roxiticus Desperate Housewives</a> readers know, Roxy is about as stuck in the 80s as a person can be... as I drive to and from the Bernardsville train station every morning and night, I listen to the Big 80s (80s on 8) on Sirius XM Satellite Radio in my GMC Acadia and sing along with one 80s hit after the next. A couple weeks back, I had a naughty 80s theme planned for all of my blogs on Music Monday but then I ended up with the blues for a while and didn't feel up to it. Today, I'm ready to make you smile with bad boy Tone Loc doing the Wild Thing.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/387ZDGSKVSg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/387ZDGSKVSg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Sing along with Naughty Roxy:<br /><br /><em><span style="color:#6600cc;">"Let's do it<br /><br />Workin' all week 9 to 5 for my money<br />So when the weekend comes I go get live with the honey<br />Rollin' down the street I saw this girl and she was pumpin'<br />I winked my eye she got into the ride went to a club was jumpin'<br />Introduce myself as Loc she said "You're a liar"<br />I said "I got it goin' on baby doll and I'm on fire"<br />Took her to the hotel she said "You're the king"<br />I said "Be my queen if you know what I mean and let us do the wild thing<br /><br />Wild thing (x2)<br /><br />Shoppin' at the mall looking for some gear to buy<br />I saw this girl she cool rocked my world and I had to adjust my fly<br />She looked at me and smiled and said "You have plans for the night"<br />I said "Hopefully if things go well I'll be with you tonight"<br />So we journeyed to her house one thing led to an other<br />I keyed the door we cold hit the floor looked up and it was her mother<br />I didn't know what to say I was hanging by a string<br />She said "Hey you two I was once like you and I liked to do the wild thing"<br /><br />Wild thing<br />She loved to do the wild thing<br />Wild thing<br />Please baby baby please<br /><br />Posse in effect hangin' out is always hype<br />And when me and the crew leave the shindig I want a girl who's just my type<br />Saw this luscious little frame I ain't lyin' fellas she was fine<br />The sweet young miss go gave me a kiss and I knew that she was mine<br />Took her to the limousine still parked outside<br />I tipped the chauffeur when it was over and I gave her my own ride<br />Couldn't get her off my jack she was like static cling<br />But that's what happens when body start slappin' from doin' the wild thing<br /><br />Wild thing<br />She wanna do the wild thing<br />Please baby baby please<br /><br />Wild thing<br /><br />Doin' a little show at the local discotheque<br />This fine youg chick was on my jack so I say what the heck<br />She want to come on stage and do her little dance<br />So I said chill for now but maybe later you'll get your chance<br />So when the show was finished I took her around the way<br />And what do you know she was good to go without a word to say<br />We was all alone and she said "Tone let me tell you one thing<br />I need $50 to make you holler I get paid to do the wild thing"<br /><br />Say what<br />Yo love you must be kidding<br />You're walkin' babe<br />Just break out of here<br />Hasta la vista baby<br /><br />Wild thing"<br /></span></em><br /><br /><br /><center><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ladyjava.org/2008/09/music-monday-just-take-my-heart-when.html"><img src="http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo122/LJMisc/MM.png" /></a></div>Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. One simple rule, leave <span style="font-weight: bold;">ONLY</span> the actual post link here. You can grab this code at <a href="http://ladyjava.javaura.com/">LJL</a> Please note these links are <span style="font-weight:bold;">STRICTLY</span> for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted without prejudice.<br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/header.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=ladyjava&postid=16May2009&meme=1850"></script><br/></center>RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-84249710498583420502009-03-07T20:11:00.011-05:002009-03-08T13:11:09.230-04:00Music Monday: "Lady Willpower" and "Over You" by Gary Puckett and the Union GapIt's Gary Puckett and the Union Gap theme week for Roxy's Music Monday posts, and here at Roxiticus Best Blogs we're featuring two in one: "Lady Willpower" and "Over You."<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AovNQTVZn3g&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AovNQTVZn3g&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#6633ff;">Lady Willpower, it's now or never.<br />Give your love to me and I'll shower<br />Your heart with tenderness endlessly.<br />I know you want to see me but you're afraid<br />Of what I might have on my mind.<br />One thing you can be sure of<br />I'll take good care of your love<br />If you will let me give you mine.<br />Lady Willpower, it's now or never.<br />Give your love to me and I'll shower<br />Your heart with tenderness endlessly.<br />Did no one ever tell you the facts of life?<br />Well there's so much you have to learn.<br />And I would gladly teach you if I could only reach you<br />And get your lovin' in return.<br />Lady Willpower, it's now or never.<br />Give your love to me and I'll shower<br />Your heart with tenderness endlessly. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#339999;">Why am I losing sleep over you?<br />Re-living precious moments we knew<br />So many days have gone by<br />Still I'm so lonely and I<br />Guess there's just no getting over you<br />And there's nothing I can do<br />But spend all of my time<br />Out of my mind... over you<br /><br />Within the prison walls of my mind<br />There's still a part of you left behind<br />And though it hurts, I'll get by<br />Without your lovin' yet I<br />Guess there's just no getting over you<br />And there's nothing I can do<br />But spend all of my time<br />Out of my mind... over you<br /><br />And I guess there's just no getting over you<br />And there's nothing I can do<br />But spend all of my time<br />Out of my mind... over you<br /><br />And I guess there's just no getting over you<br />And there's nothing I can do<br />But spend all of my time<br />Out of my mind... over you<br /></span><br /></em><em></em><br /><br /><br /><center><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ladyjava.org/2008/09/music-monday-just-take-my-heart-when.html"><img src="http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo122/LJMisc/MM.png" /></a></div>Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. 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All others will be deleted without prejudice.<br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/header.js"></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=ladyjava&postid=07Mar2009&meme=1850"></script><br/></center> <p>RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-68275387717454631972009-03-03T09:06:00.016-05:002009-03-03T12:09:14.703-05:00EntreCard, BlogExplosion, Great Content -- What Are Your Best Traffic Drivers?As my loyal Roxiticus Desperate Housewives and Roxiticus Best Blogs readers know, Rex and I joined another mergers and acquisitions firm at the beginning of February. One month in, I can report that we're quite energized by our new affiliation. Things are going well, but the move has meant big changes for our whole family... at work, on our commute, for London and Maddie (waking up early for "before care" at the elementary school), and for my blogging routines. Since my time for blogging and visiting Other People's Blogs is now limited, it has become that much more important for me to be as productive as possible in the blogosphere.<br /><br />I still take advantage of BlogExplosion (particularly the Blog Rocket and Battle of the Blogs) and EntreCard to drive traffic to my sites and to find terrific new blogs to read, but since I'm posting less frequently I've also been trying harder to create better content to grab and <a href="http://holodomor-truth.org/">holodomor</a> readers who visit through those same services or find my blogs through search engines. What do you find are the best sites and techniques to bring visitors to your blogs and keep them coming back for more? Are there any BlogExplosion or EntreCard equivalents that I have not yet heard about that will be the next great thing? And when is BlogExplosion going to re-approve Mariuca's awesome blog so she can get back in the Battle?RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-23839508788156409062009-03-02T10:30:00.000-05:002009-03-01T11:05:11.604-05:00Music Monday: In and Out of Love by Bon JoviCare to join me for a little head banging on this snowy Music Monday? The inspiration for this pick comes from the evil Google overlords, who keep changing the page rank of this blog from 2 to zero and back again. I haven't really lost any sleep over page rank, since I've never had any at my high traffic blogs and PayPerPost has been wasting my time for the past two months by offering 50 cent opportunities... I'd be better off watching for lost pennies on the streets of Manhattan on my walk to the office. Right now Roxiticus Best Blogs is "Out of Love" with Mr. G. So I've turned to Jersey Boy Jon Bon Jovi, who can always make a girl feel better, even if his hair in this video is bigger than mine ever was, even in the 80s...<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7mhy5MiQcvg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7mhy5MiQcvg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Young and wired<br />Set to explode in the heat<br />You won't tire<br />Cause baby was born with the beat<br />Take you higher than you've ever known<br />Then drive you down to your knees<br />I'll pick you up when you've had enough<br />You been burned baby lessons learned<br /><br />Chorus:<br />In and out of love<br />Hear what I'm sayin<br />In and out of love<br />It's the way that we're playing<br />In and out of love<br />Too much is never enough<br />She's gonna get ya<br /><br />Running wild<br />When me and my boys hit the streets<br />Right on time<br />She's here to make my night complete<br />Then I'm long gone I got another show<br />One more town, one mile to go<br />One endless night of fantasy<br />Is all she left of her with me<br /><br /><center><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ladyjava.org/2008/09/music-monday-just-take-my-heart-when.html"><img src="http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo122/LJMisc/MM.png" /></a></div>Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. 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All others will be deleted without prejudice.<br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/header.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=ladyjava&postid=01Mar2009&meme=1850"></script><br/></center> <p>RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-54675681128656944872009-02-17T20:33:00.024-05:002009-02-17T21:06:20.274-05:00New Glasses for Rex<a href="http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=1095&cat=0&page=1#largeimage"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303946892774843170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 152px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCfQY13pV5lwLFmAlTaD_XvqNpOWIgSKD2e85aAg5lYek_TazBymEVFXaxEsJRk9EIQgqhwwLfQ__vdjHbnYj__yt8WVAOPjUxQMAHwCUOSNJTOcRcAic9U-EWNnPpf6-WWuu6uZ2IdgP/s400/tortoise_shell_frames_zenni_optical.png" border="0" /></a><br />I know, I know, I haven't had time to write much for the past few weeks. It's all I can do to keep up with work and family, never mind my fitness plans for the New Year or blogging every day. I want to thank all of my loyal readers for your patience... I'm hoping to be able to write more often after we settle in to a new routine of waking everyone up early, getting the girls to their before-care program at Mendham Township Elementary School, and dashing across the Bernardsville mountain to the train station and off to NYC. Over on my Roxiticus Desperate Housewives and Roxy's Best Of... sites, I've been posting about the big changes our family has been going through since Rex and I decided to join forces with another investment banking firm. While we had a great deal more flexibility running our own three-person mergers and acquisitions firm, we have been learning about some of the unexpected benefits of being part of a larger company. On our first day with the new firm, the human resources manager took us through the benefits plans: medical, dental, and vision. According to a recent article in <em><strong>The New York Times</strong></em>, only 17 percent of employers now provide a vision plan, so we are lucky to have one that covers annual eye exams and a new pair of <a href="http://zennioptical.com/cart/home.php">eyeglasses</a> for Rex. So far, London, Maddie and I don't need glasses, but if we did, each of us would be eligible for a new pair every year under the company vision plan, too. The same article in the Times mentions Zenni Optical as a low cost online provider of a wide selection of frames starting at only $8. I found the tortoise shell frames in the photo for Rex for only $19 for the lens and frames. Click on the photo if you'd like to order a backup pair of frames without breaking the bank.RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-59486100908560847412009-02-01T14:53:00.022-05:002009-02-01T15:14:49.567-05:00Music Monday: What Is Love? by Howard JonesToday's Music Monday pick for Roxiticus Best Blogs is from Howard Jones. It's called <em><span style="color:#6600cc;">"What Is Love?"</span></em> and came out twenty-five years ago, just before I graduated from high school in 1984. I used the following line from the song in my graduation speech:<br /><br /><em><span style="color:#6600cc;">"And maybe love is letting people be just what they want to be<br />The door always must be left unlocked."</span></em><br /><br />When this song came on my XM Satellite Radio (Channel 8 for the Eighties) on Wednesday morning as Rex and I were driving in to our office in New York City, I sang along and then shouted out that I'm stuck in the 80's. I knew that I wanted it as one of my Music Monday picks, but I had hoped to find the rest of my graduation speech to post along with it. I know I quoted Howard Jones and Bruce Springsteen, and had an upbeat message for my friends, but did not commit any of it to long-term memory. Unfortunately, 1984 was well before digitization, but somewhere in my basement or my mother's basement, I'm sure I'll find the original typewritten copy... if I stick to my February New Year's resolution to spend an hour a week going through the treasures in my basement, maybe I'll find it in time for my 25th high school reunion this summer and I'll share it with all of you then. In the meantime, enjoy the video... it brings back a lot of memories for me. The 80s were the era of MTV, but my family didn't have cable, so I hadn't seen this video until today.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QE61Bz7IHKg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QE61Bz7IHKg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#6600cc;">"I love you whether or not you love me<br />I love you even if you think that I don't<br />Sometimes I find you doubt my love for you, but I don't mind<br />Why should I mind, why should I mind?<br /><br />Chorus<br />What is love anyway, does anybody love anybody anyway?<br />What is love anyway, does anybody love anybody anyway?<br /><br />Can anybody love anyone so much that they will never fear<br />Never worry never be sad<br />The answer is they cannot love this much nobody can<br />This is why I don't mind you doubting<br /><br />And maybe love is letting people be just what they want to be<br />The door always must be left unlocked<br />To love when circumstance may lead someone away from you<br />And not to spend the time just doubting </span></em><br /><br /><br /><center><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://www.ladyjava.org/2008/09/music-monday-just-take-my-heart-when.html"><img src="http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo122/LJMisc/MM.png" /></a></div>Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. One simple rule, leave <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ONLY</span> the actual post link here. You can grab this code at <a href="http://ladyjava.javaura.com/">LJL</a> Please note these links are <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">STRICTLY</span> for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted without prejudice.<br /><br /><br /><script src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/header.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><script src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=ladyjava&postid=01Feb2009" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></center><p><br /></p>RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-13570695259733752312009-01-29T08:11:00.012-05:002009-01-29T08:22:57.372-05:00For My Single FriendsThe other night, I was surfing the blogosphere, dropping as many EntreCards as possible before bedtime, when I came across a blogging addiction quiz on my blogosphere buddy Rebecca's Freaky Frugalite site (someone please remind me to add Freaky Frugalite and Rebecca's other sites to my Roxiticus Best Blogs directory in my spare time). I clicked on the link to the quiz, answered a few questions about my blogging habits, and I was so sleepy that I thought that in order to get my results, I had to join an online <a href="http://www.datingdirectoryonline.net/">Dating Directory</a>! As my loyal Roxiticus Desperate Housewives readers know, I have been happily married to Rex for more than ten years, and I'm sure he'd rather not have his hot young wife and mother of his two lovely daughters signed up for an online dating service. However, the automated system asked me to create a User ID and a profile... turns out that "Not Interested," "Not Interested At All," and "Not Interested At All Ever" were already taken, so I ended up as "Oh For Pete's Sake"! The whole experience was just a reminder of both the challenges and benefits that have been created for my single friends by advances over the past ten years in technology. I find that some of the most interesting stories I read on Other People's Blogs (OPB) via EntreCard and BlogExplosion come from single women and men telling their tales of blind dates and other dating adventures.RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-13583348977708035302009-01-29T08:10:00.001-05:002009-01-29T08:10:52.648-05:00Happy 8th Birthday, London!<a href="http://thedailysoupscoop.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207690425865336226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVl7p7topojwEp6gFpziIryy5B3mZfAKYjrz4AWmTX7yR9q_cciAt5DVq0DE9MvQyjNqSp00YFB_gtMZwWKaQctZOha2tnu47zHYLOkBl4r2KMWjHeou9C1wXRvB1Od4Ilw1BoiD24FT-/s320/Londonbabypic.jpg" border="0" /></a>As London and Maddie were getting ready for bed last night, we talked about what Mommy and Daddy were doing eight years ago... it was Super Bowl Sunday, and we had spent the entire day at Lenox Hill Hospital, waiting for London... it took the rest of the night and lots of hours of labor, but when London arrived before noon the next day, we knew she was worth the wait.<br /><br />Last year for "Incredible Kid Day" in London's first grade class, all of the parents were asked to take some time to reflect and think about why we feel our child is unique and truly incredible. Rex and I shared our thoughts with London by writing a special letter to her telling why we think she's incredible, and I thought it was worth a repeat performance tonight in honor of her 8th birthday.<br /><br /><em>London,</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>On the day you were born, I was filled with so much joy and love that I thought you couldn’t be much more incredible…but as you’ve grown up to be an almost second grader, I’ve discovered that you grow more incredible with each passing day, week, and year. London, you are INCREDIBLE!<br /></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:180%;">I</span>ncredibly poised, a graceful ballerina, and an agile gymnast.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">N</span>atural tennis player with confident strokes, you can <span style="color:#000099;">serve, rally and score</span>!<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">C</span>reative writer, artist and avid reader. This spring, we’ve already spent several beach days sitting together in our beach chairs on Mount Street Beach in <a href="http://bayheadnewjersey.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#000099;">Bay Head, New Jersey</span></a>, plowing through our “page turners” together. It makes me so happy that you love to read… and write creative stories and illustrate your books and draw fabulous fashions. We’ll both remember and enjoy our beach reading days for a lifetime.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">R</span>ole model and loving sister – On the day we brought your sister home from the hospital, you said “Maddie - OUT!” While I was worried that you were trying to get this new little person OUT of our house, it turned out that 13-month-old-you were expressing delight that your baby sister was finally “OUT” in the world…the two of you have been best friends ever since and the love you and Maddie share is just incredible.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">E</span>ntrepreneur at the beach…the way you and Maddie have been painting and selling seashells down by the seashore for 25 cents each since Memorial Day 2007 is impressive. You and your sister have earned over $150 towards Webkinz and your college savings plan….not to mention the friends and “fan club” who come every weekend to paint with you and admire your beautiful painted shells.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">D</span>edicated and enthusiastic student. Every day when you wake up, you still jump out of bed (OK, so you move a little slowly in the morning just like Mommy) ready to get on the bus with busdriver Dan and go to school in Mrs. Brown’s class. You work so hard at spelling and math and you really really love to sit up there in the Author’s Chair to share your journal and special creative writing projects with the class.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">I</span>nvestigator and Scientist: Daddy and I were so proud of you this year when you brought your lava lamp experiment to the MTES Science Fair. It was terrific that you learned about the project through your 4-H club, and wanted to share your hypothesis and results with your friends from school.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">B</span>and leader, singing Hannah Montana & High School Musical faves with the three Singin’ Van de Kamp Sisters.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">L</span>oyal friend to all your friends, old and new. You’ve kept in touch with your best buddy from our apartment in New York City, and when you get together it’s like you were just running up and down the halls of our West Village apartment building yesterday…chat chat chat! You also keep up your friendships from Westmont Montessori, and you’re a loyal friend to many new buddies from your kindergarten and first grade classes.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">E</span>ven if you couldn’t do any of these things, London, I’d still find you to be an incredible kid. Just by being yourself, you fill my life and our home with happiness and love…and that’s pretty darn incredible.</em> <em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Happy 8th Birthday, London... Mommy, Daddy & Maddie love you!</em>RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-600576382471348512009-01-22T09:41:00.019-05:002009-01-22T09:58:15.225-05:00What Are You Doing for the Super Bowl This Year?As the Super Bowl approaches, I've been reading a lot of hype around the blogosphere from fans of the two teams. I know that my blogosphere buddy SpicyBug will be cheering on her beloved Pittsburgh Steelers, and across the country Joe Cool will be rooting for his Arizona Cardinals. Over on Comcast.net's web site, sports fans are getting the latest sports news, videos, and scores, all the while shouting out their picks in the online forum.<br /><br />In our family, Rex cares more about NFL football than London, Maddie, and I do, but we're always up for a party. Since London was born on <a href="http://www.comcast.net/sports/nfl/">Superbowl</a> Monday (after our New York Giants went down 34 to 7 to the Baltimore Ravens), we consider it an important national holiday, which thankfully no longer interferes with London's birthday weekend now that Super Bowl has moved into February. So on Sunday, February 1st, 2009, we'll be looking for an invitation to a Super Bowl party in the neighborhood. Last year, we went to fellow Roxiticus Desperate Housewife Susan and Mike's house, and they showed us a good time and served a lot of great food. Susan made some amazing meatballs.... I can almost taste them now.<br /><br />What are you doing for the Super Bowl this year?RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-37420764853319662182009-01-22T09:34:00.008-05:002009-01-22T09:39:59.740-05:00Mommy, Can't We Just Skip February?My younger daughter, Maddie, loves summer and the beach. For the past four or five years, we've gone to California (Laguna Beach, Disneyland, Santa Monica) to get away from the snow and cold of the Roxiticus Valley for ten days of sun, surf and sand, around Presidents' Day in February. This year, however, Rex's son Postboy is getting married to Mathgirl in Connecticut that weekend, so we're sticking around New Jersey. Maddie is very excited about London's birthday and her big party at NJPAC, but she's not so excited about the icy cold month of February that she has to get through before her own birthday in March. Does anyone have any suggestions for Maddie?RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-81478350464129867292009-01-22T00:39:00.019-05:002009-01-22T00:57:56.099-05:00Who's Coming to Roxy's Oscar Party?I often joke that the last movie Rex and I saw in the theatre was "Save the Last Dance" (Julia Stiles) in January 2001, two days before London was born. I had read in one of those parenting magazines that going to the movies was something to do when in labor, so I thought of it as a form of inducing labor... it actually worked! Nowadays, we don't even use our big screen HDTV to watch many DVDs beyond the Disney movies our kids like. If we've decided to leave the girls home with a babysitter, Rex and I would much rather head out to dinner with friends at one of the great local restaurants in the Bernardsville area and/or see a concert or event at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) or the Mayo Center (aka Morristown Community Theatre). That said, I still think it would be fun to host an <a href="http://www.celebrations.com/oscarparty">Oscar party</a>, either Live from the Roxiticus Valley, New Jersey, or right here with you in the blogosphere. So let's have your nominations... best movie, best actor, best actress. Then I'll put up some decorations around the house and the blog, and we'll all slip into our glamorous gowns and stylin' tuxedoes to party all night. After the Oscars, we can vote on best and worst dressed and best and worst acceptance speeches.RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-24351948817668848702009-01-18T23:49:00.019-05:002009-01-18T23:58:27.293-05:00Music Monday Inauguration Edition: Roll With It by Steve WinwoodBack in college, where I studied television/radio/film as well as management and business, I always had an imaginary screenplay running through my head. There were plenty of times when Steve Winwood, particularly "Roll With It" and "Back in the High Life," provided the soundtrack. This week, my Music Monday Inauguration Edition theme, here at Roxiticus Best Blogs and over at <a href="http://roxiticusdh.blogspot.com">Roxiticus Desperate Housewives</a>, is change... and rolling with it.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fWptXUblA4E&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fWptXUblA4E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />When life is too much, roll with it, baby<br />Don't stop and lose your touch, oh no, baby<br />Hard times knocking on your door, I'll tell them you ain't there no more<br />Get on through it, roll with it, baby<br />Luck'll come and then slip away, you've gotta move, bring it back to stay<br /><br />You just roll with it, baby, come on and just roll with it, baby<br />You and me, roll with it, baby, hang on and just roll with it, baby<br /><br />The way that you love is good as money<br />I swear by stars above, sweet as honey<br />People think you're down and out, you show them what it's all about<br />You can make it, roll with it, baby<br />When this world turns it's back on you, hang in and do that sweet thing you do<br /><br />You just roll with it, baby, you just roll with it, baby<br />Come on and just roll with it, baby, you and me, just roll with it, baby<br /><br />Now there'll be a day you'll get there, baby, you'll hear the music play, you'll dance, baby<br />You'll leave bad times way behind, nothing but good times on your mind<br />You can do it, roll with it, baby<br />Then you'll see life will be so nice, it's just a step up to paradise<br />You just roll with it, baby, you just roll with it, baby<br />You and me, just roll with it, baby, come on and just roll with it, baby<br /><br /><br /><center><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ladyjava.org/2008/09/music-monday-just-take-my-heart-when.html"><img src="http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo122/LJMisc/MM.png" /></a></div>Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. One simple rule, leave <span style="font-weight: bold;">ONLY</span> the actual post link here. You can grab this code at <a href="http://ladyjava.javaura.com/">LJL</a> Please note these links are <span style="font-weight:bold;">STRICTLY</span> for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted.<br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/header.js"></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=ladyjava&postid=18Jan2009"></script><br /></center> <p>RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-29106271130900925612009-01-14T12:00:00.014-05:002009-01-14T12:27:35.150-05:00These Boots Are Made for Walkin'London's Brownie leader is an entertaining e-mailer. She recently sent around one of her classic e-mails entitled "Stuff" in which she rambled on about a range of upcoming Girl Scout events in the Mendham Township and Morris County, New Jersey areas. One snipped reads: "<em>On January 31st there will be a winter hike along Patriots Path in the boro to the mud bowl or pit (one dollar to anyone who can tell me what that is as I was to embarrassed to ask last night as I was the only township leader at the meeting). I will get more details to you as far as time etc when they are passed onto me.</em>" Since I consider myself something of an expert on all things Mendham, I laughed out loud, doubly embarrassed not to have a clue about the historic Mud Bowl... my guess would have involved college football on New Year's Day. I will note that none of the other Brownie moms have sent around an e-mail with an explanation of the Mud Bowl...<br /><br />Meanwhile, our leader's follow up email told the girls in London's Brownie troop to get their <a href="http://www.workbootsusa.com/">Boots</a> ready for walkin' on the winter hike and treasure hunt on Saturday, January 31st. For a change, my girls are prepared (though I think that's actually the Boy Scout motto). Our awesome nanny gave them matching snow boots for Christmas. The hike will be followed by a campfire with s’mores, hot chocolate, and a pine cone birdfeeder craft.RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-29033023639227496472009-01-11T13:33:00.007-05:002009-01-11T14:05:15.232-05:00Music Monday: I Want Your Sex by George MichaelAs I've mentioned over on my Roxiticus Desperate Housewives site, we were snowed in this weekend and used the time to play a family game of Scrabble by the fireplace, sled down the hill in our yard, and catch up on some work while rating songs on our iPod. "Freedom" by George Michael popped up, and we all gave it five stars for taking us back in time, but I picked George Michael's "I Want Your Sex" video to share with all of you as the Roxiticus Best Blogs Music Monday pick. This one is a great addition to Roxy's Winter Work Out mix.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-t1T7lkwvWY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-t1T7lkwvWY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#6600cc;">There's things that you guess<br />And things that you know<br />There's boys you can trust<br />And girls that you don't<br />There's little things you hide<br />And little things that you show<br />Sometimes you think you're gonna get it<br />But you don't and that's just the way it goes<br /><br />I swear i won't tease you<br />Won't tell you no lies<br />I don't need no bibte<br />Just look in my eyes<br />I've waited so long baby<br />Now that we're friends<br />Every man's got his patience<br />And here's where mine ends<br /><br />I want your sex<br />I want you<br />I want your sex<br /><br />It's playing on my mind<br />It's dancing on my soul<br />It's taken so much time<br />So why don't you just let me go<br />I'd really like to try<br />Oh i'd really love to know<br />When you tell me you're gonna regret it<br />Then i tell you that i love you but you still say no!<br /><br />I swear i won't tease you<br />Won't tell you no lies<br />I don't need no bible<br />Just look in my eyes<br />I've waited so long baby<br />Out in the cold<br /><br />I want your sex<br />I want your love<br />I want your.. Sex<br /><br />It's natural<br />It's chemical (let's do it)<br />It's logical<br />Habitual (can we do it?)<br />It's sensual<br />But most of all...<br />Sex is something we should do<br />Sex is something for me and you<br /><br />Sex is natural - sex is good<br />Not everybody does it<br />But everybody should<br />Sex is natural - sex is fun<br />Sex is best when it's... One on one<br />One on one<br /><br />I'm not your father<br />I'm not your brother<br />Talk to your sister<br />I am a lover<br /><br />C-c-c-c-come on<br /><br />What's your definition of dirty baby<br />What do you consider pornography<br />Don't you know I love you till it hurts me baby<br />Don't you think it's time you had sex with me<br /><br />What's your definition of dirty baby<br />What do you call pornography<br />Don't you know I love you till it hurts me baby<br />Don't you think it'</span></em><em><span style="color:#6600cc;">s time you had sex with me<br /><br />Sex with me<br />Sex with me<br />Have sex with me<br /><br />C-c-c-c-come on.</span></em><br /><br /><br /><center><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://www.ladyjava.org/2008/09/music-monday-just-take-my-heart-when.html"><img src="http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo122/LJMisc/MM.png" /></a></div>Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. One simple rule, leave <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ONLY</span> the actual post link here. You can grab this code at <a href="http://ladyjava.javaura.com/">LJL</a> Please note these links are <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">STRICTLY</span> for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted.<br /><br /><br /><script src="http://blenza.com/linkies/header.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><script src="http://blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=ladyjava&postid=11Jan2009" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /></center><p><br /><br /></p>RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-31252119907943014412009-01-07T12:41:00.019-05:002009-01-07T13:01:35.569-05:00Nip and Tuck for the New Year?Over on my Roxiticus Desperate Housewives site, I've posted some of my New Year's Resolutions, which include Fitness Not Fatness in 2009 and a focus on better content as an alternative approach to driving traffic for all of my blogs. While I'd like to drop a few pounds and get down to my fighting weight of 130 to 135 pounds by the middle of the year, Rex and I are both quite happy with all of my existing body parts. However, for those of you in the United Kingdom who need a little extra help to Make Yourself Amazing in the New Year 2009, you may want to check out <a href="http://www.mya.co.uk/">MYA cosmetic surgery</a>, breast enhancement specialists who also offer a full range of surgical and non-surgical procedures.<br /><br />I was fascinated to learn from the MYA web site that breasts are the focus of the top three cosmetic surgeries... Breast Enlargement (otherwise known as breast implants, breast enhancement, breast augmentation or, when speaking colloquially with my friend Lynette about some of our fellow Roxiticus Desperate Housewives, a "boob job") is number one, followed by Breast Uplift (raising and reshaping sagging breasts and nipples) and Breast Reduction (for those who've been blessed with a little too much). Other popular cosmetic surgeries include Liposuction, Eyelid Surgery, Face and Neck Lifts, a Tummy Tuck, or Rhinoplasty (Corrective Surgery for your nose).<br /><br />Whether you need cosmetic surgery or just a New Year's fitness program, check out my Roxy's Resolutions Blogosphere Buddies Suppport Group over on my Roxiticus Desperate Housewives site, where a bunch of us are working together to make ourselves amazing in 2009. Good luck!RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-982355822821406302009-01-07T12:24:00.004-05:002009-01-07T12:41:18.424-05:00I Must Have Been Slightly Drunk...<a href="http://slightlydrunk.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268234609674094418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsphBEbMHSt0BgGCEEf7FjzXITBmVQnHmt6nuXtWTguZ3HBPwaIUrOXJ8Or2vWT4TOzJtx4XKY3H17_jvna_gCpSjWjXvtGc1KgHDFQ3K-4sRdJEtyBHMe1HYJdr0hU6be6_1t-t8y7pr-/s320/simplydrunk.jpg" border="0" /></a>Back on November 13th, I posted about a great new blog I found through EntreCard called <a href="http://slightlydrunk.blogspot.com/">Simply Drunk</a>. Only one problem... I must have been simply or slightly drunk when I wrote about it, since as you can see from the logo, the web site is called <a href="http://www.slightlydrunk.com/">Slightly Drunk</a>, not simply drunk. Whatever the name, though, I have been laughing every time I visit. Self-described as a blog about life....discussing current events, everyday life and other useless or offensive topics over a few drinks. I particularly like the way Simply Drunk's posts are organized around song titles such as "Taxman," "Land Down Under," "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap," and "You Don't Bring Me Flowers."<br /><br />Check it out with your favorite beverage in hand... and tell 'em Roxy sent you!RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-6319690716955250932009-01-05T19:56:00.020-05:002009-01-05T20:14:57.724-05:00The Butter Bites Rock Out the New Year!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHXyOrzkNzQPgHIyTE8FDKUNqY5UT9x7KW4BU5V1oRgo9l8NqcN8EgnDxFfjNHOYz5MpaiUIlVM0CK8cd6UIg8QNqumVN0qjUb-R3UlBH1sBJrHZW-EGc68vFa9sQWfm8lctLyxIb0Ssy/s1600-h/rocking-out-its-what-i-do-t-shirt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287979264451898642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 185px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 217px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHXyOrzkNzQPgHIyTE8FDKUNqY5UT9x7KW4BU5V1oRgo9l8NqcN8EgnDxFfjNHOYz5MpaiUIlVM0CK8cd6UIg8QNqumVN0qjUb-R3UlBH1sBJrHZW-EGc68vFa9sQWfm8lctLyxIb0Ssy/s320/rocking-out-its-what-i-do-t-shirt.jpg" border="0" /></a> Over on my Roxiticus Desperate Housewives site, I know I've told my loyal readers all about London and Maddie's basement band (it's too cold for a garage band during the winter here in the Roxiticus Valley, New Jersey)... the Butter Bites. Last year Santa brought the girls a really nice keyboard, and this year he delivered a brand new shiny red drum set. CRP Music over in Rockaway, NJ, fixed London's guitar for the right price, and we've got the iPod and a microphone hooked up to a serious amp for vocals. The girls have been practicing their own original songs while I work out on the elliptical trainer in our basement gym, rocking out the New Year 2009 and preparing for their debut performance at our sixth annual Roxiticus Sunset Party in June.<br /><br />Now all the girls need are some hip, <a href="http://www.localcelebrity.com/">cool t shirts</a> for the band, like the one in the photo on the left. I wish "Rocking Out" was available in the Butter Bites' choice of pink or purple...London and Maddie are not so keen on grey or even <a href="http://www.localcelebrity.com/page/respect_your_mother_page/">green t-shirts</a>, and I'll be happy if they make it to their teen years without discovering Goth. It would be lots of fun to outfit all twelve girl band members in matching <a href="http://www.localcelebrity.com/catalog/mens_t_shirts/view/so_fresh_t_shirt/">fresh t shirts</a>, or to find a few different ones with guitars, some with drums or drum sticks, maybe a keyboard or two, and of course a bass for Jason Buckley and his new Bass Nation blog.RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-84150267639465876112009-01-04T22:12:00.009-05:002009-01-04T22:18:44.774-05:00Music Monday: Hot LegsAnother inspirational pick for Roxy's New Year's Workout Mix... here's a great version of Rod Stewart's "Hot Legs," featuring Joss Stone with Rod Stewart!<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8iSLGfTi_u4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8iSLGfTi_u4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Who's that knocking on my door?<br />It's gotta be a quarter to four<br />Is it you again coming round for more?<br />Well you can love me tonight if you want<br />But in the morning make sure you're gone</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">I'm talkin' to you</span></em><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><em>Hot legs, wearing me out<br />Hot legs, you can scream and shout<br />Hot legs, are you still in school?<br />I love you honey<br /><br />Gotta most persuasive tongue<br />You promise all kinds of fun<br />But what you don't understand<br />I'm a working man<br />Gonna need a shot of vitamin E<br />By the time you're finished with me<br />I'm talking to you<br />Hot legs, you're an alley cat<br />Hot legs, you scratch my back<br />Hot legs, bring your mother too<br />I love you honey<br /><br />Imagine how my daddy felt<br />In your jet black suspender belt<br />Seventeen years old<br />He's touching sixty four<br /><br />You got legs right up to your neck<br />You're making me a physical wreck<br />I'm talking to you<br />Hot legs, in your satin shoes<br />Hot legs, are you still in school<br />Hot legs, you're making me a fool<br />I love you honey<br /><br />Hot legs, making your mark<br />Hot legs, keep my pencil sharp<br />Hot legs, keep your hands to yourself<br />I love you honey<br />Hot legs, you're wearing me out<br />Hot legs, you can scream and shout<br />Hot legs, you're still in school<br />I love you honey</em> </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://www.ladyjava.org/2008/09/music-monday-just-take-my-heart-when.html"><img src="http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo122/LJMisc/MM.png" /></a></div>Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. One simple rule, leave <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ONLY</span> the actual post link here. You can grab this code at <a href="http://ladyjava.javaura.com/">LJL</a> Please note these links are <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">STRICTLY</span> for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted.<br /><br /><br /><script src="http://blenza.com/linkies/header.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><script src="http://blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=ladyjava&postid=04Jan2009" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></center><p></p>RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-43286421548305685642008-12-29T22:15:00.024-05:002008-12-29T22:35:40.387-05:00Domain Name Partnership from a Land Down UnderAs one of my fave 1980's bands, Men at Work, might say, "<em>Do you come from a land down under? Where women glow and men plunder. Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take cover.</em>" I don't blog from the land down under, but several of my blogosphere buddies do, including Buffy (you'll find Buffy's Blog listed here in my Roxiticus Best Blogs sidebar). Nooice!<br /><br />Aussie bloggers may be interested to learn that Australia's biggest domain name registrar, Net Registry, has taken an equity stake in NetFleet, Australia's biggest domain aftermarket. If you come from a land down under, what do you think the implications of this new partnership will be for the .au domain name aftermarket? Will this deal create a vibrant and profitable domain trading industry in Australia? Should I look into Aussie <a href="http://www.netfleet.com.au/">domain names to buy</a> with a plan to develop the content and resell them for a fortune in the future? I've never been on the cutting edge of technology, and I came along too late to ride the dot com boom by hoarding those URLS, so the dot au market may be my chance. The prices are intriguing to me, from Steve dot com dot au seeking $21,000 to mail dot com dot au seeking a cool million. Perhaps Roxiticus Desperate Housewives dot au? Or how about Roxy's Best Of... Australia dot au?RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-34521754521391335192008-12-29T22:09:00.004-05:002008-12-29T23:05:51.832-05:00Dear SusanI love to get comments from my readers. I'm truly envious of my blogosphere buddy <a href="http://www.mymariuca.com/">Mariuca</a>, who frequently receives triple-digit comments on her posts. However, I'm not so desperate for comment luv that I need to include comments from spammers who come to my blogs looking for no follow links back to their own pathetic splogs (spam blogs). Here's a sample from "Susan," who says, along with an embedded link to an insurance sales web site:<br /><br />"This is my first visit to your blog. I don't really know what to say, but I'll be coming back often."<br /><br />Dear Susan, thanks for stopping by with your spam today. You know what my mother taught me? If you don't have anything (nice) to say, don't say anything at all. So, since you don't have anything to say, I have rejected your comment. But I'm sure you'll be coming back soon.<br /><br />Update, an hour later:<br /><br />Loyal readers, you will not believe this! Less than an hour after I wrote this post, Susan's sister Ruth visited my Roxiticus Desperate Housewives blog and left this comment, along with a link to her infrared sauna splog:<br /><br /><em>"I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often."</em>RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-91642357661600706842008-12-29T18:00:00.001-05:002008-12-29T16:33:22.517-05:00Roxy's New Year's Resolution Blogosphere Buddies Support Group<a href="http://www.roxysbestof.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285327729514257682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 167px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPzvPN5Sm-Ir-s6v076ziBGGB69SCanwsq9Dun3ETxoYF9pang58mYiHyJ6OEclTuQmQ16eVftsndwhNTIZ4t8OKH07C4Bx28FElRL5ZGo-659S9_-eJ1H-mtXMLUDa1s1oCegBHqN7be/s320/champagne_toast.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://tags.roxysbestof.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285327502038871186" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjh6iG7wHAIwSSEAKqK65zipsumnERYH1JCCN7lI2ipZpARTrq6fEkve_77IfXb7aEds8HaNz3O13xEiOHOgDDUQeFXZVk1sDdjjYAqxW1XlsR-tWy9VY86xRSlS5eG5owQ1YlkXto2C0/s320/roxy.125-banner.png" border="0" /></a>As if I don't have enough blogs to keep me busy, I'm pretty sure I'm going to create one more, within my <a href="http://www.roxysbestof.com/">Roxy's Best Of...</a> WordPress MU Community: Roxy's Best Of... New Year's Resolutions.<br /><br />I know I make resolutions every New Year's Eve, but I rarely stick to them past the first few weeks of January. This year, I want things to be different... for me and my blogosphere buddies. So this year, raise a glass, write down your goals, objectives, wishes, hopes and dreams for 2009, and get ready to share them with Roxy and your support group of blogosphere buddies. Don't worry, I'll have the new blog up and running and ready for action by midnight on New Year's Eve.RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-32172776868093573082008-12-29T16:34:00.015-05:002008-12-29T16:45:31.105-05:00Who Doesn't Need A Bail-Out? Let's Get Out of Debt in the New YearIt goes without saying that 2008 was a year that many of us, from Wall Street to Main Street America and around the world, would like to put behind us. With the New Year 2009 fast approaching, now is the time to make a resolution to get out of debt... and do what it takes to change spending habits and make a plan and family budget that lasts over the long term. Our family has cut back on spending on unnecessary luxuries... London and Maddie help out with clipping coupons and watching for sales at our local supermarkets and retailers. We're also "living off of inventory" by using what we have. I only partially joked about re-wrapping last year's unused Christmas gifts... when Rex received a free replacement for a broken wrist watch in early December, I intercepted the FedEx man and wrapped that Breitling knockoff up and stashed it under the tree. The personal effects of having too much debt can make things challenging at home, at work, and with your credit rating and ability to get a good rate on financing significant purchases like a car or home. <a href="http://www.cleardebt.co.uk/">IVA</a> offers services that can help you to get a handle on debt, so join me in making a resolution to reduce our debt in the New Year.<br /><br />Good luck and best wishes for a happy, healthy, debt-free New Year!RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-55597802632356627952008-12-29T16:00:00.000-05:002008-12-29T16:34:21.681-05:00Music Monday: Time in a BottleIt's almost New Year's Eve, time to get nostalgic with one of my favorite songs from Jim Croce: "<em><span style="color:#000099;">Time in a Bottle</span></em>." I dedicate this Music Monday to the loves of my life -- my husband Rex and my two daughters, London and Maddie. This week, leading up to New Year's Eve, our family is working on a <a href="http://roxiticusdh.blogspot.com/2008/12/fun-things-to-do-with-or-without-kids.html">Time Capsule Project</a>... literally trying to save time in a bottle.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ILf-54Smv9M&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ILf-54Smv9M&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">If I could save time in a bottle<br />The first thing that I'd like to do<br />Is to save every day<br />Till eternity passes away<br />Just to spend them with you<br /><br />If I could make days last forever<br />If words could make wishes come true<br />I'd save every day like a treasure and then,<br />Again, I would spend them with you<br /><br />But there never seems to be enough time<br />To do the things you want to do<br />Once you find them<br />I've looked around enough to know<br />That you're the one I want to go<br />Through time with<br /><br />If I had a box just for wishes<br />And dreams that had never come true<br />The box would be empty<br />Except for the memory<br />Of how they were answered by you<br /><br />But there never seems to be enough time<br />To do the things you want to do<br />Once you find them<br />I've looked around enough to know<br />That you're the one I want to go<br />Through time with</span></em><br /><br /><br /><center><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://www.ladyjava.org/2008/09/music-monday-just-take-my-heart-when.html"><img src="http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo122/LJMisc/MM.png" /></a></div>Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. One simple rule, leave <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ONLY</span> the actual post link here. You can grab this code at <a href="http://ladyjava.javaura.com/">LJL</a> Please note these links are <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">STRICTLY</span> for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted.<br /><br /><br /><script src="http://blenza.com/linkies/header.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><script src="http://blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=ladyjava&postid=27Dec2008" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></center><p></p>RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-80574649810180366422008-12-29T11:32:00.014-05:002008-12-29T12:03:38.489-05:00Baby It's Cold Outside... Time to Start Planning for Summer VacationBrrr.... winter officially just started about a week ago, and the Roxiticus Valley has already had our share of snow days, icy rain and cold cold weather. While Rex, London and I have been busy making our New Year's Resolutions and laying out plans for a successful 2009, I'll admit that it is hard to think about summer <a href="http://rentalo.com/">vacation rentals</a> when there's snow on the ground... and on the deck... and covering up the swimming pool. However, for those who are looking for savings and bargains, there are plenty of benefits to be had by booking your vacation early in the New Year. Whether you're dreaming of an island in the South Pacific or checking out <a href="http://rentalo.com/vacation-rentals/hiltonheadisland/">hilton head vacation rentals</a>, you'll find a variety of affordable vacation packages online now. I can take Rex and the girls (and BEAR-iuca) overseas to visit Mariuca or book at trip to Lady Java's Lounge in Malaysia. I've always wanted to get back to Austin, Texas, and since Erik probably doesn't have room for us at his place, I should book early to get the best rental rate for a condo downtown. If you're coming to visit Roxy this summer, we don't have enough room for all of my blogosphere buddies at our beach house in Bay Head, so shop now to find the vacation spot that suits you best. Even if we're only dreaming, it's nice to plan a vacation someplace warm cuz baby, it's cold outside! Happy New Year to all of you.RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962098048332395686.post-29015316385176369182008-12-23T09:58:00.001-05:002008-12-23T09:59:42.994-05:00Let's Keep Blogging Out Hunger: Stop and Shop Contributes $1.00 Per Comment at This Full HouseAs part of the Blogging Out Hunger campaign for the Community FoodBank of NJ, one of my fellow New Jersey Bloggers -- Liz, from <a href="http://www.thisfullhouse.com/this_full_house/2008/12/blogging-out-hunger-we-cant-let-this-bank-fail-the-big-give.html"><strong>This Full House</strong></a> -- has gotten Stop and Shop to pony up $1 for every comment left (up to $300) under the blog post linked below. It's a way all of you can help and it won't cost you anything. Please take a second to click the link below and comment. Let's see how quickly we can raise $300 more bucks for the FoodBank.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisfullhouse.com/this_full_house/2008/12/blogging-out-hunger-we-cant-let-this-bank-fail-the-big-give.html"><strong>http://www.thisfullhouse.com/this_full_house/2008/12/blogging-out-hunger-we-cant-let-this-bank-fail-the-big-give.html</strong></a>RoxiticusDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436835087657298309noreply@blogger.com0