HABITAT: The Spatuletail hummingbird (Loddigesia mirabilis) is one of the rarest and most endangered birds in the world. The species can be found in just a few locations in Peru, mainly on the eastern slopes of the Rio Utcubamba Valley. DESCRIPTION: These miniature beauties are about 10-15 cm in length. Their bodies are said to be approximately the size of a ping-pong … [Read more...]

So you’re sitting across from him at the dinner table, engaging in the habitual small talk routine, when it suddenly occurs to you that he has everything you would want in a mate. He’s respectful, family oriented, has impeccable manners and is a perpetual gentleman. You're on a date with the quintessential “nice” guy, just the kind of man from your girlish reveries you’ve … [Read more...]

One of my favorite characters on True Blood is Pam (Kristen Bauer Van Straten). This polished Barbie is one ruthless vampire but along the way, she has delivered an onslaught of side-splittingly snarky comments. Check them out below. 1. I don't know what it is about me that make people think I want to hear their problems. Maybe I smile too much. Maybe I wear too much pink. … [Read more...]

For quite a few seasons, the trouser has been getting narrower and narrower. It seems like the end of skinny has finally arrived, skinny jeans that is. Wide-leg trousers are so effortlessly chic, they will not only cinch your waistline but elongate your legs as well.   There isn’t any other item in your wardrobe more chic than the little black dress. This updated LBD … [Read more...]

Buying a fake Burberry or Gucci bag from a local street vendor may not seem like a huge deal, but what if I told you that some of that money was being used to help fund terrorism? Fake designer bags are part of a $500 billion global trade in counterfeit goods and some of that profit is being used by several terrorism groups like Al-Qaeda and Hezbollah, (a militant group in … [Read more...]

Bitchin’ Kitchen is my absolute favorite new cooking show. Hosted by the ever eclectic and deliriously hilarious Nadia G, it is by far the edgiest cooking show on the tube.   Nadia G’s kitchen décor definitely mirrors her eclectic style. Her colorful set is adorned with an array of skulls, hanging cleavers, frightening hands that seem to be reaching out from the walls … [Read more...]

The time has come to bid adieu to summer. It sure was fun while it lasted. The warmth of the sun against our bare skin, the countless visits to the local pool during those sweltering summer days, our busy schedules brimming with invitations to yummy summer barbecues and my absolute favorite, summer fashion -- full of easy breezy little sun-dresses and darling footwear … [Read more...]

The sweet bliss of doing nothing is something many Americans should implement into their lives. For some strange reason, we cower at the idea of taking a longer lunch or an extended vacation. Enjoying the fruits of our labor has almost become an immoral act. Why do we feel  so unworthy of having a little fun? I suspect the reason for that is in large part due to our … [Read more...]