Join me for a tan tax tea party this Thursday! We will board the banana boat tanning lotion cargo truck and squirt that bronzer all over the streets…

In protest of the recent tan tax! fight for your right to tan! I’ve switch political parties from the green party to the tan party.

That was the text message I received ago. Yes, it’s obviously a joke but the debate over a tan tax is true. If you are a tanner watch the video below and click here to learn how you can bypass this tax.

Tanners only! =)

The Tax on Tanning - The Tanning Salon Tax

Seriously, If there’s one thing that bugs me with all the iTunes problems; that’s it.  All I want is for my music library to stay organized with the ability to easily burn cds.

Simple right?

Insert disk, select a playlist you want to burn, and click burn! You’d be surprised by how much of a hassle its been to burn a cd with some of the other media players out there.

Well, that was my problem…

Since I was already on the verge of downloading a new media player and instead of digging deeper into the iTunes culprit which adds duplicate tracks, I decided to review alternatives.

I downloaded media monkey. The additional features are what sold me.

First off, note My deciding factors for any media player download are the ease of cd burning from a playlist, like iTunes, the ability to keep my (your) library organized, along with a few others.

The media monkey album art is pretty cool too.

So far I’ve encountered one problem with media monkey but it’s now resolved. Media Monkey, by default, cross fades tracks out of the box. I find this annoying because I do not want to hear cross fading when I’m rocking out to every beat. I want my next track to start in rhythm. Ya know? =)

I couldn’t locate the disable cross fade anywhere but after a weeks of getting fed up with the cross face problem, I finally searched and found a forum post at the media monkey forum.

Could it have been so simple? Duh, LOL. Here is a short video explaining how to disable the cross face in media monkey. And thanks to this thread at the MM forum.

I recommend Media Monkey.

Although Ventura is a medium sized city with a population of about 90,000, I enjoy getting away from the city life and venturing back into nature in the beautiful City of Ojai (Official City Website). This majestic city is filled with joy, and a positive attitude which makes it a perfect vacation spot for those in need  a “nature like/spiritual” get away.

Ojai is located about 20 minutes north of Ventura and is set in a awesome valley just up in the mountains. Ojai has been a getaway for many famous people throughout the years, especially for actors and high profile athletes. Many of whom love to golf and relax at the extraordinary Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, among other luxurious hotels in Ojai.

Ojai has a population of approximately 9,000 folks and is home to the Ojai Film Festival, which showcases independent films from around the world. It has also been a place of talk for many UFO buffs. Many people around the globe consider Ojai to be some sort of energy vortex. And I believe it too!

Enjoy your stay!

Hotels in Ventura County

While many youngsters are preparing their wishlists with hot new items like the Star Wars Force Trainer and musical Christmas train sets, most parents are still trying to figure out what the newest and hottest items for the 2009 shopping season are.

Fortunately for the parents, Holiday Shopping Network is showcasing new Christmas gifts and other highly recommended items such as gifts for him and gifts for her. It’s a great place for Christmas gift ideas.

Oh, and they will also be changing gift ideas to mirror the holidays. (Valentines gifts, Easter gifts, etc)

Now for the parents who are unsure that the Star Wars force trainer is, it’s a new toy that uses the power of the mind (yes power of the mind) to levitate a ball in a cylinder plastic tube. It’s pretty cool. You can read more about it at StarWarsForceTrainer.org. It’s a new generation in science toys and possibly a new generation in mind power too.

And for the younger ones who are still evolving their mental abilities. (No pun intended) what a better gift than a Christmas train set such as the Lionel Christmas train set. What parent could deny a cute voice saying “Mommy, I want a musical train for Christmas”? After all, a Christmas train set is a non-violent toy unlike many toys on the market today.

So put on your thinking hats, break out the white board, and start taking notes. Christmas is knocking.

Peace be with you.

The corporation will be starting with sales of its attire via the internet in latter part of 2010 and will be limiting it to some of the markets to start with before expanding to the whole world. The company has always been making the use of internet technology broadly in its various processes such as ensuring good control on inventory as well as controlling its production. It is for the first time that it will be now using internet as a platform for selling Zara clothing. However, the company has not been able to gain a first mover advantage in this admiration as its competitor called Hennes & Mauritz AB has already been using the online route for selling its clothing range.

Inditex had taken steps to set up its online stores in the year 2007 but had not been selling Zara clothing through the internet for the reason that the company was refraining from organization and selling its Zara clothing collection through an online route till this time. The online store which is being now planned by the company to sell the clothing online will be found at zara’s website and you will be able to easily buy the clothing range from Zara from this web doorway.

Once this web portal is ready, all you will have to do is merely click on to the clothing item of your choice and shop easily from your home itself. There will be absolutely no need to travel to any store for sorting out and buying Zara clothes. Isn’t that really exciting? Through the online stores, you will be able to find a great variety of different types of clothing items for yourself and your family. It will be also feasible to visualize these clothing items as you can see several celebrities and models wearing these clothing items on the website.

This will be a helpful thing to happen for those who have lack of time and cannot go to different stores to look at different Zara clothing items that is for those who do not have time for shopping. All you will have to do is explore the different clothing items from Zara by visiting its website and buy the selected stuff online. All types of clothing items for men, women as well as for children will be available through the online route.

Through Zara online stores, it will be possible for you to get an exceptionally wide variety of different types of trendy clothing items and the best part would be that you will be able to buy it at your own convenience simply at the click of the mouse and there would be no need to visit the physical stores in order to buy the stuff for you and your family.

You can read more about women’s clothing.

Star wars gifts are always popular at Christmas, but this training module breaks new boundaries in interactive games. First you must put on a special training headset which allows the super advanced technology to distinguish between the different types of brainwaves that you are producing (alpha, beta, delta and gamma). By utilizing this technology a special chip inside of the machine processes these brain waves into physical action. This ‘action’ is the moving of a white ball through different marked sections inside of a training tower.

Once the game begins, you have to use your mind powers and progress through 15 levels of training in order to be crowned a true Jedi warrior. There is even a freestyle mode if you really want to show off to your friends and family.

The star wars force trainer also uses special sound effects and tips from Master Yoda himself, keeping your little ones entertained and focused for hours at a time, after all who doesn’t want to become a Jedi mind warrior? It just might also help calm noisy and excitable children and improve their concentration skills as they have to practice focusing on one task over a period of time.

The stars wars Force trainer is suitable for Jedi’s aged 8+ and reasonably priced at around $100. Be sure to order early in order to get yours in time for Christmas as this is set to be one of the most popular games this year.

What’s great about swimming is you don’t even realize you’re working out!

Swimming for fun and family days

If you are new to swimming and plan to attend a public swimming pool, take the time to read the local rules. If you have any questions or are unsure about conditions, take the time and ask the local lifeguard. These lifesavers are a wealth of knowledge.

The most common rules is: Do not run!

Yes it maybe e hard to calm the kids down but explaining the dangers before arriving at the pool should put them in the proper mindset.
If you are wearing swim fins remember to remove then as soon as you exit the pool. You can easily trip and/or slip severely injuring yourself or others. You don’t want to ruin a fun family day at the pool.

Swimming for exercise

Most public pools have lanes for competitive swimming. If you plan to train in a competition pool remember that competition pools have lanes. You should be aware of your location in the pool at all times. This is to prevent accidently going of course (or out of lane) and injuring another or yourself.

If you want to swim faster, a pair of Zoomers Z2 swim fins will speed you up and prevent you from fatigue. These next generation zoomers fins are specially designed with 20% more propulsive surface area. You can learn more here about Z2 swim fins here.

Swimming lessons

If you plan to take lessons it is important to know there are 1 on 1 lesson and group lessons. Some people tend to choose the 1 on 1 lesson because they tend to be shy or embarrassed because they are taking lessons. Remember the others in your class are taking lessons too. There is no need to be embarrassed.

Have fun at the pool and keep it safe.