Here is a contest you will NOT want to miss out on if you have a baby anywhere in the family! The Cute Kid Contest is incredibly easy to enter, and there is a possibility that you will win a TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR College Tuition Fund for the baby in question! Really, all you have to do is snap a picture of the baby when he or she is busy being cute, go to http://www.thecutekid.com and upload the photo online, and sit back and wait for your little cherub to become a star!

This isn’t a one shot deal, either. This contest is monthly, with cash prizes, plus other prizes and the chance atmaking a deal with a talent agent or casting agent. The baby could also become the Cute Kid of the YEAR for 2008!

The Cute Kid contest is the internet’s largest baby photo contest, and the most respected. It’s a great way to compete for cash and prizes and possibly get a head start on a career for the child. Even if your baby doesn’t want to be in pictures, you can still compete for the prizes offered! Think about it… that tuition fund would go a long way toward paying for a great education! Just click either of the above links to get started!

Jack London, the most noted writer in America in the early 1900s, was well known for heroic stories of man and animal struggling against the environment. The fact that they usually had a dismal and depressing ending didn’t seem to stop people from enjoying his work. London, who had spent years in the Klondike in a fruitless search for gold, instead found his gold in the books he wrote with his own experience as a background. Jack London retired… and died… at age forty.

Jack London’s ashes, along with those of his wife, were placed under a boulder in what is now Jack London Historic Park in Glen Ellen California.

If you read a lot, particularly older novels, you’ve heard of it. Absinthe (spelled an interesting variety of ways), Bitters, however it is referred to, it brings a very Victorian picture to mind. I was unaware until very recently that you could even buy it anymore. But the Absinthe Green Fairy has set me straight! Not only is it still available, but the leading seller can be found http://www.originalabsinthe.com/, right on the web! For well over two centuries, this drink has enjoyed the reputation of creativity enhancement, as well as being known for it’s aphrodesiac qualities. It’s time to find out why our ancestors enjoyed it so much!

Absinthe Original has been providing the highest quality absinthe products since 1996. They specialize exclusively in products related to absinthe… in addition to absinthe itself, they have quite an interesting selection of spoons, decanters, even an absinthe themed Zippo lighter!

Absinthe Original is very concerned with your privacy and security. Their secure servers allow hassle free and safe online payment, and, when you recieve your purchase, it will be in packaging that does not reveal what is inside. Isn’t it time to find out what all the fuss is about? Just click through the link to place your order today!

If ever anyone was a living contradiction in terms, it was Oscar Wilde. Born to a doctor who showed nothing but disinterest in his son’s career, but who was still willing to provide him with an excellent education nonetheless, even his beginnings were confusing. His works railed against the Victorian ethics in England, yet he stayed with convention and married for money. Yes, married, with two children, yet imprisoned for the practice of homosexuality. His imprisonment brought an instant end to his career, and he later died of meningitis in a seedy little hotel in Paris. Yet his works are known worldwide… his only novel. “The Picture of Dorian Grey”, has been made into plays and movies in many versions. Indeed, even now, on late night TV, while you are staring at that great plasma tv mount setup you’ve got, you will still occasionally run across it in one form or another.

Oscar Wilde is interred at the Cimetière du Père Lachaise in Paris, France.

Are you a reggae musician or fan? Were you aware that there is a site on the internet where musicians and fans from all over the world come together to share and enjoy reggae and world music? The name of the site is Versionist , and you can check them out at http://www.versionist.com! They have all sorts of different forums on this site where people like you can just chill and talk about their common interest. They do require that you sign up to share music or participate in the forum discussion. While they would appreciate a small four dollar donation at sign up to help maintain the site, this is not required. Membership is absolutely free for the taking, so there really is no excuse to put off getting involved, now is there? Need concert tickets? The front page of the dite features a great way to get those too.

If you are a musician, there is no better way to get your sound out to people than to share your original MP3s here! The newest submissions are always liusted on the front page so they can be easily found! And if you are just a listener, can you think of any better way to hear the latest offerings?

Napoleon Bonaparte is a name that most people are familiar with. Whether your main focus is his love life, starring Desire and Josephine, his military career, including his defeat at Waterloo his rule as emperor, or his ability at real estate flipping (look what he did with Louisiana!), what happened after his death may be even more interesting. For whatever reason, his… er… private parts… were removed before burial (they have since been auctioned off!) and then he was interred in an above ground tomb. He was dressed in full military garb and placed inside six… yes, SIX… coffins. Maybe they got the idea from examining a set of nesting dolls. The coffins are made of mostly different materials… the memorial itself is made of of porphyry from Finland, and inside it, therest of the nested coffins… one of mahogany, two made of lead, one of ebony, and one of oak. I guess they wanted him to be REALLY hard to find! These memorial coffins are located at Les Invalides in Paris, France.

You can’t think of the old west or gunfighters without the name “Wyatt Earp” coming to mind. Born in Monmouth Illinois and raised on a farm in Iowa, he grew up to become one of the most famous lawmen of the untamed west. Before becoming a noted lawman, he held jobs as a stagecoach driver, then a buffalo hunter… yeah, really. In Witchita Kansas he began a career in law as a deputy, and the rest is history.

Wyatt Earp is buried in the Hills of Eternity Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo county, California.

Well, it’s time yet again to go shopping for valentines day gifts. It gets so boring giving the bsame old thing, year after predictable year. Wouldn’t you just love to be able to give a gift that is unique, and says exactly what you want it to say? I solve the problem by clicking through the above link. Happy shopping!

Actor Allan Melvin has died of cancer in his home in Brentwood. He was 84 years old.

Melvin, who had a lengthy career playing supporting roles and sidekick roles, is best remembered for his portrayal of Sam the Butcher from the classic television series “The Brady Bunch” He will be missed by every Brady fan out there, I am sure. Including me. RIP, Sam.

Heath Ledger, 28 year old Australian born actor who was one of the stars of the controversial movie “Brokeback Mo0untain”, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment today. His housekeeper found him while trying to notify him that his masseuse had arrived. Police speculate that the death may be drug related.